From 9ed09d8fc556420bd67b0c30e467af3e58823afd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Toki <148911459+tokifyi@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2025 10:53:44 -0700 Subject: [PATCH 1/4] Format June 2025 blog post for readability and clarity --- blog/2025-07-10-june-product-updates.md | 81 +++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 81 insertions(+) create mode 100644 blog/2025-07-10-june-product-updates.md diff --git a/blog/2025-07-10-june-product-updates.md b/blog/2025-07-10-june-product-updates.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..ad7a4adaa --- /dev/null +++ b/blog/2025-07-10-june-product-updates.md @@ -0,0 +1,81 @@ +--- +title: "June 2025 Defang Compose Update" +description: "Monthly product updates from the Defang team - June 2025" +slug: 2025-07-10-product-update +tags: + [ + Cloud, + NoDevOps, + BYOC, + MCP, + LLMs, + Vibe Deploying, + GCP, + AWS, + Events, + Defang Compose Update, + ] +author: Defang Team +--- + +![Defang Compose Update](/img/defang-compose-update.webp) + +June was a big month at Defang. We rolled out powerful features across our CLI, Playground, and Portal, expanded support for both AWS and GCP, and introduced new tools to help you ship faster and smarter. From real-time cloud cost estimation to internal infra upgrades and community highlights, here’s everything we shipped. + +## 🚀 Live AWS Cost Estimation + +We just launched something we’re really excited about: live AWS cost estimation before you deploy. +Most devs ship to the cloud without knowing what it’s going to cost and that’s exactly the problem we’re solving. With Defang, you can now go from a local Docker Compose file to fully provisioned AWS infrastructure with live pricing, resource customization, and one-click teardown. + +👉 [Check out the docs](https://docs.defang.io) + +## 🧠 CrewAI + Defang Starter Kit + +In June, we launched a full-stack starter kit for building real-time RAG and multi-agent apps with CrewAI + Defang. +It’s designed to help you move fast with a production-style setup — including Django, Celery, Channels, Postgres (with pgvector), Redis for live updates, and Dockerized model runners you can easily customize. CrewAI handles the agent workflows, and with Defang, you can deploy the whole thing to the cloud in a single command. +Whether you’re building a smart Q&A tool or a multi-agent research assistant, this stack gives you everything you need to get started. + +👉 [Try it out here](https://github.com/defang-io/crewai-starter-kit) + +## 📊 Deployment Info in Portal + +We’ve added active deployment information to Portal. This information shows deployment, etag (id), and provider to help users understand particulars about their deployments. This is the same as the ‘defang deployments’ CLI command. + +## ☁️ Playground Now Runs on AWS + GCP + +Internally, we also hit a big milestone: Playground now runs on both AWS and GCP, showing the power of Defang’s multi-cloud infrastructure. + +## 🧩 VS Code Extension Released + +We also released the Defang VS Code Extension, making it even easier to deploy and manage cloud apps right from your editor. No terminal needed. + +- One-click deploy +- Built-in tools to manage services +- Zero config, fast setup + +👉 [Try it out here](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=defang.defang) + +## 🛠️ Railpacks Progress + +We also made progress on Railpacks, a new feature designed to make reusable infra patterns easier to deploy. The core PR has been merged, but it’s still going through testing and a few final additions before it’s ready for public release. Stay tuned for more in the next update. + +## 💬 Ask Defang via Intercom + +You can now try out the Ask Defang chatbot directly within Intercom! This new integration makes it easier than ever to get instant answers and support while you work. + +## 🐳 Docker x Defang White Paper + +And one more thing: bridging local development and cloud deployment just got easier. Defang now extends Docker Compose directly to AWS, Google Cloud, and DigitalOcean. No new tools, just familiar workflows at cloud scale. + +👉 [Read the white paper here](https://defang.io/whitepaper) + +## Events and Community + +In June, we showcased a powerful new demo at AWS events: “What If You Could See AWS Costs Before You Deployed?” Jordan Stephens walked through how to go from Docker Compose to AWS infra with real-time cost estimates and easy teardown, all via Defang. + +👉 [Watch the demo here](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=defang-demo) + +We can’t wait to see what you deploy with Defang. +👉 [Join our Discord](https://discord.gg/defang) + +More coming in July. From 1bd1f6d8dd83c555fb0fef63f9bdad158ee594de Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Toki <148911459+tokifyi@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2025 11:02:09 -0700 Subject: [PATCH 2/4] Update June 2025 blog post with correct resource links --- blog/2025-07-10-june-product-updates.md | 12 ++++++------ 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/blog/2025-07-10-june-product-updates.md b/blog/2025-07-10-june-product-updates.md index ad7a4adaa..54f1c2582 100644 --- a/blog/2025-07-10-june-product-updates.md +++ b/blog/2025-07-10-june-product-updates.md @@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ June was a big month at Defang. We rolled out powerful features across our CLI, We just launched something we’re really excited about: live AWS cost estimation before you deploy. Most devs ship to the cloud without knowing what it’s going to cost and that’s exactly the problem we’re solving. With Defang, you can now go from a local Docker Compose file to fully provisioned AWS infrastructure with live pricing, resource customization, and one-click teardown. -👉 [Check out the docs](https://docs.defang.io) +👉 [Check out the docs](https://docs.defang.io/docs/tutorials/estimating-aws-deployment-costs) ## 🧠 CrewAI + Defang Starter Kit @@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ In June, we launched a full-stack starter kit for building real-time RAG and mul It’s designed to help you move fast with a production-style setup — including Django, Celery, Channels, Postgres (with pgvector), Redis for live updates, and Dockerized model runners you can easily customize. CrewAI handles the agent workflows, and with Defang, you can deploy the whole thing to the cloud in a single command. Whether you’re building a smart Q&A tool or a multi-agent research assistant, this stack gives you everything you need to get started. -👉 [Try it out here](https://github.com/defang-io/crewai-starter-kit) +👉 [Try it out here](https://github.com/DefangSamples/sample-crew-django-redis-postgres-template) ## 📊 Deployment Info in Portal @@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ We also released the Defang VS Code Extension, making it even easier to deploy a - Built-in tools to manage services - Zero config, fast setup -👉 [Try it out here](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=defang.defang) +👉 [Try it out here](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=DefangLabs.defang) ## 🛠️ Railpacks Progress @@ -67,15 +67,15 @@ You can now try out the Ask Defang chatbot directly within Intercom! This new in And one more thing: bridging local development and cloud deployment just got easier. Defang now extends Docker Compose directly to AWS, Google Cloud, and DigitalOcean. No new tools, just familiar workflows at cloud scale. -👉 [Read the white paper here](https://defang.io/whitepaper) +👉 [Read the white paper here](https://defang.io/whitepapers/docker-compose-defang/) ## Events and Community In June, we showcased a powerful new demo at AWS events: “What If You Could See AWS Costs Before You Deployed?” Jordan Stephens walked through how to go from Docker Compose to AWS infra with real-time cost estimates and easy teardown, all via Defang. -👉 [Watch the demo here](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=defang-demo) +👉 [Watch the demo here](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YHmE_6MgcYA) We can’t wait to see what you deploy with Defang. -👉 [Join our Discord](https://discord.gg/defang) +👉 [Join our Discord](https://discord.gg/9FF5MFAm) More coming in July. From ef2c9b1859ef8c5435d3f3b74b5ecf9249a692e9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Toki <148911459+tokifyi@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2025 11:28:33 -0700 Subject: [PATCH 3/4] Update Playground, VS Code, Intercom, White Paper, and Events sections in June 2025 blog post --- blog/2025-07-10-june-product-updates.md | 17 ++++++----------- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-) diff --git a/blog/2025-07-10-june-product-updates.md b/blog/2025-07-10-june-product-updates.md index 54f1c2582..d814585ad 100644 --- a/blog/2025-07-10-june-product-updates.md +++ b/blog/2025-07-10-june-product-updates.md @@ -20,12 +20,12 @@ author: Defang Team ![Defang Compose Update](/img/defang-compose-update.webp) -June was a big month at Defang. We rolled out powerful features across our CLI, Playground, and Portal, expanded support for both AWS and GCP, and introduced new tools to help you ship faster and smarter. From real-time cloud cost estimation to internal infra upgrades and community highlights, here’s everything we shipped. +June was a big month at Defang. We rolled out powerful features across our CLI, Playground, and Portal, expanded support for both AWS and GCP, and introduced new tools to help you ship faster and smarter. From