# Change your service's backing repo or image in the Render Dashboard

- Date: 2026-05-11
- Change type: Improved
- URL: https://render.com/changelog/change-your-services-backing-repo-or-image-in-the-render-dashboard

You can now change an existing service's backing Git repository or Docker image in the Render Dashboard. Previously, these changes required the Render API.

1. In the [Render Dashboard](https://dashboard.render.com), open your service's *Settings* page.

2. Under *Build > Source*, click *Edit*:

    [image: Editing a service's build source in the Render Dashboard]

    The *Update Source* dialog appears.

3. Select a new build source.

4. If you're using a Git repo, confirm the *Runtime*, *Build Command*, and *Start Command* to use:

    [image: Selecting runtime, build command, and start command]

    (For static sites, you specify your content's *Publish Directory* instead of a start command.)

5. Submit your changes.

Render automatically triggers a deploy using the new backing source.

Note that you cannot change an existing service's _type_ (between web service, static site, and so on).