{"company":{"name":"Cloudways","slug":"cloudways","website":"https://cloudways.com","category":"cloud-hosting"},"question":"What has Cloudways shipped recently?","answer":"In the last 30 days, Cloudways shipped 12 tracked updates. The most recent was \"Introducing Cloudways AI Website Builder: Now in Public Preview\" on 2026-09-22.","window":{"days":30,"updateCount":12,"returned":12},"generatedAt":"2026-09-22T22:01:17.119Z","updates":[{"title":"Introducing Cloudways AI Website Builder: Now in Public Preview","summary":"Cloudways introduced an AI Website Builder in public preview, allowing users to generate a fully designed, content-ready WordPress or WooCommerce site by describing their business. The tool aims to simplify website creation for Cloudways-hosted sites.","date":"2026-09-22","dateIsEstimated":false,"signalType":"product_launch","signalTypeLabel":"Launch","sourceUrl":"https://www.cloudways.com/blog/introducing-ai-website-builder/","publisher":"cloudways.com"},{"title":"How Much Does It Cost to Migrate a Website in 2026?","summary":"Cloudways introduced a new Malware Protection add-on for proactive malware defense and a Cloudways Cron Optimizer to automate cron jobs, reducing server loads. The company also offered a 75% discount on its Advanced Support Addon (from $100/month to $25/month) as a limited-time offer. All hosting plans now include unlimited free migrations for WordPress and WooCommerce sites.","date":"2026-09-18","dateIsEstimated":false,"signalType":"feature_update","signalTypeLabel":"Feature","sourceUrl":"https://www.cloudways.com/blog/website-migration-cost/","publisher":"cloudways.com"},{"title":"Managed Node.js Hosting, Always Warm.","summary":"Cloudways introduced Velocity, a managed Node.js hosting platform eliminating cold starts and sysadmin overhead with flat, predictable pricing. The service supports full-stack apps, APIs, content sites, and AI workflows via Git-based deployments, automated CI/CD, and enterprise-grade security including WAF, DDoS mitigation, and Cloudflare CDN.","date":"2026-09-15","dateIsEstimated":true,"signalType":"product_launch","signalTypeLabel":"Launch","sourceUrl":"https://www.cloudways.com/en/velocity.php","publisher":"cloudways.com"},{"title":"Cloudways Velocity Is Now Generally Available","summary":"Cloudways Velocity, previously in public preview, is now generally available as a managed Node.js hosting platform. The GA release expands what a single Velocity plan can support and introduces updated billing models for production use.","date":"2026-09-14","dateIsEstimated":false,"signalType":"product_launch","signalTypeLabel":"Launch","sourceUrl":"https://www.cloudways.com/blog/cloudways-velocity-is-generally-available/","publisher":"cloudways.com"},{"title":"What Is Hermes Agent? The Open-Source AI Agent That Grows With You","summary":"Cloudways' blog introduces Hermes Agent, an open-source AI agent capable of remembering sessions and self-generating skills, though it notes potential reliability issues with self-evaluation. The post highlights tradeoffs of self-hosting such agents.","date":"2026-09-10","dateIsEstimated":false,"signalType":"content_marketing","signalTypeLabel":"Content","sourceUrl":"https://www.cloudways.com/blog/what-is-hermes-agent/","publisher":"cloudways.com"},{"title":"Cloudways Site Manager Adds Smarter Scheduling and Streamlined Updates","summary":"Cloudways enhanced its Site Manager tool with smarter scheduling and streamlined update workflows for WordPress operators managing multiple sites. The changes reflect real-world usage patterns observed since the product’s general availability.","date":"2026-09-07","dateIsEstimated":false,"signalType":"feature_update","signalTypeLabel":"Feature","sourceUrl":"https://www.cloudways.com/blog/cloudways-site-manager-smarter-scheduling-updates/","publisher":"cloudways.com"},{"title":"TheFutureIs Here.","summary":"Cloudways announced Prepathon 2026, a free two-day virtual event (Sept 22–23, 2026) featuring 1500+ attendees, 8+ live sessions, and 20+ expert speakers. The event focuses on AI-assisted development, faster infrastructure, and scaling strategies for developers, agencies, store owners, and SMBs.","date":"2026-09-03","dateIsEstimated":true,"signalType":"event","signalTypeLabel":"Event","sourceUrl":"https://www.cloudways.com/en/prepathon.php","publisher":"cloudways.com"},{"title":"Build a Node.js Ecommerce Storefront with a Headless Architecture","summary":"Cloudways published a tutorial on building a Node.js ecommerce storefront using a headless architecture with Medusa.js (open-source backend) and Next.js (storefront). The post details connecting the storefront to PostgreSQL via connection pooling.","date":"2026-09-02","dateIsEstimated":false,"signalType":"content_marketing","signalTypeLabel":"Content","sourceUrl":"https://www.cloudways.com/blog/build-nodejs-ecommerce-storefront/","publisher":"cloudways.com"},{"title":"How to Self-Host n8n on Cloudways Velocity","summary":"Cloudways introduced a simplified way to self-host n8n on its Velocity platform, eliminating Docker, Nginx, and SSL setup by deploying directly from a Git repository. This approach shifts costs from execution-based pricing to server-based pricing, making it more predictable for users.","date":"2026-09-02","dateIsEstimated":false,"signalType":"feature_update","signalTypeLabel":"Feature","sourceUrl":"https://www.cloudways.com/blog/self-host-n8n/","publisher":"cloudways.com"},{"title":"What Is a Remote MCP Server and How Does It Work","summary":"Cloudways' blog describes remote MCP servers as externally hosted infrastructure accessed via network endpoints using JSON-RPC 2.0 and Streamable HTTP. These servers centralize updates, permissions, and maintenance for AI clients.","date":"2026-08-31","dateIsEstimated":false,"signalType":"feature_update","signalTypeLabel":"Feature","sourceUrl":"https://www.cloudways.com/blog/remote-mcp/","publisher":"cloudways.com"},{"title":"The Deep Application Performance Management (APM) Loop","summary":"Cloudways launched a Deep Application Performance Management (APM) Loop featuring a four-step cycle (baseline, profile, fix, verify) to proactively address latency and bottlenecks. The feature runs as plain-English prompts within AI clients like Claude Code and Cursor via Cloudways MCP.","date":"2026-08-28","dateIsEstimated":false,"signalType":"feature_update","signalTypeLabel":"Feature","sourceUrl":"https://www.cloudways.com/blog/application-performance-management/","publisher":"cloudways.com"},{"title":"How to Migrate Next.js Applications from Serverless to Cloudways Velocity","summary":"Cloudways introduced Velocity, a managed Node.js environment, to address performance issues in database-driven Next.js apps migrating from serverless setups. Velocity eliminates cold starts and database connection crashes by maintaining a persistent runtime and single connection pool.","date":"2026-08-24","dateIsEstimated":false,"signalType":"feature_update","signalTypeLabel":"Feature","sourceUrl":"https://www.cloudways.com/blog/migrate-next-js-to-velocity/","publisher":"cloudways.com"}],"attribution":{"source":"Spyingbee","url":"https://spyingbee.com/updates/cloudways","citation":"Spyingbee, \"Cloudways updates\", https://spyingbee.com/updates/cloudways (retrieved 2026-09-22)"}}