Sleeping

Apps using the free dynamic project allowance sleep automatically after 30 minutes of inactivity. This keeps resource usage low for projects that do not have regular traffic.

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Sleeping only applies to the free dynamic project. Apps on Starter, Pro, and Power project plans are always-on and never sleep.

What happens when an app sleeps

When your app has had no incoming requests for 30 minutes, Jetpacked stops the container. The app is no longer running and consuming resources, but all your data, environment variables, and configuration are preserved.

Waking up

The first request to a sleeping app is intercepted and the visitor sees a "waking up" page while Jetpacked restarts the container. Once the app is running again, the visitor is forwarded automatically. Waking typically takes 10–30 seconds depending on how fast your app starts.

Avoiding sleep

If your app needs to stay responsive at all times, upgrade it to a paid project plan. Starter, Pro, and Power plans are always-on.

Alternatively, some developers use an external uptime monitor to ping their app periodically and keep it awake — this works but is not officially supported and may change.