Advanced settings

1. 1

   Go to your project, then navigate to the 'Cloud' tab, select 'Overview', and finally click on 'Advanced settings'.

   This is the main entry point to access all the advanced management options for your app's backend.

2. 2

   To make your app handle more users, find the 'Upgrade instance' section and choose a larger size like 'Small' or 'Medium'.

   A larger instance size helps your app perform better under heavy use, preventing it from slowing down.

3. 3

   If your app is running out of storage space, go to the 'Disk space usage' section, enter a larger number for the disk size, and click 'Increase disk size'.

   Increasing disk space ensures your app has enough room to store all its data without issues.

4. 4

   To get a copy of your app's data, find 'Export project data', click 'Export data', then 'Export' in the 'Database' card, and confirm by clicking 'Start export'.

   This creates a backup of your database, which is useful if you plan to move your data elsewhere or just want a copy.

5. 5

   To temporarily stop your app's backend and save money, locate 'Pause Cloud', click 'Pause', and confirm by clicking 'Pause Cloud'.

   Pausing stops the backend services, reducing your credit usage when your app isn't actively being used.

6. 6

   To permanently remove your app's built-in backend, find 'Remove Lovable Cloud', click 'Remove', check the warning boxes, type your project's name exactly, and then click 'Remove'.

   This completely deletes your backend services and data, which is useful if you no longer need them or are moving to a different setup.

My database feels slow under load. Resize my Cloud instance to a larger size.

Backend

This is the 'behind-the-scenes' part of your app that handles data storage, user logins, and other operations that users don't directly see. It's like the engine room of a ship.

Instance size

This refers to the computing power and memory allocated to your app's backend. A larger instance size means more power, allowing your app to handle more users and tasks simultaneously.

Credits

This is the currency you use within Lovable to pay for the resources your app consumes, like computing power, storage, and data transfer.

IO budget

This measures how much your app's backend can read from and write to its storage disk. If it's too low, your app might slow down when accessing data.

CPU load

This indicates how busy your app's main processing unit (like its brain) is. High CPU load means it's working hard, which can slow things down if it's overloaded.

Edge Functions

These are small pieces of code that run very close to your users, making your app faster and more responsive for tasks like AI features or sending emails.

• You cannot change your project's hosting region after Cloud is enabled.
• Increasing disk space is permanent; you cannot decrease it later.
• You can only resize your disk once every 4 hours.
• Database exports are limited to 5 GB and one per day.
• Pausing your Cloud project stops compute usage but storage usage continues, so you'll still be charged for stored data.
• Removing Lovable Cloud is permanent and cannot be undone; ensure you export all necessary data beforehand.
• User passwords are not exported in a usable form, so plan for a password reset if migrating users.