# Amber Framework blog

Release notes, engineering stories, and practical Crystal guidance.

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## [Amber V2 Schemas Are Contracts the Framework Actually Enforces](https://amberframework.org/blog/2026/08/13/amber-v2-executable-schema-contracts)

Aug 13, 2026 · Release · Seth Tucker

The next V2 beta keeps legacy validation working while adding automatic typed request and response contracts, OpenAPI 3.1, CBOR, COSE, and measured costs on a $4 server.

## [We Reran Amber V2's Router on a $4 DigitalOcean Droplet](https://amberframework.org/blog/2026/08/13/amber-v2-router-on-a-four-dollar-droplet)

Aug 13, 2026 · Performance · Seth Tucker

A controlled beta.4-versus-0.4.4 cloud rerun confirms the router improvement, corrects the old 55.7x headline, and publishes every paired trial.

## [Amber V2 Can Remember Things Now](https://amberframework.org/blog/2026/08/11/amber-v2-persistence-by-default)

Aug 11, 2026 · Release · Seth Tucker

Amber 2.0.0-beta.3 and Amber CLI 2.0.4 make Grant, Micrate migrations, and SQLite part of the tested default web application.

## [Meet Amber: The Framework Has a Face](https://amberframework.org/blog/2026/08/11/meet-amber-and-the-new-website)

Aug 11, 2026 · Website · Seth Tucker

The new site gives Amber a playful face, a clearer job, and a public application that demonstrates the framework's own V2 web path.

## [Amber V2 Public Beta - The New First Run Is Live](https://amberframework.org/blog/2026/08/10/amber-v2-public-beta)

Aug 10, 2026 · Release · Seth Tucker

A new public home, Amber CLI 2.0.3, a branded web starter, and one documented path for testing Amber V2.

## [Amber 2.0 Beta 2 - A Complete First-Run Path](https://amberframework.org/blog/2026/07/31/amber-2-beta-2)

Jul 31, 2026 · Release · Seth Tucker

A verified installation path, a standalone CLI, and the release boundary for evaluating Amber 2.0.0-beta.2.

## [Shards-Alpha: Supply Chain Compliance + AI Tooling for Crystal](https://amberframework.org/blog/2026/02/16/shards-alpha-supply-chain-compliance-and-ai-tooling-for-crystal)

Feb 16, 2026 · Tooling · Seth Tucker

Supply-chain compliance and AI-assisted tooling for Crystal packages, records, and release workflows.

## [Amber 2.0 Road Map](https://amberframework.org/blog/2023/04/24/amber-2.0-roadmap)

Apr 24, 2023 · Roadmap · Seth Tucker

The business-framework direction behind Amber 2 and the responsibilities a mature application needs.

## [Amber 2023 & Beyond](https://amberframework.org/blog/2023/03/10/state-of-amber-2023)

Mar 10, 2023 · Community · Seth Tucker

A state-of-the-framework look at Amber's community, priorities, and path forward.

## [Amber - 2017 in Review](https://amberframework.org/blog/2018/01/08/amber-new-releases-new-year)

Jan 08, 2018 · Retrospective · Mark Siemers

The releases, contributors, and lessons that shaped Amber during 2017.

## [Amber 0.3.0 has been released including enhancements and bug fixes](https://amberframework.org/blog/2017/10/18/amber-0.3.0-has-been-released-including-enhancements-and-bug-fixes)

Oct 18, 2017 · Release · Massimiliano Bertinetti

Enhancements and fixes included in the Amber 0.3.0 release.

## [Amber 0.2.7 has been released including enhancements and bug fixes](https://amberframework.org/blog/2017/10/11/amber-0.2.7-has-been-released-including-enhancements-and-bug-fixes)

Oct 11, 2017 · Release · Faustino Aguilar

The Amber 0.2.7 maintenance release and its collection of improvements.

## [New website for Amber Framework](https://amberframework.org/blog/2017/10/07/new-website-for-amber-framework)

Oct 07, 2017 · Website · Faustino Aguilar

The story behind an earlier Amber Framework website and community home.