# Firebase App Hosting adds a local emulator and other deployment features

DevFeed: [Firebase App Hosting adds a local emulator and other deployment features](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/firebase-app-hosting-emulators-and-a-look-forward-to-2025-16572.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://firebase.blog/posts/2024/12/apphosting-emulators>)

Author: Julia Reid; James Daniels

Published: 2024-12-19T00:00:00Z

Content type: news

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>), [Serverless](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/serverless.md>), [Cloud Run](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cloud-run.md>), [Angular](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/angular.md>), [Next.js](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/next-js.md>)

Tags: [angular](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/angular.md>), [app-hosting](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/app-hosting.md>), [ci-cd](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ci-cd.md>), [debugging](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/debugging.md>), [deployment](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/deployment.md>), [emulator](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/emulator.md>), [emulator-suite](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/emulator-suite.md>), [firebase](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/firebase.md>), [hosting](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/hosting.md>), [monorepo](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/monorepo.md>), [next](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/next.md>), [next-js](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/next-js.md>), [ssr](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ssr.md>), [vpc](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/vpc.md>)

## AI overview

Firebase's end-of-year update describes new and recently added Firebase App Hosting features, including a local emulator, improved build-debugging UI, VPC connectivity, wildcard domains, additional regions, monorepo support, manual rollouts, and cookie support.

## Source excerpt

News, tutorials, and updates from the Firebase team.