Do SupaHost projects pause when inactive?
No. SupaHost projects never pause for inactivity. Your instance runs all the time, and only Studio sleeps when idle. Here's what that means for low-traffic apps.
No. SupaHost projects don't pause, however little traffic they get. Your instance is a VM that runs around the clock for a flat monthly price, and every project on it stays online. The Instance page in the dashboard shows this as Pausing: Never.
Why people ask
On Supabase Cloud's free plan, projects pause after a week without activity and have to be restored before they answer again. That's a common surprise for side projects, staging environments and demo apps that only get used now and then. Developers sometimes set up a cron ping to keep a project awake.
On SupaHost there's nothing to keep awake. A project that hasn't had a request in three months answers the next one the same way it answered the last.
What does sleep
One thing: Supabase Studio. Each project's Studio starts the first time you open it (this takes about 20 seconds) and stops after 30 minutes without use. It's an admin tool, so this doesn't affect your app, your API or your users. See Studio takes a while to open.
What can take a project offline
These are the cases where a project is briefly unavailable, none of them caused by inactivity:
| Event | What happens |
|---|---|
| Changing plan | The VM is resized, with a minute or two of downtime |
| Restoring a backup | The restored project is offline for part of the restore (about 55 seconds for a 0.8 GB database in our drill) |
| Automatic upgrades | Run in the maintenance window you pick, 03:00-05:00 UTC |
Health checks run every minute, and you get an email if the instance is down for about three minutes in a row.
Example: a staging project
You can keep a staging project next to production on the same instance, with no cron pings and no wake-up delay:
// staging app config: it answers instantly even after weeks of no use
const supabase = createClient(
'https://staging.acme.supahost.space',
process.env.SUPABASE_ANON_KEY!
)
It counts toward your plan's projects (5 on Builder, 15 on Pro, 30 on Business; extra projects are $3/month each).
FAQ
Do I need a keep-alive cron job on SupaHost?
No. Projects never pause, so a ping job only adds load. If you have one from Supabase Cloud, remove it with select cron.unschedule('keep-alive');.
Does SupaHost pause projects during the free trial?
No. Trial projects run all the time, like paid ones. The trial lasts 7 days and allows up to 3 projects.
Why is Studio slow the first time I open it?
Studio starts on demand and stops after 30 idle minutes, so the first visit takes about 20 seconds. Your project's API isn't affected.