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Akamai Integration, Audit Logs & Enhanced Security

Akamai Integration, Audit Logs & Enhanced Security

We're excited to announce a significant platform update that brings enterprise-grade CDN capabilities, comprehensive audit logging, and enhanced security defaults to Zephyr Cloud.

Akamai CDN Integration

What's New:

  • Native Akamai Support: Deploy your applications directly to Akamai's global edge network
  • One-Click Integration: Simple setup process with automatic configuration
  • Edge Computing: Run your applications closer to users for improved performance
  • Global Distribution: Leverage Akamai's extensive CDN infrastructure

Benefits:

  • Reduced latency with edge deployment
  • Improved scalability for high-traffic applications
  • Enhanced security with Akamai's DDoS protection
  • Automatic SSL/TLS certificate management

Getting Started:

Check out our new Akamai integration documentation to start deploying to Akamai's edge network today.

Environment Audit Logs

Features:

  • Comprehensive Tracking: Every environment action is now logged
  • Detailed History: Track deployments, configuration changes, and access patterns
  • API Access: Query audit logs programmatically for automation
  • UI Integration: View audit logs directly in the dashboard

Use Cases:

  • Compliance and regulatory requirements
  • Debugging deployment issues
  • Security incident investigation
  • Team activity monitoring

Enhanced Security Defaults

Privacy-First Approach:

  • Private by Default: New organizations, projects, and applications now default to private visibility
  • Explicit Sharing: Requires intentional action to make resources public
  • Improved Access Control: Better protection for sensitive projects

Additional Security Updates:

  • Deprecated Auth0 props in application configuration for improved security
  • Enhanced error handling for authentication failures
  • Improved 403 error page behavior to prevent infinite redirects

Developer Experience Improvements

Plugin Updates (v0.0.55 & v0.0.56):

  • Create-Zephyr-Apps: Added Airbnb clone template for quick prototyping
  • Git Integration: Improved default git scenario fallbacks
  • Remote Resolution: Enhanced logging for dependency resolution
  • Build Improvements: Fixed root and output directory definitions

Platform Enhancements:

  • Intercom Chat: Built-in support chat for immediate assistance
  • Rollback Modal: Added direct links for easier navigation
  • Deployment Integration: Improved environment deployment workflows
  • Status Indicators: Better visibility for application states

Bug Fixes and Improvements

Resolved Issues:

  • Fixed custom DNS name parsing errors
  • Resolved application recreation issues after project deletion
  • Fixed simultaneous deployment conflicts across environments
  • Improved handling of undefined labels in the UI
  • Fixed webpack version mismatches

Performance Optimizations:

  • Terraform plan execution now uses parallelism for faster processing
  • Improved deployment log error reporting
  • Enhanced integration cleanup on error conditions

What's Next?

We're continuing to invest in making Zephyr Cloud the most developer-friendly deployment platform. Coming soon:

  • Expanded CDN provider integrations
  • Advanced audit log filtering and analytics
  • Enhanced team collaboration features
  • More starter templates for create-zephyr-apps

Stay tuned for more updates, and as always, we'd love to hear your feedback!