Right after Init, we hit the ground running with a busy month. We introduced the new Roles feature, announced CCPA compliance, and kicked off the Appwrite Hacktoberfest Hackathon.
Let’s dive into it!
New roles
We’ve introduced Roles, a feature designed to bring granular permissions to the Appwrite Console, available for both the Pro and Scale plans. Alongside the existing owner role, you can now assign these new roles to your team members:
Developer
Editor
Analyst
Billing
To celebrate the new feature, you can invite members with the new roles to your Pro teams for free until the end of the year.
Hacktoberfest Hackathon
We’ve heard your requests, and we're excited to deliver — Appwrite is organizing its very first Hacktoberfest Hackathon this October! Here’s what you need to know:
Dates: October 1st — October 31st.
Teams up to 4 members or solo.
Brand-new projects only.
1st place will receive the Appwriter, 2nd and 3rd — the Appwrite swag kit.
Ready to join? Registration is open now until Oct 31.
1.6 for self-hosted
Appwrite 1.6 is now LIVE for self-hosted instances!
Everything we launched during Init is now ready for your self-hosted instance, including:
Local Development
New Appwrite CLI
Binary executions
Dynamic keys
Delayed executions
Go SDK & Runtime
Session alerts
Check out the release notes for more details.
CCPA
Appwrite is now fully CCPA-compliant, bringing you even more security and peace of mind when building your apps.
The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) is a landmark data privacy law that enhances consumer rights for residents of California.
Product updates
1.5.11 Security patch
A security issue was discovered in open-runtimes/executor that caused error stack traces to be included in build and execution logs, potentially exposing sensitive information.
For Appwrite Cloud users, we have deployed a security patch and rotated affected keys to prevent misuse, and we've confirmed that there was no exploitation of this issue, so no action is needed on your part.
If you are using a self-hosted Appwrite instance, we strongly recommend upgrading to version 1.5.11 to implement the security patch and prevent any further exposure. This upgrade is straightforward and requires no migrations or additional steps.
Check out the changelog for more details.
Updating collection attribute names and sizes
You can now update attribute names and sizes directly from your Cloud Console.
This update provides better flexibility in managing your data models, allowing you to adjust attributes without needing to recreate them or handle complicated migrations.
This is just one in a series of updates we plan to release for Appwrite databases over the next few weeks.
Community recognitions
This month, we’re excited to feature Paralino by Zelimir as part of our Monthly Community Recognitions.
Paralino is a privacy focused, end-to-end encrypted location-sharing and family safety app. The first version is built for Android (iOS version coming soon) and is powered fully by Appwrite.
Check it out and download the application on Google Play.
If you'd like to participate in next month's Community Recognitions, join our Discord server to showcase your project.
Engineering resources
Watch: Appwrite Database Tutorial from NetNinja
Read: How to optimize your Appwrite project for cost and performance
Read: GDPR compliance for mobile apps: a developer’s guide
Read: 7 best app development frameworks for iOS and Android
Read: Building a chat app with Appwrite and Google Gemini
Read: Get inspired for Hacktoberfest 2024 with these ideas
Read: CCPA vs GDPR: Understanding the differences and implications
Read: Get started with Appwrite Realtime for Flutter
Repository: Appwrite SDK for .NET by Pingu
What’s to come
October will be jam-packed with announcements and new features, so stay tuned!
New Cloud and Database features are to be revealed soon!
A certain Backups teaser made waves on our Discord channel…
And we filmed some exciting new stuff while at our Camp in Barcelona!
Follow us on X and check our Changelog regularly, as we will release more information in the coming weeks.
