If you’re using Supabase’s generous free tier for side projects, you’ve probably seen the dreaded email: your project will be paused due to inactivity. The rule is simple—if no API requests hit your database for 7 days, Supabase assumes the project is abandoned and pauses it to save resources. No amount of dashboard browsing counts. You need actual REST API calls.
The fix? A tiny scheduled task that pings your database a couple of times a week. You could spin up a server, use an external cron service, or—my favorite—just use GitHub Actions. You already have a repo (or can create one in 30 seconds), and it’s completely free for public repositories (and even private repos get generous free minutes).
Here’s exactly how to set up a “keep alive” cron with GitHub Actions, step by step.
What You’ll Need
A Supabase project on the free plan
