Is alwaysdata French?

Yes, like while: a French company, with servers in France.

Can my agent deploy on alwaysdata?

Through alwaysdata’s REST API, with a token that has all of your profile’s permissions. On while, it goes through MCP, and sensitive actions, like deleting a production database, wait for your approval.

What about my mailboxes?

There’s no email on while: keep your mailboxes at alwaysdata or elsewhere, and put your apps on while.

Can my agent move from alwaysdata to while?

Yes for Node.js, Python, Go and PostgreSQL. A PHP site moves with a Dockerfile, which your agent writes.

alwaysdata vs while: the alternative built for your AI agent

alwaysdata has hosted your websites, your mailboxes and your databases in France since 2006, maintained for you. while is built for your AI agent: it deploys your apps over MCP, and sensitive actions, like deleting a production database, wait for your approval.

What changes between alwaysdata and while

What matters	alwaysdata	while
Who it’s for	Websites, mailboxes and databases in a single account, maintained for you¹	People who build their apps with an AI agent, solo or as a team
Your AI agent	No MCP server: the REST API²	Connected over MCP, with OAuth: it deploys, creates the database, reads the logs and fixes things
What protects production	A token has all of its profile’s permissions, deletions included²	Sensitive actions, like deleting a production database, wait for a person
The database	Managed PostgreSQL, one backup per day, kept 3 to 30 days depending on the plan³	PostgreSQL in while, backed up every day, with point-in-time recovery
Who opens your app	A password through .htaccess, for a site served by Apache⁴	Everyone, a password, or the company account with the Pro plan
In France	Yes⁵	Yes, with Nextmap, a French company
To get started	Free for personal use, then €6 per month, excl. VAT⁶	A trial without an account. Then €0 to get started, and €13.75 per month for an app and its database

Try while on your app, without an account. Copy the instructions

alwaysdata, the all-inclusive French host

alwaysdata has been hosting since 2006, in France, on its own hardware and its own network: unlimited websites, mailboxes and databases in a single account, backups included, and 100% human support^1,5,7. Its free plan lasts for life, with no credit card¹.

With while, your AI agent does the rest

No server to maintain. There’s no system to update, no disk to watch and no certificate to renew: your agent deploys, and the rest is taken care of.
Your databases are backed up for you. Every day, with point-in-time recovery, and a production backup is tested every day.
Nothing serious happens without you. Deleting a production database waits for your approval, before it runs, and every action is recorded in a signed activity log.
Your keys stay secret. Your app uses them, your agent never sees them.
Your colleagues sign in with the company account. Google Workspace or Microsoft 365, on the Pro plan, with no sign-in page to code.

Moving from alwaysdata to while

Take over your app

You, to your agent: Move our alwaysdata app to while.

Your agent writes while.yaml from your code or your Dockerfile, and deploys the app.

Copy your PostgreSQL database

You, to your agent: Copy our PostgreSQL database to while.

Your agent exports the database with pg_dump, then loads it into while.

Carry over your variables

You, to your agent: Carry over our environment variables.

Your agent carries your settings over to while. You enter your secret keys yourself: it never sees them.

Which one to choose

Choose alwaysdata if you want your websites, your mailboxes and your databases in one place, at a fixed price.
Choose while if your AI agent is the one deploying your apps, and you want to be sure it can’t break anything in production without you.

alwaysdata vs while: which one to choose when your AI agent deploys?