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+description: Self-serve logical replication, better-defined compute types, and improvements to app bootstrapping via CLI
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+### Self-serve logical replication
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+You can once again enable [logical replication](/docs/introduction/logical-replication) for your Neon project from the **Settings** → **Beta** page in the Neon Console. This feature lets you replicate data changes from Neon to external data services and platforms.
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+![Enable logical replication](/docs/relnotes/enable_lr.png)
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+Get started with one of our [logical replication guides](https://neon.tech/docs/guides/integrations#replicate).
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+This feature is currently in Beta. If you've got requests or feedback, let us know via the [Feedback](https://console.neon.tech/app/projects?modal=feedback) form in the Neon Console or our [feedback channel](https://discord.com/channels/1176467419317940276/1176788564890112042) on Discord.
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+### Clearer language around compute types
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+Words matter. We've changed our naming convention around compute types: from `RW compute` and `RO Replica` to a cleaner, more straightforward `Primary compute` and `Read replica`.
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+![new naming for compute types](/docs/relnotes/compute_types.png)
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+With Neon's unique architecture, where we separate storage from compute for copy-on-write branching, you can choose the size and features for the compute that powers your branch's database independently from your data.
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+- **Primary compute** — When you create a branch in Neon, a primary compute is automatically created alongside it. You can think of your primary compute as the main engine for your branch. It supports read-write operations, though you can modify database permissions using traditional Postgres roles.
+- **Read replicas** — When you’re ready to scale your application, you can direct read-only traffic to one or more read replicas. Unlike traditional systems where data is physically replicated, Neon’s read replicas access the same data source as the primary read-write compute — at no additional storage cost.
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+For more information, see:
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+- [Manage computes](/docs/manage/endpoints)
+- [Manage database access](/docs/manage/database-access)
+- [Read replicas](/docs/introduction/read-replicas)
+
+### Neon CLI `create-app` improvements
+
+The Neon CLI `create-app` command initializes a new Neon project and bootstraps a full-stack application using your preferred package manager. This feature is very new, but it's maturing fast:
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+- It now supports Prisma as another ORM option for your bootstrapped application.
+- It also now creates two separate branches for your app's Neon project: your main branch and a development branch.
+  ![create-app branches](/docs/relnotes/create-app-branches.png)
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+To learn more, see [Neon CLI commands — create-app](/docs/reference/cli-create-app).