Every release since v0.1.

Postgres workspaces.

• New postgres: section in railrocket.yml provisions a fresh Postgres instance per workspace.
• Optional seed: path to a SQL file or migration runner; runs on workspace create.
• Cross-workspace data isolation is automatic; each branch gets its own DB state.
• Snapshot restore includes Postgres state — 0.2s typical.

VS Code Remote — faster connect.

• Reduced connection setup time from ~2.4s to ~0.7s for the desktop VS Code attach flow.
• Reuses the existing snapshot tunnel when possible.
• Fixed a crash when attaching from VS Code Insiders.

JetBrains Gateway plugin published.

• RailRocket plugin in the JetBrains Marketplace. WebStorm, PyCharm, IntelliJ — all the major IDEs.
• Same auth flow as the CLI; workspaces appear in the Gateway client list.

Snapshot restore in 1.4 s.

• Reworked snapshot format. Median restore time across the test fleet: 4.1s → 1.4s.
• Snapshot deltas use content-addressed dedup; saves ~70% on snapshot storage costs (passed to customers).
• Removed deprecated railrocket spawn — use railrocket workspace create.

Spending caps; misc fixes.

• Per-account spending cap setting in dashboard. Hacker plan default: $0 (so accidental usage spikes can’t bill you).
• Fixed a CLI panic on Windows when the home directory had a non-ASCII char.
• Fixed double-counting of cached snapshot reads in compute hour metrics.

Org tier; SSO + SAML.

• New Org plan with SSO/SAML, SCIM, audit log, signed DPA.
• Bring-your-own-cloud (AWS, GCP, Azure) on Org — workspaces run in your VPC.
• Configurable audit log retention (90d → 2yr).

GitLab + Bitbucket support.

• GitLab integration: workspace per merge request, comments wired to MR threads.
• Bitbucket Cloud integration (Server is on the roadmap).

Workspace sharing.

• Click Share in the IDE topbar (or railrocket share) to generate a workspace URL.
• Read-only mode and time-limited links available.
• Shared workspaces appear in your teammate’s dashboard automatically.

railrocket.yml schema v2.

• New schema with setup:, expose:, env: sections.
• v1 schema still supported, deprecation warning emitted.
• Schema reference added to docs.

Public launch.

• Workspaces, branch mapping, preview URLs.
• GitHub integration only.
• Hacker plan free; Team $19/dev/mo at launch (later raised to $29 with grandfathering).

If you were with us in the original beta, thank you. We remember you.