---
title: "Try out Tinybird Local!"
excerpt: "Free Tinybird Local container, switch regions from the Command bar, update to Copy Pipes, and more!"
date: "2025-01-17"
---

# Tinybird Local container

We are launching Tinybird Local, a free Docker image that replicates the service we provide in the Cloud. Pull the Docker image, and you'll have a local version of Tinybird!

Use Tinybird Local when you want to:

- Test your app or service locally.
- Add it to your CI pipelines.
- Run things locally because you prefer it.

{% image src="/assets/changelog/tinybird-local-container.png" alt="Tinybird Local container interface" /%}

If you require connectors or other advanced capabilities, let us know, it'll help us improve the Docker image.

[See the docs](/classic/cli/local-container) for installation instructions.

## Switch regions from the command bar

Use the `s` keyboard shortcut in Tinybird to open the command bar and search for a resource, such as a data source or pipe. Now, you can also search for the region you want to switch to.

{% html %}
<video controls autoplay muted><source src="/docs/assets/changelog/regions.mp4" type="video/mp4"></video>
{% /html %}

## Use job_timestamp instead of now() in Copy Pipes

Jobs run asynchronously, so `now()` in a Copy Pipe can vary greatly from the time the job was scheduled depending on the queue state at launch time, which at peak times and in shared environments can be a few seconds.

To avoid this, you can use the `job_timestamp` column, which is the timestamp of the job launch time, instead of the execution time. We have updated the [Copy Pipe best practices](/classic/work-with-data/process-and-copy/copy-pipes#best-practices) to recommend this.

## Improvements and bug fixes

- Fixed a bug where maximum active Copy Jobs were not being limited when running in Branches. The [normal Copy Pipe limits](/classic/pricing/limits#copy-pipe-limits) are now being applied.