Vercel Goes Full Backend: Python GA, Containers, and Daemons
cramforce · x · 2026-10-16
At Vercel Ship in San Francisco, Vercel expanded its backend platform: Python is now generally available (FastAPI, Flask, Django on standard CPython; 150,000 teams already using it, including OpenAI, Polymarket, and Exa), Vercel Functions gains container support for custom runtimes and system libraries, and Vercel Daemons enters public beta for background workers that pull work and stay running between jobs.
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