NEWS

Things break. Here’s why.

One piece a day about what actually goes wrong with apps built on Lovable, Replit, Bolt and the rest — what each symptom means, and what to do about it. No jargon, and nothing you need to be an engineer to follow.

EXPLAINER

Nobody Is Watching Your App Right Now

Your app can break at 2am and nothing will tell you. Here is how monitoring works, what it can't do, and which tool fits a non-engineer.

27 Sept 2026 · 9 min
PLAYBOOK

The client email you have to send when their site went down

What to write to a client when their site goes down: four sentences, sent immediately, plus the follow-up and the write-up afterwards.

24 Sept 2026 · 8 min
EXPLAINER

Does downtime hurt your Google ranking?

If your app was down for an hour, your Google ranking is fine. At two days, pages start dropping. Here's where the line is and how recovery works.

21 Sept 2026 · 8 min
EXPLAINER

What an hour of downtime actually costs you in signups

An hour of downtime rarely costs an hour of signups. What it costs depends almost entirely on who was trying to visit while it was broken.

18 Sept 2026 · 8 min
EXPLAINER

What happens to your app when Supabase has a bad day

Why a Supabase outage makes your app look perfect and empty, how to check in three minutes, and what to do while you wait.

14 Sept 2026 · 9 min
DIAGNOSIS

Supabase storage: why your images stopped loading

Your app's images turned into grey boxes. Here's the one test that identifies the cause in seconds, and what to do about each result.

11 Sept 2026 · 9 min
DIAGNOSIS

Your Supabase app says "too many connections" — here's what that actually means

Why Supabase refuses new visitors when connections run out, what the error message really means, and the fix you can hand to your AI tool.

8 Sept 2026 · 9 min
DIAGNOSIS

Why did my Supabase login stop working?

A login that worked last week and fails today usually broke for one of six reasons. Here's how to find yours in about five minutes.

5 Sept 2026 · 10 min
PLAYBOOK

Your Supabase project got paused. Here's what to do

Free Supabase projects get switched off after a quiet week. Your data is intact. Here's how to bring it back and stop it happening again.

2 Sept 2026 · 9 min
EXPLAINER

What "too many requests" actually means, and what to do about it

Your app said "too many requests." That's a speed limit, not damage. Here's how to find the cause and stop it happening again.

1 Sept 2026 · 9 min
DIAGNOSIS

Why your app works on your laptop and nowhere else

Your app works in the preview and shows a blank page live. Here is why that happens, and the four things to check first.

31 Aug 2026 · 8 min
DIAGNOSIS

Your website is a blank white page — here's what that actually means

A blank website usually means your app crashed before drawing anything. Here's the 30-second check that tells you why, and how to fix it.

30 Aug 2026 · 7 min
DIAGNOSIS

What "this site can't provide a secure connection" means

Your browser refused to open your site over a secure connection. Here's what that actually means, and the four things that usually cause it.

29 Aug 2026 · 8 min
DIAGNOSIS

"Failed to fetch" — what your users are actually seeing

Your app asked for something and nothing came back. Here are the five usual reasons, and how to tell them apart in two minutes.

28 Aug 2026 · 9 min
EXPLAINER

Why your app suddenly says something was "blocked by CORS policy"

Your browser blocked your page from reading data at another address because that address didn't say your page was allowed. Here's how to fix it.

27 Aug 2026 · 8 min
DIAGNOSIS

My app is slow for everyone but me

Your app feels fast to you and slow to everyone else. Here are the usual causes, in the order they turn out to be the problem.

26 Aug 2026 · 9 min
EXPLAINER

Why does my app break every time I ask the AI to change something?

Why AI coding tools break working apps when you ask for small changes, what to do about it, and how to find out before your users do.

25 Aug 2026 · 9 min
DIAGNOSIS

Why your Base44 app breaks right after you edit it

Edited your Base44 app and got a blank screen? Here's why it happens, the order to fix it in, and how to find out first next time.

24 Aug 2026 · 8 min
DIAGNOSIS

Your Bolt app works in preview but the published link is blank

Preview works, published link is white. Here's why that happens with Bolt apps and the order to fix it in.

23 Aug 2026 · 8 min
DIAGNOSIS

Your Lovable app works in the editor but not on the live link

Preview looks perfect, live link is blank or stale? Here's why they differ and the order to check things in before you spend another credit.

22 Aug 2026 · 8 min
DIAGNOSIS

Why is my Lovable app showing a blank white screen?

A blank white page in a Lovable app usually means one small thing broke on startup. Here's how to find it, fix it, and get told next time.

21 Aug 2026 · 9 min
PLAYBOOK

How to put your app back to the version that worked

Putting your app back to the last working version is usually one button. Here's what it restores, what it leaves alone, and what to check afterwards.

19 Aug 2026 · 9 min
PLAYBOOK

The cheapest way to know when your app goes down

A free checker loads your app on a schedule and emails you when it can't. Here's how to set one up in ten minutes, and the setting most people miss.

17 Aug 2026 · 9 min
COMPARISON

Which uptime checker should you use if you're not a developer?

UptimeRobot is the easier starting point for solo builders; Better Stack does more. Here's what each free plan gives you and when to switch.

16 Aug 2026 · 9 min
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