--- title: App Hosting has faster deployments, route-based... description: Firebase App Hosting rolled out three improvements: build pipeline optimizations that made deployments about 30% faster on average by producing smaller Next.js... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/app-hosting-has-faster-deployments-route-based-monitoring-and-improved-ci-cd-setup-3nrvbgkhl twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: App Hosting has faster deployments, route-based monitoring, and improved CI/CD setup | daily.dev og:description: Firebase App Hosting rolled out three improvements: build pipeline optimizations that made deployments about 30% faster on average by producing smaller Next.js... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/app-hosting-has-faster-deployments-route-based-monitoring-and-improved-ci-cd-setup-3nrvbgkhl og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/3NRvBGkHl.png og:image:alt: App Hosting has faster deployments, route-based monitoring, and improved CI/CD setup og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # App Hosting has faster deployments, route-based monitoring, and improved CI/CD setup **[Firebase](https://daily.dev/sources/firebase-blog)** · 4 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Firebase App Hosting rolled out three improvements: build pipeline optimizations that made deployments about 30% faster on average by producing smaller Next.js server containers; a new route-based monitoring feature letting developers track requests, errors, latency, and CDN cache hit rate for up to 20 specific routes; and the ability to add a GitHub connection for CI/CD at any time after a backend's initial deployment, rather than only at creation time. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### Why did my Firebase App Hosting Next.js deployments suddenly get faster? Firebase optimized the App Hosting build pipeline so the Next.js adapter creates smaller server containers by including fewer unnecessary files in the deployment. This lighter-weight app binary takes less time to upload and download, and internal monitoring showed builds averaging 30% faster for customers after the change shipped. _Developers tracking platform performance changes like this can follow Firebase updates on daily.dev._ ### Can I add a GitHub connection to an existing Firebase App Hosting backend without recreating it? Yes, Firebase App Hosting now lets you connect a GitHub repository to an existing backend at any time, rather than only when the backend is first created. This means you can deploy locally at first, such as from Firebase Studio without a repo, and later connect GitHub to enable automatic, secure deployment of merged pull requests. _Teams evolving their deployment workflow can keep tabs on CI/CD changes like this via daily.dev._ ### How does route-based monitoring work in Firebase App Hosting? Route-based monitoring lets developers specify up to 20 important routes in an app and view metrics scoped to each one: requests, errors, latency, and CDN cache hit rate. It helps pinpoint issues like elevated error rates on a checkout route or track cache efficiency on product pages, using data from Cloud CDN and Cloud Run. _Developers choosing monitoring approaches for their apps can follow feature rollouts like this on daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Faster deploys with improved function caching](https://daily.dev/posts/faster-deploys-with-improved-function-caching-sygra8fax) · Vercel · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Node.js Hosting Options](https://daily.dev/posts/node-js-hosting-options-3kxkbxmd7) · RUBYLAND · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#cloud](https://daily.dev/tags/cloud), [#cicd](https://daily.dev/tags/cicd), [#nextjs](https://daily.dev/tags/nextjs), [#observability](https://daily.dev/tags/observability), [#firebase](https://daily.dev/tags/firebase) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/app-hosting-has-faster-deployments-route-based-monitoring-and-improved-ci-cd-setup-3nrvbgkhl) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"App Hosting has faster deployments, route-based monitoring, and improved CI/CD setup","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/app-hosting-has-faster-deployments-route-based-monitoring-and-improved-ci-cd-setup-3nrvbgkhl","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/app-hosting-has-faster-deployments-route-based-monitoring-and-improved-ci-cd-setup-3nrvbgkhl"},"datePublished":"2026-08-23T12:19:21.611Z","dateModified":"2026-08-24T07:09:56.084Z","description":"Firebase App Hosting rolled out three improvements: build pipeline optimizations that made deployments about 30% faster on average by producing smaller Next.js...","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/b9f0c009306d4073d29c16624a01efb9?_a=AQAEuop","thumbnailUrl":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/b9f0c009306d4073d29c16624a01efb9?_a=AQAEuop","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"Firebase","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Firebase","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--i395oqZH--/f_auto,q_auto/v1787487448/logos/firebase-blog?_a=BAMAMicg0","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/firebase-blog"},"commentCount":0,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/app-hosting-has-faster-deployments-route-based-monitoring-and-improved-ci-cd-setup-3nrvbgkhl","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":0},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":0}],"keywords":"cloud,cicd,nextjs,observability,firebase","timeRequired":"PT4M"} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Firebase","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/firebase-blog"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"App Hosting has faster deployments, route-based monitoring, and improved CI/CD setup"}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"FAQPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/app-hosting-has-faster-deployments-route-based-monitoring-and-improved-ci-cd-setup-3nrvbgkhl#faq","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"Why did my Firebase App Hosting Next.js deployments suddenly get faster?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Firebase optimized the App Hosting build pipeline so the Next.js adapter creates smaller server containers by including fewer unnecessary files in the deployment. 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