Status: internal ops truth only Date: 2026-03-19
- Free-tier Render PostgreSQL suspension caused a deployment blocker.
- Operator upgraded to a paid/basic Render PostgreSQL plan.
- API redeploy recovered afterward.
- Environment is green again.
Use this wording in internal ops and ROI material unless an exact invoice-backed amount is captured elsewhere:
Paid Render PostgreSQL Basic-plan monthly infrastructure add-on (operator confirmed; exact USD to normalize in cost sheet)
Do not use this note to change customer-facing package pricing on its own. Use it to keep internal readiness, deployment-history, and operator cost documentation honest.
For the consolidated A23.5 internal ops/readiness/cost truth pass, see:
This note remains the canonical source for the paid Render PostgreSQL requirement unless an invoice-normalized cost sheet supersedes it.