Runs as

What the host keeps running, if anything.

Runs as records how the software behaves on the live site. Static files need only a web server or a CDN. A script per request needs a server that starts it on each visit, which is how most PHP hosting works. An always-on process needs a host that keeps a program running and restarts it when it stops. Software that runs in the visitor’s browser or only during development puts no load on the server at all. A record carries every value its documentation describes, so a framework that can export static files and also run a server holds both. Which language the host must offer shows under hosting needs.

6 values in use. 106 records do not record this field. For a further 133 the question does not apply, so there is nothing to record.

• Static filesFiles only, nothing running.60 records
• Per requestStarted on each visit, idle in between.28 records
• Always onA process the host keeps alive.192 records
• Scheduled5 records
• In the browserRuns on the visitor's device.51 records
• Dev onlyOn a developer machine or in CI.87 records