Deploy/Access Errors
Understand the visual editor delay and how to check your Vercel/GitHub free tier limits.
When Changes Don't Appear Immediately
# 1. Why Visual Edits Take 10 Seconds to 3 Minutes (Vercel Build Time)
When you modify something in the Visual Editor, the changes are instantly and safely committed to your GitHub repository. Immediately after, Vercel's global servers detect this update and begin compiling it into optimized files so that visitors globally can load your site flawlessly. This rebuilding process is fully automated but takes approximately 10 seconds to 3 minutes depending on the asset sizes. Grab a quick sip of coffee and hit refresh; your modifications will be there!
# 2. Checking GitHub & Vercel Free Tier Limits
If your website completely stops updating or blocks access abruptly, your free global cloud server limits may be exhausted.
- Vercel Hobby (Free) Tier Current Limits
- Bandwidth: 100GB per month (More than enough for tens of thousands of regular monthly visitors)
- Build Execution: 100 hours per month
- How to Check: Log into your Vercel dashboard (vercel.com) -> Navigate to the [Usage] tab at the top. Here you'll predictably see exact graphs reflecting your monthly consumption. If a bar is glowing red at 100%, consider upgrading your Vercel plan.
- GitHub Free Account Limits
- GitHub generously provides massive repository space, but typically caps pure repository sizes around 1GB before warning thresholds trigger. Therefore, if you repeatedly upload massive uncompressed RAW images or massive video files directly into the editor, the pipeline might break. (Tip: Always upload heavy promotion videos to YouTube and link them instead!)