How Usage is Tracked in Capawesome Cloud
Learn how Capawesome Cloud tracks usage for Capacitor Live Updates, ensuring you stay within your plan limits and understand your app’s performance.
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Get started in 3 simple steps
Capawesome Cloud is easy to set up and integrates seamlessly with your existing Capacitor app
1. Create a new project
Start by creating a new project in the Capawesome Cloud Console. Just enter your project name, create your first channel and you're ready to go.
Get started2. Install the Live Update SDK
Install the Live Update SDK in your Capacitor app and configure the plugin to connect to your Capawesome Cloud project.
Read the docs3. Publish your first update
Publish your first live update to your app and see the magic happen. Just upload your changes via the Capawesome Cloud Console or the Capawesome CLI.
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Powerful features to keep your app up-to-date
Everything you need to deliver Live Updates securely and at scale
Code Signing
Ensure that only you can publish updates to your app. Code signing is a crucial security feature to verify the authenticity and integrity of your updates.
Delta Updates
Reduce the size of your updates by only sending the changes to your app. Delta updates save bandwidth and reduce the time it takes to download and install updates.
Channel Support
Organize your updates by creating different channels for your app. Channels allow you to manage different versions of your app and target specific groups of users.
Flexible Hosting
Host your bundles on your own server or use our CDN. Our platform is flexible and allows you to choose the hosting solution that fits your needs.
CI/CD Integrations
Automate your deployment process with our CI/CD integrations. Use the Capawesome CLI or our GitHub Action to publish updates to your app with ease.
API
Use our API to access your bundles, channels and devices programmatically. Perfect for advanced use cases and custom integrations.
Built to scale
Deliver updates to as many devices as you need all around the world
Integrate this afternoon with our SDK
Our Live Update SDK is open source and easy to integrate thanks to comprehensive documentation
capacitor-live-update.ts
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Live Updates, also known as Over-the-Air (OTA) or hot code updates, are a way to deliver updates to your app without the need to resubmit it to the app stores. This allows you to fix bugs, add new features or change the design of your app in real-time. Unlike traditional app updates that require users to download from app stores and can take days for review, Live Updates are delivered instantly via our global CDN. This dramatically reduces your time to market and allows you to respond quickly to issues or user feedback.
Yes, Live Updates are fully compliant with both Apple App Store and Google Play Store policies. Our platform only modifies the web layer (HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and assets), which is explicitly permitted by both stores. Apple allows "interpreted code" downloads as long as they don't change the app's primary purpose, and Google Play exempts code running in webviews from self-update restrictions. Learn more in our Live Updates FAQ.
Yes, Live Updates are only supported for binary-compatible changes (e.g. HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and assets). This is a general limitation of the Live Updates technology itself, not a limitation of our SDK or platform. If you change native code, such as adding a new Capacitor plugin or updating native dependencies, you need to resubmit your app to the app stores. For this reason, you must be careful to restrict Live Updates to compatible native versions of your app. Feel free to reach out to us if you have any questions or need help with this.
Updates are delivered almost instantly. When you deploy a Live Update, it becomes available on our global CDN within seconds. Users will receive the update automatically the next time they open your app or when the app checks for updates in the background. The download time depends on the update size and the user's network connection, but most updates are just a few megabytes and download in seconds.
Yes, you can easily rollback to a previous version at any time. Our platform maintains a complete history of all your Live Updates, allowing you to instantly revert to any previous version if you discover an issue. You can also configure automatic rollback policies based on error rates or custom metrics to protect your users. Rollbacks are deployed just as quickly as regular updates, typically taking effect within seconds.
Ready to get started?
Integrate the Live Update SDK in less than 5 minutes. Check out our docs, explore our GitHub example project and start deploying updates in real-time to your Capacitor app today.
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