We’re introducing a new system to help optimize hosting resources and billing. Starting now, all apps will automatically go into sleep mode one day after their last credit usage, unless the always_on flag is enabled.

Here’s what this means:

  • 🔹 If always_on is enabled: your app stays active and continues to be billed as usual.
  • 🔹 If always_on is disabled: your app will be paused automatically and will not incur any hosting charges.

As part of this change, your existing apps that matched the criteria have been paused.

Important: After two weeks, VMs that remain paused will be automatically deleted. Your code stored in GitHub will remain unaffected and secure.

How it works

If you want your app to stay active continuously, please follow these steps:

  1. Log in to your account and choose your project.
  2. Go to your project Settings tab.
  3. Click Resume on the paused app(s).
  4. Enable the always_on flag to keep them running and billed going forward.

Additionally, under the Editor tab, we have introduced a convenient feature allowing you to manually pause and unpause your VM directly. This provides more granular and immediate control over your hosting resources, enabling you to quickly respond to varying workload demands or maintenance needs without negatively affecting your billing.

Thank you for your understanding and for being part of our developer community.