Change a Light Cloud PostgreSQL schema with a migration file that runs automatically on every deploy, and what a rollback does and does not undo.
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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Run SQL on a Light Cloud PostgreSQL database from the browser: read-only queries, joins and totals, then a quick UPDATE with Allow writes and RETURNING.
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Free REST API hosting for a small Express or FastAPI app: Light Cloud is the only free plan that passes all five checks (no card, no rewrite, a few seconds to wake, never billed), up to about 4,800 requests a day. Cloudflare Workers is free for 100,000 requests a day if you write for its runtime.
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Use the Light Cloud data explorer to browse PostgreSQL tables, edit and insert rows, add columns, create tables and delete rows, without installing a SQL client.
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Create a PostgreSQL database on Light Cloud in about ten seconds, connect from your laptop with psql, load sample data, and connect from Node.js and Python.
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