# Appwrite 2.0.0-rc.2

- Product: Appwrite (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/appwrite)
- Vendor: Appwrite
- Date: 2026-08-29
- Version: 2.0.0-rc.2
- Original notes: https://github.com/appwrite/appwrite/releases/tag/2.0.0-rc.2
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/appwrite/releases/2.0.0-rc.2
- Labels: Pre-release

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- **fixed** — Build artifacts now survive the upgrade from 1.9.x
- **added** — Infrastructure migrations are versioned so volume and file changes run per release during an upgrade
- **changed** — DocumentsDB and VectorsDB ship off and return general_service_disabled until enabled and the engine is provisioned
- **fixed** — The installer now applies the worker topology you pick
- **changed** — Separate topology now starts the usage and resource stats workers
- **changed** — HTTPS follows the hostname in the installer, off for loopback, .local, .internal and bare IPs, on for a real domain
- **changed** — The account step is optional and takes a name
- **added** — Cloudflare Dashboard and Resend OAuth2 providers
- **added** — _APP_OPTIONS_ABUSE_INCREASED_LIMIT_PROJECTS option raises rate limits for named projects
- **fixed** — Proxy rule domains are stored lowercase so lookups match however a domain was entered
- **changed** — SVG files are served as attachments from the file view endpoint
- **changed** — Open Runtimes orchestrator updated to 1.8.3 with CDN, migration, span and websocket updates

Second release candidate for self-hosted 2.0.0. **Pre-release — not recommended for production.**

##### Highlights

Changes since `2.0.0-rc.1`.

- **Build artifacts survive the upgrade from 1.9.x.** The 2.0 builds volume rename left them behind, breaking existing function and site deployments.
- **Infrastructure migrations are versioned**, so volume and file changes run per release during an upgrade.
- **DocumentsDB and VectorsDB ship off.** They need MongoDB and PostgreSQL, which a stock install does not deploy, so their routes return `general_service_disabled` until enabled and the engine is provisioned.
- **The installer applies the worker topology you pick.** Choosing Separate installed a combined stack, and separate topology never started the usage and resource stats workers.
- **HTTPS follows the hostname** in the installer — off for loopback, `.local`, `.internal` and bare IPs, on for a real domain.
- **The account step is optional and takes a name.**
- **Cloudflare Dashboard and Resend OAuth2 providers**, alongside the existing set.
- **`_APP_OPTIONS_ABUSE_INCREASED_LIMIT_PROJECTS`** raises rate limits for named projects.
- **Proxy rule domains are stored lowercase**, so lookups match however a domain was entered.
- **SVG files are served as attachments** from the file view endpoint.
- **Open Runtimes orchestrator 1.8.3**, plus CDN, migration, span and websocket updates.

##### Try it

```bash
docker run -it --rm \
    --volume /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock \
    --volume "$(pwd)"/appwrite:/usr/src/code/appwrite:rw \
    --entrypoint="install" \
    appwrite/appwrite:2.0.0-rc.2
```

Upgrading from 1.9.x uses the same command with `--entrypoint="upgrade"`. **Back up your data first.**

Please report anything you hit. Upgrades from 1.9.x with functions or sites are the most useful to exercise, since that is where build artifacts were being lost.