Hosting execution models

Explore Hosting execution models.

3 field notes

Process lifetime differs from data lifetime.

Invocations use external durable state.

Public files and private writes separate.

Comparison within this category
Concept	Features	Advantages	Limitations	Suitable situations	Combination conditions
Always-on server	Long-running request listener	Direct runtime control	Supervision and recovery need owners	Custom runtime behavior	External durable store and static frontend
Serverless functions	Event-triggered managed handlers	Platform handles server provisioning	Retries and lifecycle need design	Event-oriented APIs	Static frontend plus external storage
Static hosting	Prebuilt file delivery	Reading needs no app renderer	Personal writes need an API	Public articles and documentation	Static generator plus server or function