A working prototype still needs a reliable home. Automattic’s Spacefast launch illustrates the next set of questions: hosting, data, access, versions and recovery.
The November 9 announcement lists hosting, domains, a SQL database and versioned publishes. It describes built-in app authentication as coming soon. That last distinction matters: a platform feature on a roadmap is not something your app can rely on today.
Use this checklist with any host
- Open the public link in a signed-out browser. Does it show the intended page without exposing private content?
- For apps that store data, submit a harmless test record. Does the data remain after a refresh and a new session?
- Check who can access the app and who can publish changes. Confirm which controls are available now.
- Make a small update and verify the new version. Know how you would return to the previous working version.
- Check ongoing costs, limits and how you would export your data before depending on the platform.
Keep the first launch small enough to test end to end. A link that loads is the start of the check, not the whole check.
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Automattic · November 9, 2026 ↗Based on the linked primary source. Practical checklist items are editorial guidance, not claims of guaranteed results.