Needle Cloud is an online service provided by Needle designed to host, manage, optimize, and share 3D assets and spatial web applications. Instead of setting up and managing your own web server infrastructure, you can use Needle Cloud to get your Needle Engine projects online.

Key features and functions:

• Spatial Web Hosting: Directly deploy and host web applications built with Needle Engine (from Unity or Blender integrations, or via CLI) onto Needle’s infrastructure. This makes your projects accessible via a public URL without manual server setup.
• Asset Management & Optimization: Upload 3D assets in various formats (glTF, GLB, FBX, USD, VRM, etc.). Needle Cloud automatically processes and optimizes these assets (e.g., creating multiple levels of detail for meshes and textures) to ensure fast loading and good performance on the web.
• Content Delivery Network (CDN): Hosted assets and applications benefit from Needle’s CDN, ensuring fast access for users globally.
• Sharing & Version Control: Easily share links to your hosted assets or applications. The platform supports uploading new versions while keeping URLs consistent, and allows tagging specific versions (e.g., ‘main’, ‘experimental’) for review workflows.
• Automation (CLI): Offers a command-line interface (CLI) to automate uploading and optimization, allowing integration into existing CI/CD pipelines.
• Privacy & Security: Designed for private management of assets, not as a public marketplace or social network. Options for password protection on hosted apps are available.

Learn More: Needle Cloud Documentation