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February 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
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.