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Severity
Medium
Published
2 months agoFeb 24, 2026
Signal
38

Free web services now remain active while receiving WebSocket messages

Free web services now spin down after going 15 minutes without receiving either of the following: An incoming HTTP request An incoming WebSocket message from an existing connection Previously, only incoming HTTP requests delayed spindown.…

Official source entry

Free web services now remain active while receiving WebSocket messages

From Render Changelog. The simplified record can be checked against the original wording.

Why it matters

Render updated render changelog semantics for hosting and backend. Review the official entry during the next release review.

Who should care

  • frontend
  • backend
  • infra

Affected stack

  • hosting
  • backend
  • developer-workflow

Categories

api