Fair Use Policy

Fair Use Policy

Our guidelines ensure Portway remains fast, reliable, and affordable for everyone. Learn about resource limits and acceptable use.

General Policy

All deployments and applications hosted on Portway operate under this fair use policy. In general, don't do anything illegal or we will ban you from the platform. We reserve the right to suspend or terminate accounts that violate these terms or engage in activities that harm our platform or community.

Allowed Use Cases

Portway is designed to support a wide range of legitimate applications and services. Here are some common use cases we encourage.

Perfect for Portway
These applications work great on our platform and are fully supported.
W

Websites

Static sites, blogs, portfolios, landing pages, and full-stack web applications

A

APIs + Backends

REST APIs, GraphQL servers, microservices, and backend applications

C

Cron Jobs / Scheduled Jobs

Background tasks, data processing, automated workflows, and scheduled scripts

M

ML Jobs

Machine learning inference, data analysis, and AI-powered applications

S

Code Servers

Development environments, code hosting, and collaborative coding platforms

D

Databases

PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis, and other database services for your applications

Need something else? If your use case isn't listed here but seems legitimate, feel free to deploy it! Our fair use policy is designed to be flexible for real projects.

Prohibited Activities

These activities violate our fair use policy and may result in account suspension.

Not Allowed on Portway

Resource Abuse

  • • Cryptocurrency mining
  • • Unauthorized load testing
  • • Resource farming or reselling
  • • Intentional resource waste

Malicious Activities

  • • Malware or virus distribution
  • • DDoS attacks or network abuse
  • • Spam or phishing operations
  • • Illegal content hosting

Commercial Misuse

  • • Circumventing billing systems
  • • Multiple accounts to avoid limits
  • • Reselling platform access
  • • Trademark or copyright infringement

Platform Abuse

  • • Reverse engineering services
  • • Automated account creation
  • • API abuse or scraping
  • • Circumventing security measures

Questions About Fair Use?

Our team is here to help you understand our policies and ensure your applications comply with our guidelines.