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Heroku Migration DocsFebruary 09, 2026
Improved
Blueprints now support custom filenames and paths
Blueprints (Render's infrastructure-as-code model) now support custom filenames and paths for YAML configuration files. Previously, Blueprints required a file named render.yaml in your repository's root directory.
You can specify a custom path when creating a new Blueprint in the Render Dashboard:

Setting a Blueprint file path in the Render Dashboard
You can also update an existing Blueprint's file path from its Settings page.
If you don't set a custom path, Render defaults to using render.yaml in your repository root. Learn more in the documentation.