Hosting guides, one question each
Each page answers the question in its title first, then shows the steps with the real dashboard paths, `hw` commands and MCP tools, what it costs from the live pack table, and where someone else is the better choice.
Lovable
Custom domains, hosting the export, getting the code out, moving the data.
Can you add a custom domain to a Lovable app?
Yes, on a paid Lovable plan via Project → Settings → Domains. Or host the exported app yourself and attach the domain there. Both routes, DNS, cost.
Can you host a Lovable app outside Lovable?
Yes. Sync to GitHub, deploy the repo on a flat-price pack, move Supabase data with the migration tool, set env vars and domain. What breaks and the fix.
How do you export Lovable code to GitHub?
Connect the project to GitHub from the editor; Lovable creates the repo and keeps it in sync. What the export holds, what it leaves out, how to deploy it.
What is the best hosting for Lovable apps?
It depends on the app. A static Lovable site is cheapest on a static host; an app with Supabase needs a host that runs both. Six options ranked.
How do you migrate Lovable Cloud to your own Supabase?
Four things move: database, storage files, auth users, secrets. A checklist for each, what the migration tool does (200 MB cap), hosting after.
Where can you host a Lovable app?
A Lovable app can stay on Lovable hosting, or move to any host that runs a Vite build. The four real options, what each costs and how to move.
Move a Lovable app to Hostwares in 5 steps
Export to GitHub, connect the repo, pick a pack, set the keys, add your domain. The honest version of each step.
Bolt, v0, Replit and Cursor
From the builder you used to a host you own, with the domain and the env vars.
How do you host a Bolt.new app on a custom domain?
Bolt hosting takes a custom domain on paid plans. Or push to GitHub and deploy on a flat-price pack with your domain. Steps, DNS records and costs.
How do you deploy a v0 app to your own domain?
v0 domains run through Vercel. To skip it, push the v0 project to GitHub, deploy the Next.js app on a flat-price pack, attach the domain. What breaks.
How do you move a Replit app to your own server?
Push the Repl to GitHub, launch an instance or a pack, re-enter Secrets, move the database, point the domain. Each step with real commands and the cost.
How do you put a Cursor-built app into production?
Cursor is an editor, not a host. Push to GitHub, deploy on a pack, set env vars, add the domain, and run it from the same chat over MCP. Steps and cost.
Can you host a Bolt app outside Bolt Cloud?
Yes. Bolt Cloud is built in, but the code exports to GitHub and runs anywhere. What leaves with it, what does not, and your own domain.
From AI-generated code to production
Built an app with Claude, Cursor, Lovable or Bolt? How to get it live on your own domain without learning Docker or CI.
Supabase
What Cloud bills, what a dedicated instance costs, and custom domains.
Is self-hosted Supabase cheaper than Supabase Cloud?
Per project, usually not. Across several projects, or past Pro's quotas, a dedicated instance is cheaper and flat. Real numbers, break-even, trade-offs.
Can you use a custom domain with self-hosted Supabase?
Supabase Cloud sells custom domains as an add-on. Self-hosted, the API URL is whatever your proxy answers to. What a dedicated instance gives you.
Which are the best Supabase hosting providers?
Supabase Cloud, Elestio, Supascale, ManageStacks, Stellar Hosted, a DIY VPS and Hostwares, ranked by job, with dated prices and caveats.
AI operations
An AI that fixes production, managing hosting from Claude Code, leaving Vercel.
Is there an AI that fixes my site in production?
Within limits you set. HW diagnoses a failure from real logs and restarts, rolls back or redeploys with your approval. What it does alone and what it asks.
Can you manage hosting from Claude Code via MCP?
Yes. One command adds the Hostwares MCP server to Claude Code. Deploy, read logs, set env, add a domain, roll back from the chat; approval on spend.
How do you move a Next.js app off Vercel?
Replace @vercel/* packages, deploy from GitHub on a pack or a full-root instance, copy env vars, lower the DNS TTL, cut over. Checklist and cost.
Why does your site show 502 Bad Gateway after a deploy?
A 502 after a deploy means the app is not answering on the expected port. The four usual causes, how to check each in the logs, and the fix.
AI DevOps in 2026: what it actually means
The difference between a chatbot that answers questions and an agent that deploys, debugs and manages your infrastructure.
Hosting by stack
Next.js, Laravel, Django, Node and n8n on a flat-price pack.
Where can you host a Next.js app at a flat price?
Host a Next.js app with server rendering on its own pack: deploy from GitHub, add your domain, and pay one flat price with no per-seat or usage fees.
Where can you host a Laravel app with GitHub deploys?
Host Laravel on its own pack: deploy from GitHub, set APP_KEY and the database variables, run migrations, add your domain. One flat monthly price.
Where can you host a Django app with GitHub deploys?
Host Django on its own pack: deploy from GitHub, run it under gunicorn, connect PostgreSQL, collect static files, add your domain. Flat monthly price.
Where can you host a Node.js or Express app?
Host a Node.js or Express API on its own pack: deploy from GitHub, keep it running as a server, add WebSockets, a database and your domain. Flat price.
How do you self-host n8n on a low-cost cloud instance?
Run n8n on your own root instance with Docker: create the instance, start the container, open the port for an HTTPS address, and keep the data volume.
Databases
PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB and Redis on their own pack at one flat price.
Where can you get managed PostgreSQL at a flat price?
Managed PostgreSQL on its own pack: a connection string on create, private access from your app, restore points you take, and one flat monthly price.
Where can you host a managed MySQL database?
MySQL or MariaDB on its own pack at one flat monthly price: connection details on create, access from any host, and exports with mysqldump.
Where can you host MongoDB at a flat monthly price?
MongoDB on its own pack: a connection string on create, your own CPU, memory and disk, and one flat price with no per-operation billing.
Where can you host Redis at a flat monthly price?
Redis on its own pack for caching, queues and sessions: a connection URL on create, memory that is all yours, and one flat monthly price.