# App Hosting has in-console environment variables and faster builds

DevFeed: [App Hosting has in-console environment variables and faster builds](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/app-hosting-has-in-console-environment-variables-and-faster-builds-16654.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://firebase.blog/posts/2026/03/apphosting-march-update>)

Author: Julia Reid

Published: 2026-03-12T00:00:00Z

Content type: release

Language: en

Sources: [Firebase Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/firebase-blog.md>)

Topics: [Firebase](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/firebase.md>), [hosting](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/hosting.md>), [build performance](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/build-performance.md>), [configuration](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/configuration.md>), [Deployment](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/deployment.md>)

Tags: [app-hosting](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/app-hosting.md>), [build-times](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/build-times.md>), [cloud-native](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cloud-native.md>), [configuration](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/configuration.md>), [deployment](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/deployment.md>), [environment-variables](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/environment-variables.md>), [firebase](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/firebase.md>), [firebase-console](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/firebase-console.md>), [javascript](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/javascript.md>), [web](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/web.md>)

## AI overview

Firebase App Hosting now supports adding and editing environment variables in the Firebase console. The update also describes configuration merging, precedence rules, secret references, and an optimized build process intended to improve build times.

## Source excerpt

Manage environment variables in the Firebase console, and learn about a small change our engineering team made to improve build times for everyone.