# New runtime configuration options with Cloud Functions for Firebase

DevFeed: [New runtime configuration options with Cloud Functions for Firebase](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/new-runtime-configuration-options-with-cloud-functions-for-firebase-16278.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://firebase.blog/posts/2018/08/cloud-functions-for-firebase-config-node-8-timeout-memory-region>)

Author: Doug Stevenson

Published: 2018-08-13T00:00:00Z

Content type: release

Language: en

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

Topics: [Cloud Functions](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cloud-functions.md>), [Node.js](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/node-js.md>), [Firebase CLI](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/firebase-cli.md>), [Firebase](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/firebase.md>), [async/await](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/async-await.md>), [configuration](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/configuration.md>), [ECMAScript](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ecmascript.md>), [V8](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/v8.md>), [TypeScript](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/typescript.md>), [Deployment](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/deployment.md>), [JSON](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/json.md>)

Tags: [async](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/async.md>), [await](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/await.md>), [cloud-functions](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cloud-functions.md>), [cloud-next](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cloud-next.md>), [deployment](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/deployment.md>), [firebase](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/firebase.md>), [firebase-cli](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/firebase-cli.md>), [json](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/json.md>), [launch](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/launch.md>), [node-js](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/node-js.md>), [serverless](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/serverless.md>), [typescript](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/typescript.md>)

## AI overview

This Firebase team article describes new Cloud Functions for Firebase configuration options announced at Cloud Next 2018. It covers the beta Node.js 8 runtime, required Firebase CLI and firebase-functions versions, ECMAScript 2017 async/await support, TypeScript configuration, and per-function region, memory, and timeout settings.

## Source excerpt

News, tutorials, and updates from the Firebase team.