Resources/Use Cases/Backend Services

Host a Single Service

Already have a frontend host and managed database? Just need somewhere for that one backend service? Nexlayer makes it simple.

You've Got Most of It Figured Out

Your frontend is on Vercel. Your database is on Supabase or PlanetScale. But now you need a backend service — maybe an API, a webhook handler, or a worker that processes jobs.

Serverless functions have cold starts and timeout limits. Spinning up a full Kubernetes cluster for one service is overkill. You just need a reliable place to run a container.

Why Not Just Use Serverless?

  • 1.Cold starts kill UX. Your users wait 500ms-3s for the first request while the function spins up.
  • 2.Timeout limits are real. 10-30 second limits don't work for complex operations, file processing, or external API calls.
  • 3.Debugging is painful. Distributed traces, ephemeral logs, and stateless execution make issues hard to reproduce.
  • 4.Costs spike unpredictably. Pay-per-invocation sounds cheap until you get a traffic spike.

What You Get with Nexlayer

No Cold Starts

Your service is always running, always ready. No spinning up containers on first request. Sub-millisecond response times.

Isolated & Secure

Your backend runs in its own container with its own resources. No noisy neighbors, no shared runtime issues.

Predictable Performance

Dedicated CPU and memory means consistent latency. No surprises during peak traffic.

Easy Updates

Push updates through your AI assistant. Rolling deployments mean zero downtime, every time.

Common Scenarios

API Backend

Your React or Vue frontend is on Vercel or Netlify, but you need a real backend for complex business logic, database connections, or third-party integrations.

Webhook Handler

Receive webhooks from Stripe, GitHub, or other services. Process them reliably without timeout limits or cold start delays.

Microservice

Breaking out functionality from a monolith? Deploy individual services that handle specific domains of your application.

Background Worker

Long-running jobs, queue processing, or scheduled tasks that don't fit serverless constraints.

Dead Simple Configuration

One service, one pod. Connect to your existing database with environment variables.

nexlayer.yaml
application:
  name: my-api

pods:
  - name: api
    image: myuser/api:latest
    path: /
    servicePorts: [3000]
    vars:
      DATABASE_URL: your-existing-database-url
      NODE_ENV: production

Deploy Your Backend Service

Get your service running in minutes. No infrastructure to manage, no cold starts to worry about.

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