> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.youniverse.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Storage, hosting and credits

> How your app's data is stored, hosted and paid for.

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Every app comes with its own database, file storage and hosting — nothing to set up.

## How storage works

Your app's storage is two things added together:

* **Code and files** — your app's pages, images, uploads and other assets.
* **Database** — every record your app saves (users, orders, posts, bookings).

Each project can grow to **10 TB**. See your usage in **Settings → Storage**; checking it is free and never wakes a sleeping app.

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  <Card title="Files" icon="folder">The **Files** tab holds everything you've uploaded, ready for the agent to use.</Card>
  <Card title="Data" icon="table">**Settings → Data** is a spreadsheet-style editor for your real tables — free.</Card>
  <Card title="App users" icon="users">**Settings → App users** lists who signed up to your app.</Card>
  <Card title="Leads" icon="inbox">The **Leads** tab saves every form submission, even if an email fails.</Card>
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## Hosting

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Live apps keep running after you close your browser. Hosting is usage-based — storage is billed monthly per GB, plus traffic.

* **Hosting reserve:** each live app holds about 30 days of hosting in reserve, so it never goes dark unexpectedly.
* **Auto top-up:** keeps a live app funded on its own. Find it in **Settings → Usage & billing**.
* **Spike watch:** Aura watches for sudden traffic spikes and warns you early.

## Credits

| | Cost |
| - | - |
| First build of a new app | Flat 2,000 credits |
| A small edit | About 180 credits |
| Asking questions in builder chat | Free |
| Publishing | Free |
| Editing data, viewing logs and history | Free |
| Visual edits made by hand | Free |
| Restoring a version or adding a domain | Credits |

You see a live credit counter while a build runs. Cancelled runs bill only what they used, and a nightly audit refunds any overcharge — it never charges more. If you run out mid-build, the run pauses and resumes when you top up.

**Settings → Usage & billing** breaks spending down by builds, in-app AI and hosting.

## Common questions

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  <Accordion title="How much can my app store?">Up to 10 TB per project.</Accordion>
  <Accordion title="Will my app go offline if I run low?">Each live app keeps about 30 days of hosting in reserve, and auto top-up can keep it funded automatically.</Accordion>
  <Accordion title="What happens if I run out of credits mid-build?">The build pauses gracefully and continues when you top up.</Accordion>
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