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Your Netlify builds just got faster. Significantly faster. Here's the breakdown: 🧵

We replaced our entire build system with Firecracker MicroVMs. Same tech behind AWS Lambda. Each build gets its own VM. Boots in under a second. Destroyed when done.

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Netlify

@netlify.com

9 Apr

The numbers: 95% faster queues (39.7s → 1.9s) 77% faster cache fetch 56% faster dependency install Cache saving: 4+ min → 26 sec

Netlify

@netlify.com

9 Apr

Already live. 300K builds/day. Zero config changes on your end. Next.js, Astro, Gatsby, Hugo, Nuxt, Remix, SvelteKit. All validated.

Netlify

@netlify.com

9 Apr

Your builds got faster and more secure. Each VM is hardware-isolated with its own kernel. No state leaks. No cross-project interference. www.netlify.com/blog/your-bu...

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