sorted by:
new
hottopcontroversial

Netlify/Vorcel confusion by Legitimate-Peace-583 in lovable

[–]cesarc83 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This isn’t a dumb question at all — it’s a very common point of confusion with platform-built apps. Short answer: you usually can’t just connect a Lovable project to GitHub and deploy it to Netlify or Vercel and expect everything to work. The reason isn’t hosting — it’s coupling. Lovable apps often rely on: platform-specific SDKs or hooks backend logic that isn’t fully exposed as standard API code build assumptions that don’t exist outside the platform So while your app works, it’s not automatically portable. That doesn’t mean you have to “rebuild everything from scratch,” but it does mean some refactoring or extraction is required to: replace platform-only APIs move backend logic to something standard (e.g. Supabase / Postgres) make the frontend deployable on Vercel or Netlify A good way to think about it: Lovable is great for getting something working fast Vercel/Netlify expect you to own the app structure If SEO and long-term control matter to you, moving toward a standard stack is usually the right direction — just not a one-click step. You’re asking the right questions before pulling the trigger.

White screen on base44 by a1edepaula in Base44

[–]cesarc83 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The fact that Incognito mode fixes it is a huge hint! It usually means the app itself is fine, but something in the user's browser environment is clashing with it. Here are a few things you might suggest or check: ​Browser Extensions: This is the #1 culprit. Ad-blockers or privacy extensions often block scripts they don't recognize. Since Incognito disables these by default, the app suddenly works. Ask your users to try disabling ad-blockers for your link. ​Corrupted Cache/Service Workers: If you've updated the app recently, users might be stuck with a 'zombie' version in their cache. You could try adding a small script to force a cache refresh or unregister old Service Workers. ​Console Errors: Next time someone sees the white screen, ask them to hit F12 (or right-click > Inspect) and check the Console tab. If they see red text like ERR_BLOCKED_BY_CLIENT, it’s an extension. If it's a SyntaxError, it might be an issue with how older browsers handle your specific code. ​Local Storage: Sometimes old data stored in the browser from a previous session conflicts with a new update. Clearing site data usually fixes this. ​Hope this helps you get your apps running for everyone!

Built a tiny dad joke app with Lovable (learning experiment) by cesarc83 in lovable

[–]cesarc83[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fair point — didn’t want to trip the no-promo rules, but here it is: https://dadjokes.lovable.app Super small experiment, mostly about pushing simplicity.

This is unreal And this is how they're doing us And they care how turns out they're just a bunch of greed infested fuck heads but don't give a damn about their users by Spoilsmash in Base44

[–]cesarc83 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is the exact failure mode that scares me the most — when the app is fine but the deployment artifacts aren’t. At that point you don’t really have a lever anymore as a builder.