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title: Self-serve logical replication, better-defined compute types, and improvements to app bootstrapping via CLI
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### Self-serve logical replication

You can now 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.

![Enable logical replication](/docs/changelog/enable_lr.png)

Get started with one of our [logical replication guides](/docs/guides/integrations#replicate).

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.

### Clearer language around compute types

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`.

![new naming for compute types](/docs/changelog/compute_types.png)

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.

- **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.

For more information, see:

- [Manage computes](/docs/manage/computes)
- [Manage database access](/docs/manage/database-access)
- [Read replicas](/docs/introduction/read-replicas)