---
layout: changelog
title: Announcing Appwrite 1.8.1 for self-hosted deployments
date: 2025-12-31
cover: /images/blog/appwrite-1-8-1-self-hosted-release/cover.avif
tags: integrations, databases, functions, infrastructure
---

After multiple updates and fixes, we have now released Appwrite 1.8.1 for self-hosting!

Most notably, this release includes:

- Added branch-only deployments support
- Added TanStack Start sites support
- Added Next.js standalone support
- Added Resend integration
- Added option to enable/disable image transformations per-bucket
- Added operators support
- Added function and sites stats
- Added disable count feature
- Added ElevenLabs site template
- Added suggested environment variables
- Updated GeoDB database
- Updated Flutter default build runtime
- Upgraded runtimes

Head over to our [migration guide](https://appwrite.io/docs/advanced/self-hosting/production/updates) to learn how you can upgrade your Appwrite instance. Please run the [migrate command](https://appwrite.io/docs/advanced/self-hosting/production/updates#running-the-migration) even if upgrading from 1.8.0.

For the complete list of updates and fixes, check out the [release notes](https://github.com/appwrite/appwrite/releases/tag/1.8.1) on GitHub.

[Upgrade your self-hosted instance](/docs/advanced/self-hosting/production/updates)