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Rivet Functions Launch

Announcing Rivet Functions – open-source serverless for your backend logic.

Key Features

  • Multi-language Support: Supports Node.js, Bun, Python, & Rust
  • Real-time Capabilities: Serve realtime workloads with WebSockets
  • No Timeouts: Run long-running processes without artificial limits
  • Edge Computing: Runs close to your users for optimal performance

Getting Started

Ready to deploy your first function? Check out the Functions docs at rivet.gg/docs/functions to get up and running in minutes.

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Rivet CLI Installation Update

We've updated the installation process for the @rivet-gg/cli package, making it easier than ever to get started with Rivet. This update ensures a seamless setup process whether you're using npx or installing globally via npm.

Updates

  • Improved installation process for @rivet-gg/cli
  • Streamlined global installation via npm i -g @rivet-gg/cli

How to Upgrade

If you installed the CLI previously, you can update it with:

Command Line
npm i -g @rivet-gg/cli

For one-time usage, you can always use:

Command Line
npx @rivet-gg/cli@latest
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Usage-Based Pricing Update

Today we're excited to announce updates to Rivet's pricing model, moving to a more transparent and flexible usage-based system. This change allows developers to better scale their applications while only paying for what they use.

Key Changes

  • Pay-as-you-go Model: Only pay for the resources your actors actually consume down to the millisecond
  • Simplified Metrics: Clear pricing based on:
    • Runtime
    • Bandwidth
    • Storage
  • Free Tier: Generous free tier for developers and small projects with $5/monthly credit
  • No upfront commitments: Scale up or down as needed

Pricing Details

Our new pricing structure is designed to be straightforward and predictable:

  • Compute: Actors come with 128MB of memory and cost $0.00000000163/millisecond or $4.29/month
  • Bandwidth: 10GB for each Actor pooled, $0.05/GB thereafter
  • Storage: 1GB + $0.20/GB month
  • Storage Writes: 1M + $1.00/million
  • Storage Reads: 1M + $0.20/million

For more details about our pricing, visit our pricing page.

Questions?

If you have any questions about the new pricing model, feel free to reach out to us on Discord or support.

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Rivet Inspector Launch

Today we are launching Rivet Actor Inspector to help developers view and inspect Rivet Actors. See and edit things like:

  • State
  • Logs
  • Configuration
  • Connections
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Rivet Actors Launch

Today we are launching Rivet Actors to help developers build and scale realtime applications. They come with a lot of features like:

  • State
  • Events
  • Remote Procedure Calls
  • Run at the edge
  • Open-source
  • Self-hostable

Learn more: Rivet Actors Documentation