Do I have to build the image myself?

At Scaleway, yes: you push an image to a registry. On while, your agent sends the code, and the image is built, tests included.

Can my agent break everything at Scaleway?

Scaleway’s MCP server opens every CLI command by default, deletions included, unless you set it to read-only. On while, a deletion in production waits for your approval.

Can my agent move from Scaleway to while?

Yes. It takes over your code or your image, copies the database with pg_dump and carries over your variables.

Scaleway vs while: the alternative built for your AI agent

Scaleway is a complete European cloud: containers, databases, a registry and networking, for you to put together yourself. while is built for your AI agent: it deploys over MCP, from the code to the database, and sensitive actions, like deleting a production database, wait for your approval.

What changes between Scaleway and while

What matters	Scaleway	while
Who it’s for	Teams that put their own building blocks together: containers, database, registry, networking¹	People who build their apps with an AI agent, solo or as a team
Your AI agent	An MCP server in the CLI, with every command open by default²	Connected over MCP, with OAuth: it deploys, creates the database, reads the logs and fixes things
What protects production	Read-only mode, which you turn on yourself²	Sensitive actions, like deleting a production database, wait for a person
The database	Managed PostgreSQL, one backup a day kept for 7 days³	PostgreSQL in while, backed up every day, with point-in-time recovery
Who opens your app	Public, or closed with a technical key: no password or company account for a visitor^1,4	Everyone, a password, or the company account with the Pro plan
In France	Yes, in its French region¹	Yes, with Nextmap, a French company
To get started	Pay-as-you-go containers, with a free allowance every month, and a database from about €11 per month⁵	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

Scaleway, the European cloud you put together

Scaleway is a complete European cloud: your containers scale from zero to 200 instances with demand, the database is managed, and everything can stay in France¹. Scaleway is ISO 27001 certified, and HDS certified for health data on some of its products⁶.

With while, your AI agent does the rest

Your agent deploys, over MCP. It writes while.yaml, creates the database, reads the logs and fixes things, with no command line to learn.
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.
A mistake is quickly undone. In the 30 minutes after a deployment, the previous version comes back in a second, and your database goes back to a precise moment.

Moving from Scaleway to while

Take over your app

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

Your agent takes over your code, or your image as it is, writes while.yaml and deploys the app.

Copy your PostgreSQL database

You, to your agent: Copy our Scaleway 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 Scaleway if you want to put your cloud building blocks together yourself, and you have the team to run them.
Choose while if your AI agent is the one deploying, and you want the app, the database and access settings in one request, in France.

Next steps

Deploy a Docker container

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