# Host Little App Cloud

> Pay-as-you-go app hosting with monthly usage credit, GitHub Railpack builds,
> public OCI image deployments, and managed PostgreSQL from one usage wallet.

Source of truth: `src/lib/public-pricing.ts`, `src/lib/plan-limits.ts`,
`src/lib/plan-features.ts`, the portal APIs, and provisioning code in the Host
Little repository. Last reviewed 2026-09-04. Code and live-system checks take
priority if this document becomes outdated.

## Launch plans

- Developer is $5/month with $5 of non-rollover monthly usage credit.
- Pro is $20/month with $20 of non-rollover monthly usage credit.
- New App Cloud plans are monthly-only. Usage beyond the credit is billed at the
  published rates.
- Checkout charges the selected monthly commitment immediately. Eligible new
  Developer accounts receive a one-time additional $5 launch credit after the
  successful payment; it does not roll over and is not a free trial.

## Published resource rates

- CPU: $20/vCPU-month.
- Memory: $10/GB-month.
- Persistent volume: $0.15/GB-month.
- Outbound data transfer: $0.03/GB.
- PostgreSQL compute: $0.106/CU-hour while active; sleeping compute is $0.
- PostgreSQL storage: $0.35/GB-month.
- PostgreSQL encrypted recovery storage: $0.20/GB-month; this is not a PITR entitlement.
- App CPU and memory use recorded runtime measurements. Usage is prorated. A
  customer can set a monthly workspace spend limit. The ledger can trail live
  activity, so usage can exceed the displayed limit before the next reading.
  Database Hosting uses the PostgreSQL-specific rates above.

## Sources and runtime

- GitHub source: Host Little builds the selected branch with Railpack, produces
  an OCI image, checks the new container, and routes traffic after it passes.
- Image source: customers can choose a public Linux amd64-compatible OCI image
  during first-project checkout or active portal project creation. It must
  listen on `PORT=3000` at `0.0.0.0`.
  Docker Hub, GitHub Container Registry, Quay, and GitLab Container Registry are
  accepted. Digests are preferred. Private credentials and custom registries are
  not supported at launch.
- Image-source projects expose image update and redeploy actions. GitHub-only
  build and development-environment controls are hidden from image projects.
- Launch regions are US East, US West, and Europe. A region can refuse a project
  when current capacity cannot safely fit it.
- Each project receives a `hostlittle.app` address and can add custom domains and
  HTTPS. Project pages expose deployments, redacted logs, metrics, domains,
  environment variables, source controls, and deletion.

## Database Hosting

- Database Hosting public self-service is enabled for managed PostgreSQL.
- DB Alpha provides pooled trusted-TLS connections, 0.25 CU minimum compute,
  five-minute scale-to-zero, usage metering, encrypted logical backups,
  isolated restore copies, and a bounded SQL Workbench.
- Owners reveal connection credentials only inside their authenticated portal.
- This document is never a connection or credential source.

## API and agent controls

- The scoped HTTP API covers account data, projects, environment variables,
  logs, and redeployment.
- Agent writes require approval by default. Owners can enable a time-limited
  autonomous window. Reversible environment-variable writes can be undone during
  their undo window.
- Secret environment-variable values are never returned. Host Little does not
  publish a public MCP endpoint.
- Agent Workspaces is an invite-only design partner program for a future,
  separately isolated coding-agent workspace. It is not a self-serve sandbox or
  a current arbitrary-code execution product. Learn more at
  [Agent Workspaces](https://hostlittle.com/agents).

## Documentation

- [Full platform detail](/llms-full.txt)
- [App hosting](https://hostlittle.com/app-hosting)
- [Database Hosting](https://hostlittle.com/database-hosting)
- [Pricing and rates](https://hostlittle.com/pricing)
- [Deployment guides](https://hostlittle.com/guides)