Is it possible to enable additional runtimes on Appwrite Cloud?

Hello,

I first want to preface this by thanking you for creating this amazing project!

Is there any way to enable additional runtimes on Appwrite Cloud (not self hosted)? As per this issue (https://github.com/appwrite/appwrite/discussions/4826#discussioncomment-4338536), the env var _APP_FUNCTIONS_RUNTIMES needs to be set. However, I’m not certain if we have access to it on Appwrite Cloud.

My use case is to run a LangChain JS function to perform some tasks, however LangChain JS only works on Node versions >= 18. The default Node 16 runtime does not satisfy.

Any help would be appreciated. Thank you.

TL;DR

The user wants to know if it's possible to enable additional runtimes on Appwrite Cloud. The support team confirms that they will be adding more runtimes in the future, but currently it's not possible for users to enable a specific runtime. They mention that they are discussing when to add new versions and deprecate older ones. However, since Node 18 is LTS, they are considering enabling it on Cloud. The user needs to run a LangChain JS function that requires Node versions >= 18, but the default Node 16 runtime is not compatible. There is no clear solution provided in the thread.

Hey there 👋 On Cloud, we will be releasing runtimes with causion, making sure they are very stable. This comes down to a lot of testing, bencharks, load tests... It's not possible for you to enable specific runtime, but we will be adding more soon.

Regarding versions, it's something we are actively discussing - when to add new, and when to deprecate.

Considering Node 18 is LTS, I think we could enable that on Cloud. @Christy Jacob can we do it now, or wait for next Appwrite version release?