real-time cloud cost estimation to internal infra upgrades and community highlights, here’s everything we accomplished. ## 🚀 Live AWS Cost Estimation We just launched something we’re really excited about: live AWS cost estimation before you deploy. -Most devs ship to the cloud without knowing what it’s going to cost and that’s exactly the problem we’re solving. With Defang, you can now go from a local Docker Compose file to fully provisioned AWS infrastructure with live pricing, resource customization, and one-click teardown. +Most devs ship to the cloud without knowing what it’s going to cost and that’s exactly the problem we’re solving. With Defang, you can now estimate the cost of deployment of an Docker Compose application and choose the deployment mode - affordable / balanced / high_availability - that best suits your needs. 👉 [Check out the docs](https://docs.defang.io/docs/tutorials/estimating-aws-deployment-costs) @@ -39,11 +39,11 @@ Whether you’re building a smart Q&A tool or a multi-agent research assistant, ## 📊 Deployment Info in Portal -We’ve added active deployment information to Portal. This information shows deployment, etag (id), and provider to help users understand particulars about their deployments. This is the same as the ‘defang deployments’ CLI command. +We’ve added active deployment information to the Defang Portal. You can now see your currently active deployments across various cloud providers and understand the details of each, while still managing your cloud environments through the provider’s own tools (e.g. the AWS Console). ## ☁️ Playground Now Runs on AWS + GCP -Internally, we also hit a big milestone: Playground now runs on both AWS and GCP, showing the power of Defang’s multi-cloud infrastructure. +Internally, we also hit a big milestone: The Defang Playground now runs on both AWS and GCP, showing the power of Defang’s multi-cloud infrastructure. We’ve also enabled load balancing between the two platforms and plan to share a detailed blog post on how it works soon. ## 🧩 VS Code Extension Released @@ -55,18 +55,13 @@ We also released the Defang VS Code Extension, making it even easier to deploy a 👉 [Try it out here](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=DefangLabs.defang) -## 🛠️ Railpacks Progress - -We also made progress on Railpacks, a new feature designed to make reusable infra patterns easier to deploy. The core PR has been merged, but it’s still going through testing and a few final additions before it’s ready for public release. Stay tuned for more in the next update. - ## 💬 Ask Defang via Intercom -You can now try out the Ask Defang chatbot directly within Intercom! This new integration makes it easier than ever to get instant answers and support while you work. +You can now try out the Ask Defang chatbot directly within Intercom! This new integration makes it easier than ever to get instant answers and support while you work. Ask Defang itself is deployed using Defang to our own cloud infrastructure. ## 🐳 Docker x Defang White Paper -And one more thing: bridging local development and cloud deployment just got easier. Defang now extends Docker Compose directly to AWS, Google Cloud, and DigitalOcean. No new tools, just familiar workflows at cloud scale. - +And one more thing: bridging local development and cloud deployment just got easier. We’ve published white papers on how Defang extends Docker Compose and GCP workflows to the cloud — using familiar tools at scale. An AWS white paper is coming soon. 👉 [Read the white paper here](https://defang.io/whitepapers/docker-compose-defang/) ## Events and Community From c74ef2f3289e383101d9c18e811a908cc262ed9e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Toki <148911459+tokifyi@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Fri, 11 Jul 2025 10:52:36 -0700 Subject: [PATCH 4/4] Add GCP link to June 2025 blog post --- blog/2025-07-10-june-product-updates.md | 1 + 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+) diff --git a/blog/2025-07-10-june-product-updates.md b/blog/2025-07-10-june-product-updates.md index d814585ad..40d47b306 100644 --- a/blog/2025-07-10-june-product-updates.md +++ b/blog/2025-07-10-june-product-updates.md @@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ You can now try out the Ask Defang chatbot directly within Intercom! This new in And one more thing: bridging local development and cloud deployment just got easier. We’ve published white papers on how Defang extends Docker Compose and GCP workflows to the cloud — using familiar tools at scale. An AWS white paper is coming soon. 👉 [Read the white paper here](https://defang.io/whitepapers/docker-compose-defang/) +👉 [Read the GCP white paper](https://defang.io/whitepapers/gcp-defang/) ## Events and Community