Improved Patch Delivery
Founding Engineer
We’re excited to announce some improvements to cloud infrastructure which improve patch delivery, availability, and performance around the world 🥳
What’s Changed
When a patch is published via shorebird patch, the generated patch artifact is
uploaded to Shorebird’s cloud. On app launch, the corresponding release running
on users’ devices will ping Shorebird’s API to check whether a newer patch is
available. If a newer patch is available, Shorebird’s API will respond with a
link to the patch artifact and the patch is then downloaded and installed on the
device.
We’ve made some improvements to how we store and serve patch artifacts to both improve availability and performance — patches can be downloaded faster in more places around the world.
Wider Availability
We’ve made some changes to our cloud infrastructure to enable Shorebird to deliver patches to more regions around the world. You may now find that users are able to download patches in regions that were previously unavailable.
Faster Downloads
Our cloud infrastructure improvements have also reduced the time it takes to download patches around the world. The following snapshot of data illustrates the average time it took to download a 1mb patch before and after the improvements.
Average Response Times
| Location | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 543ms | 59ms |
| USA | 556ms | 137ms |
| Germany | 754ms | 211ms |
| India | 1730ms | 156ms |
| United Kingdom | 748ms | 78ms |
| Australia | 1113ms | 153ms |
| Nigeria | 1891ms | 826ms |
| Korea | 1949ms | 45ms |
Note: snapshot of data taken on 9/5/2024
Get Started
These infrastructure improvements are already rolled out to all Shorebird customers around the world. 🥳
If you’re new to Shorebird and want to get started, head over to the Shorebird Console.