Frequently asked questions

Pierrr is a deployment platform (PaaS): you link your code provider from the dashboard and pick a repository and get a live app with HTTPS, a managed database, and automated backups on paid plans, without ever touching a server.

No. Pierrr handles servers, networking, SSL and deployments for you. You connect your repository and push your code, the rest is automatic.

Yes. The free plan lets you try Pierrr. Its projects hosted by Pierrr sleep every night from 00:00 to 08:00 (UTC), and are switched off after 30 days without a deployment or an action from a member, until a member wakes them up from the console. Data is kept, and paid plans are always on. The Pro plan offers a 14-day trial, once per organisation: your card is collected at signup but nothing is charged before the trial ends. The Business plan adds higher limits.

You link your code provider from the dashboard, pick the repository and the branch, and Pierrr builds then ships your app. On paid plans, every push redeploys automatically.

Yes. You can attach your custom domain to your app; the HTTPS certificate is issued and renewed automatically.

Pierrr auto-detects most modern stacks (Next.js, Node, containerized apps via Dockerfile, and more). If your project ships a Dockerfile, it is used as is.

Yes for Vercel, with a migration assistant in beta that opens progressively: it takes over the repository, build settings, production variables, database data and domains, without taking the site down during the switch. Netlify, Render, Railway, Heroku, Coolify, Hostinger, OVHcloud and IONOS are announced. The details are in the documentation, on the Migrate to Pierrr page.

Your connections are encrypted in transit (HTTPS) and your secrets are stored in a per-project encrypted vault. Backup encryption is not guaranteed at this time.

Yes. Your code stays yours and lives in your own repository, at your code provider. You can export your database and leave at any time, with no lock-in.

You are warned before reaching your limits. Depending on the case, you can upgrade or adjust your usage; nothing is billed silently for overage.

Billing runs through Stripe as a monthly subscription. The Pro trial collects a card at signup, charges nothing before day 15, and you can cancel anytime.

Yes. Pierrr Agent is a binary you install on any Linux VPS (Hetzner, OVH, Scaleway, on-prem). Once installed, your servers show up in your Pierrr dashboard with the same deployments, logs and monitoring as the managed PaaS.

From 6 to 15 € per server per month depending on your plan. Your projects on your own servers follow the same resource budget as on Pierrr hosting.