Frequently Asked Questions

Launchverse is a Platform-as-a-Service built for African and Nigerian developers. You connect a Git repository, we detect the framework (Next.js, Node, Python, Go, Docker, …), build it, and deploy it to a managed container with HTTPS, custom domains, logs, and rollbacks — without you ever SSHing into a server. We bill in Naira via Paystack so you don't need a foreign card.

No. Subscriptions and one-off charges are processed in Naira through Paystack. Any local Visa, Verve or Mastercard works, as does bank transfer where Paystack supports it. There's a Free tier for indie projects so you can start without a card at all.

Anything our auto-detect buildpack or a Dockerfile can build: Next.js, React/Vite, Vue/Nuxt, SvelteKit, Astro, Node/Express, NestJS, Python (Django, Flask, FastAPI), Go, Ruby/Rails, Laravel, and arbitrary Docker images. If your repo has a Dockerfile we'll use it; otherwise we auto-detect.

For Pro and Enterprise plans you can attach your own VPS — Hetzner, Contabo, DigitalOcean, a local Nigerian provider, anything reachable over SSH — and Launchverse will manage deploys, SSL, and the reverse proxy on it. You keep root, you keep the data, you keep the bill from your hosting provider. We just handle the orchestration.

Yes. Every project gets a *.launchverse.appsubdomain with HTTPS out of the box. Adding a custom domain is one form field; we issue and renew Let's Encrypt certificates automatically. You point a CNAME or A record and we do the rest.

One-click managed Postgres, MySQL, MongoDB and Redis are available from the project dashboard. Backups are automated. If you prefer an external database (Neon, your own RDS), just paste the connection string into your environment variables — nothing about Launchverse forces you to use ours.

Vercel and Netlify are excellent for global edge delivery if you can pay in USD and don't need a server. Launchverse is built around Naira billing, BYOS, and full container access (so long-running processes, websockets, cron jobs and heavier backends are first-class). For a side-by-side, see our Vercel-alternative guide.

For our managed engine, data lives in EU/US Hetzner regions today — with row-level security via LaunchVerse Database, encrypted secrets at rest (AES-256-GCM), Cloudflare Turnstile on auth, and Paystack-handled card data (we never see your card number). With BYOS, your application data sits on the server you control. We can sign a data-processing agreement for enterprise plans — email [email protected].

Build minutes and project counts are soft-capped — we email you before anything stops working and you can upgrade in one click. We never silently auto-charge overage fees, and we don't delete projects when a subscription lapses; they just stop deploying until you renew.

Yes — within 7 days of purchase, no questions asked, for any monthly plan, provided you haven't already consumed substantial build minutes. Annual plans are pro-rated. Open a ticket from your dashboard or email [email protected].

Yes — real-time uptime and incident history live at status.launchverse.app. The link is also in the footer.