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Install the Light Cloud GitHub App, deploy a repository, and get a new deployment on every push, a check on every commit and a preview link on every pull request.
Deploy a GitHub repository to Light Cloud: install the GitHub App, pick the repository, click Deploy. Every push deploys, and pull requests get a preview link.
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Deploy a GitLab project to Light Cloud: connect GitLab, pick the project and branch, then every push deploys, and merge requests get a preview link and status.
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Free hosting without a credit card, ranked by what happens at the limit: Cloudflare's worst case is a Worker that stops until midnight UTC, Light Cloud's is server apps that pause until next month while static sites stay up, and neither can ever bill you. Render deletes free databases after 30 days plus a grace period, and AWS closes the free account after six months.
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Fix 'too many connections for role' on Light Cloud PostgreSQL: check the 10-connection limit, see who holds connections, and size pool max x instances.
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Run database migrations on every Light Cloud deploy: a node-pg-migrate SQL file, npm start running it before the server, and why rollbacks leave the schema alone.
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Vercel alternatives for a full-stack app: Light Cloud runs the frontend, a container API and Postgres for $5 a month with a free staging password, Railway comes to about $6 once its usage is counted, while Vercel Pro is $20 a seat and $20 per project for password protection, with Postgres from a second vendor: Vercel and Neon together come to $20 to $40.
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Rotate a Light Cloud PostgreSQL password safely: choose the new password, update DATABASE_URL first, rotate when the deploy finishes. 7 seconds of errors, not 2 minutes.
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Import a SQL dump into a Light Cloud PostgreSQL database: upload a .sql or .sql.gz with Import dump, or stream a large dump with psql in one transaction.
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Where to deploy a SaaS boilerplate such as ShipFast, Makerkit, Supastarter or Open SaaS: Light Cloud runs the Next.js or Node app plus Postgres for $5 a month, Railway comes to about $7 once its usage is counted, and Vercel, which three of the four kits recommend, needs Pro at $20 once the app takes payments, plus a database from a second vendor.
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Back up a Light Cloud PostgreSQL database: download a .sql.gz dump from the Backup tab, restore it into a new database with psql, and script it with pg_dump.
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