’Astro 7 just works on Netlify’

Astro 7 is out today, and it just works on Netlify on day one. To upgrade, run: npx @astrojs/upgrade This will update Astro, the Netlify adapter, and all other official integrations together. You can also check out the official migration guide. What’s new Some highlights include:

• Vite 8 — Astro 7 upgrades to Vite 8, bringing faster builds and improved dev tooling.
• Sätteri is now the default markdown processor — Astro’s new native markdown pipeline replaces remark/rehype as the default. If your project uses remark or rehype plugins, you’ll need to install @astrojs/markdown-remark separately to keep them working.
• Advanced routing is stable — Previously behind an experimental flag, advanced routing is now enabled by default. The default entry point has moved from src/app.ts to src/fetch.ts.
• Streaming rendering is stable — The streaming-based rendering engine is now the default, replacing the legacy queued approach.
• Background dev server for AI coding agents — astro dev now detects AI coding environments and runs as a background process automatically. New astro dev stop, astro dev status, and astro dev logs commands let you manage it directly.
• Astro DB is deprecated — The astro db, astro login, astro logout, astro link, and astro init CLI commands have been removed. Switch to a dedicated database client.
• Custom logger is stable — context.logger is now always available in API routes and middleware, with built-in json, node, and console handlers.

Check the full upgrade guide for all the details. Watch out for the new markdown defaults If your site uses remark or rehype plugins, you’ll need to take action before upgrading. In Astro 7, the default markdown pipeline is Sätteri — Astro’s own native processor. The remark/rehype pipeline is no longer included by default. To keep your existing plugins working, install the remark package separately: npm install @astrojs/markdown-remark Once installed, your existing markdown.remarkPlugins, markdown.rehypePlugins, and markdown.remarkRehype config options will continue to work as before. If you’re not using any remark or rehype plugins, no changes are needed — Sätteri handles standard Markdown out of the box. Deploy an Astro 7 site on Netlify If you want to get started with a new site, start with the Astro on Netlify doc, or just click this button: Deploy to Netlify

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