Automattic debuts a platform to deploy vibe coding apps amid a changing internet

Automattic, the owner of WordPress.com, has launched a new service called Spacefast, which allows users to deploy vibe-coded websites and apps. Spacefast provides infrastructure for vibe-coded apps, including databases, authentication, file uploads, emails, and analytics. The service competes with Lovable and Emergent, but is designed to be more user-friendly and accessible to non-technical users. Spacefast can be connected to various agents and chatbots, or a Git repository, to get started. The product was headed by Batuhan İçöz, who worked on it during a hackathon sprint earlier this year, and was inspired by his own experiences with vibe coding and the need for a more user-friendly solution. Automattic soft-launched the product in September and has seen varied use cases since then.