Enable Cloud Backend

Who can do this: Owners, Admins, and Editors can enable Cloud Backend. See Roles and Permissions for details.

What is Cloud Backend?

Cloud Backend is a fully managed backend service that gives your website powerful database capabilities. When enabled, you get instant access to a PostgreSQL database, letting you store and manage data without any server setup.

Think of it as the “brain” behind your website, where all your data lives and can be accessed securely.

What is Included

When you enable Cloud Backend, you get:

• PostgreSQL Database – A powerful, industry-standard relational database
• Data Dashboard – Visual interface to view and manage your data directly in Sticklight
• Automatic API – Your database is instantly accessible from your website code
• Real-time Updates – Data changes can sync instantly across your site
• Secure Access – Built-in security rules protect your data
• RLS Policies – Row Level Security to control table access and permissions
• Edge Functions – Server-side functions for extended functionality
• User Authentication – Built-in email/password and Google Sign-In for your users
• Custom SMTP – Send authentication emails from your own domain

When Do You Need It?

Enable Cloud Backend when your website needs to:

• Store user data – Contact forms, user profiles, preferences
• Manage content – Blog posts, product listings, dynamic content
• Track information – Orders, bookings, submissions
• Build interactive features – Comments, reviews, likes
• Authenticate users – Login systems, user accounts, protected content

If your website is purely static (just displaying information that never changes), you may not need Cloud Backend.

How to Enable

Cloud Backend enables automatically when your project needs it. Ask the AI to build something that requires data storage, and provisioning starts in the background.

“Add a contact form that saves submissions”

You can also enable it directly:

“Enable Cloud Backend for this project”

A progress indicator appears while your database is provisioned. Once complete, you can start working with your data immediately.

Current Limitations

While Cloud Backend provides powerful capabilities, some advanced features are not yet available:

• Direct database access – No SQL console or external database connections yet
• Custom database migrations – Schema changes are managed through the AI
• File/media storage – Currently limited to external image URLs
• Scheduled tasks – No cron jobs or background task scheduling yet

These features are on our roadmap and will be added in future updates.