Why are the app and web service created on a single App Platform instance even though I have separate frontend and backend apps?
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Hi there,
An App is just the wrapper. Components do the work.
Inside an App you can have Web Services (APIs/backends), Static Sites (frontend builds), Workers, Scheduled Jobs, and Functions. The App groups them together for networking, env vars, deploys, and billing.
You always create an App, then add the components you need.
Make sure to check out the docs here:
https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/app-platform/how-to/manage-components/
Heya,
On App Platform, an “App” is basically a container for one or more components. If you add both your frontend and backend under the same App (same app spec / same create flow), it will show them as a single App Platform “instance” with two components (often a Static Site + a Web Service). That’s normal and usually recommended because deployments, domains, env vars, and internal routing are easier to manage together.
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