Fluid compute

Cross-link map: Fluid compute (/docs/fluid-compute)From the Vercel docs graph (built 2026-09-21T05:26:59.511Z), spanning vercel.com docs + KB, nextjs.org, ai-sdk.dev, and other Vercel documentation sites. Full graph as JSON: https://vercel.com/docs/graph.jsonSemantically closest pagesWhat is Compute? — Learn how compute works on Vercel with Fluid compute, and how it compares to traditional server and serverless models.Introducing Fluid computeHow Fluid compute works on VercelFluid: How we built serverless serversHow Vercel Services run on Fluid compute — The backends in a Vercel Services project run as Vercel Functions on Fluid compute by default. Learn how optimized concuThis page links to (19)Frameworks on Vercel — Vercel supports a wide range of the most popular frameworks, optimizing how your application builds and runs no matter wConfiguring Functions — Learn how to configure the runtime, region, maximum duration, and memory for Vercel Functions.Configuring Maximum Duration for Vercel Functions — Learn how to set the maximum duration of a Vercel Function.Configuring Memory and CPU for Vercel Functions — Learn how to set the memory / CPU of a Vercel Function.Configuring regions for Vercel Functions — Learn how to configure regions for Vercel Functions.@vercel/functions API Reference \(Node.js\) — Learn about available APIs when working with Vercel Functions.Vercel Functions Limits — Learn about the limits and restrictions of using Vercel Functions.Runtimes — Runtimes transform your source code into Functions, which are served by our CDN. 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