# Sleeping, Waking & Saving Your Work

> Why apps sleep, how to wake them, how backups work, and how to never lose your work.

Source: https://llamapress.ai/wiki/sleeping-waking-and-saving-your-work | Updated: 2026-07-31

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Why apps sleep, how to wake them, and how to keep your work safe.

This page explains a behavior that surprises a lot of new users: on the free plan, your app can **go to sleep**. Don't worry — your work is saved — but it's worth understanding so nothing catches you off guard.

## Why does my app go to sleep?

Free apps run on shared resources, so after a period of inactivity an app automatically goes to sleep to free those resources up. You'll usually get an email letting you know. **Your app and your data are not lost** — the workspace is just paused.

## How do I wake it back up?

- Click the link in the "went to sleep" email, or open your [dashboard](https://llamapress.ai/user_instances) and click the app.
- Give it a **few minutes** — waking a sleeping app takes a moment while it spins back up.
- If a page looks blank or errors the first time, wait a bit and **hard-refresh** (Ctrl/Cmd + Shift + R).

Occasionally an app shows a brief error right after waking from sleep. It almost always sorts itself out in a few minutes. If it doesn't, email [support@llamapress.ai](mailto:support@llamapress.ai) and we'll get it back up.

## Want an app that never sleeps?

A paid plan gives you a **permanent, always-on workspace** that stays online 24/7 and is far less likely to go down. If your app is something you (or your users) rely on, this is the upgrade that matters most. See [Plans & Pricing](https://llamapress.ai/wiki/plans-and-pricing) or visit [llamapress.ai/pricing](https://llamapress.ai/pricing).

## How backups work

Every workspace is backed up automatically to secure cloud storage. Backups are taken on a schedule, and also whenever an app is paused. On always-on paid plans we can back up more frequently — daily or more.

**The one thing to know:** a restore brings you back to the *most recent backup* — so changes you made since the last backup may not be preserved if an app sleeps or has to be restored. The fix is simple and in your control: **save a checkpoint when you finish a working session** (next section).

## Never lose work: save a checkpoint

The surest way to protect your progress is to save your own checkpoints as you go. From the **History** panel (the clock icon at the top of Leo):

1. Click the **+** button, write a short note describing what changed, and hit **Save**. This saves a checkpoint of your app.
2. If your GitHub is connected, click the **cloud** button to push that checkpoint up to GitHub for safekeeping. (See [Getting Your Source Code](https://llamapress.ai/wiki/getting-your-source-code).)

Then, if anything ever goes sideways, you can roll back to any saved checkpoint.

## If Leo breaks something

It happens occasionally on a complex change. Your options, in order:

- **Ask Leo to undo it** — "please revert the last change and put the page back the way it was."
- **Roll back to a checkpoint** from the History panel.
- **Start a fresh conversation** if the current chat has gotten confused, then describe the goal cleanly.
- Still stuck? Email [support@llamapress.ai](mailto:support@llamapress.ai) — we can restore from a backup. (Restores come from the most recent backup, so the sooner you reach out, the less is at stake.)

Related: [How LlamaPress Works](https://llamapress.ai/wiki/how-llamapress-works) and the [History & checkpoints](https://llamapress.ai/wiki/leo-tools-and-features#workspace) section of the tools guide.