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Hardening Your AI Agents: Run Them in Your Own Kubernetes Cluster, Not on a Laptop or in a Vendor Black Box
AI coding agents are already writing your code. The question is whether they run in a contained, auditable system or loose on a developer's machine. Learn how Release's BYOC Kubernetes environments, per-agent isolation, and PR-gated workflows give platform and security leaders real containment, not just a promise.
Erik Landerholm
8/17/2026 · 9 min read

Introducing Supabase Integration for Release
Release now integrates with Supabase, bringing PostgreSQL database branching to every pull request environment with automatic provisioning and full schema isolation.
David Giffin
5/9/2026 · 5 min read

Introducing Neon Integration for Release
Release now integrates with Neon, bringing serverless PostgreSQL branching to every pull request environment with instant provisioning and zero infrastructure overhead.
David Giffin
4/28/2026 · 5 min read

Introducing PlanetScale Integration for Release
Release now integrates with PlanetScale, giving you a faster, simpler way to provision isolated databases for every pull request environment.
David Giffin
4/13/2026 · 5 min read

Migrating Sidekiq Background Jobs to Temporal in Ruby on Rails
Ruby on Rails developers often use Sidekiq for background processing, but complex workflows can push its limits. Learn how Temporal, a workflow orchestration engine designed for durable, stateful execution, can be a powerful alternative for complex tasks.
Erik Landerholm
4/14/2025 · 15 min read

AI-Powered E2E Testing: How Cursor and Release Make Quality at Speed Possible
As AI accelerates software development, robust end-to-end testing becomes crucial. Learn how to leverage Cursor and Release to build, maintain, and run E2E tests in ephemeral environments, ensuring quality keeps pace with AI-powered development velocity.
Jay Stotz
4/7/2025 · 10 min read

The Hidden Costs of Traditional Staging Environments Across the SDLC
Traditional staging environments carry significant hidden costs in cloud infrastructure spend, developer productivity, release velocity, and headcount allocation. Learn how ephemeral environments can eliminate these costs and enable faster, more reliable software delivery.
Tommy McClung
3/31/2025 · 20 min read

Configuring a 5-Minute Timeout in CloudFront → ALB Ingress → Nginx Ingress
Learn how to properly configure 5-minute timeouts across CloudFront, AWS Application Load Balancer (ALB), and Nginx Ingress in Kubernetes to support long-running requests like AI/ML workloads.
David Giffin
3/17/2025 · 5 min read

The Future of Marketing Sites: Why We Left Webflow for v0, Cursor and Release
Tommy, founder of Release, shares the transformative journey from being bogged down by Webflow to embracing AI-driven development with v0 and Cursor, accelerating their mission to launch ideas faster.
Tommy McClung
2/20/2025 · 6 min read
