AWS shutters App Runner signups
AWS announced it will stop new signups for services including App Runner on April 30 and will wind down RDS Custom for Oracle over the next year, affecting developers who rely on those managed services. The moves require teams to plan migrations or switch to alternative AWS offerings before the shutdown dates. (x.com)
Amazon Web Services will stop letting new customers sign up for App Runner on April 30, 2026, and it will end support for Relational Database Service Custom for Oracle on March 31, 2027. (docs.aws.amazon.com, docs.aws.amazon.com) App Runner is Amazon Web Services’ managed service for putting a web app or application programming interface online from source code or a container image without wiring up servers, load balancers, or scaling rules by hand. Amazon says existing App Runner customers can keep running services and create new App Runner resources after April 30, but the service will be closed to new customers. (docs.aws.amazon.com, docs.aws.amazon.com) Amazon also said it will keep investing in App Runner security and availability, but it does not plan to add new features. Its App Runner product page and developer guide now point customers to Amazon Elastic Container Service Express Mode as the recommended path for new deployments and migrations. (aws.amazon.com, docs.aws.amazon.com, docs.aws.amazon.com) Relational Database Service Custom for Oracle is a managed Oracle database option for workloads that still need operating system access and deep database control, including legacy and packaged applications. Amazon’s documentation says customers will lose access to the Relational Database Service Custom for Oracle console and resources after March 31, 2027. (docs.aws.amazon.com, docs.aws.amazon.com) Those changes hit two corners of Amazon’s cloud lineup that were built for customers who wanted less setup work without giving up production features. App Runner targeted developers who wanted a simple path from code to a live web service, while Relational Database Service Custom for Oracle targeted Oracle shops that could not fit into standard managed database rules. (docs.aws.amazon.com, docs.aws.amazon.com, aws.amazon.com) Amazon’s replacement pitch for App Runner is a newer Elastic Container Service mode that automates much of the setup App Runner used to hide. Amazon says Elastic Container Service Express Mode deploys a containerized application with preset infrastructure and that App Runner migrations can be done with a blue-green cutover using Domain Name System weighted routing. (docs.aws.amazon.com, docs.aws.amazon.com) The timing also makes App Runner look more like a maintenance product than a growth product. Amazon’s release notes say the service will not accept new customers after April 30, 2026, and its main product page carries an end-of-support notice for new signups rather than a roadmap for new features. (docs.aws.amazon.com, aws.amazon.com) For teams already using these services, the immediate work is inventory and migration planning. App Runner customers can stay put for now, but new teams will need a different launch path after April 30, and Oracle customers on Relational Database Service Custom have less than a year before the March 31, 2027 shutdown date. (docs.aws.amazon.com, docs.aws.amazon.com)
