Render Scaling

This skill covers how to scale Web Services, Private Services, and Background Workers on Render: manual instance counts, autoscaling with a Pro workspace or higher, plan (instance type) choices, and platform limits. Deeper tables and tuning guidance live under references/.

When to Use

• Setting or changing instance count (Dashboard, CLI, API, or Blueprint)
• Configuring autoscaling (min/max, CPU and memory targets)
• Choosing vertical (plan) vs horizontal (more instances) scaling
• Understanding constraints (disks, static sites, cron/workflows, 100-instance cap)
• Cost implications of running more or larger instances
• Blueprint fields: numInstances, scaling, plan

Manual Scaling

• Set instance count from 1 to 100 via the Dashboard, CLI, or API.
• All instances share the same instance type (plan); you cannot mix plans on one service.
• Changes apply immediately: Render provisions new instances and deprovisions excess capacity as needed.