# Faster Appwrite Sites deployments powered by SquashFS

DevFeed: [Faster Appwrite Sites deployments powered by SquashFS](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/faster-appwrite-sites-deployments-powered-by-squashfs-16455.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://appwrite.io/blog/post/appwrite-sites-squashfs-migration>)

Author: Luke B. Silver

Published: 2026-08-12T00:00:00Z

Content type: release

Language: en

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

Topics: [Appwrite](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/appwrite.md>), [Deployment](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/deployment.md>), [mount](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/mount.md>), [Cloud](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cloud.md>)

Tags: [announcements](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/announcements.md>), [cloud](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cloud.md>), [deployment](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/deployment.md>), [filesystem](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/filesystem.md>), [mount](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/mount.md>), [work](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/work.md>)

## AI overview

Appwrite is moving new Sites and Functions deployments on Appwrite Cloud to SquashFS. The compressed, read-only filesystem is mounted directly instead of being fully extracted, reducing cold-start work and improving startup predictability, especially for larger Sites.

## Source excerpt

Appwrite Sites now packages new deployments with SquashFS, removing archive extraction and cutting the format-dependent cold-start path by up to 51% on larger sites.