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# Provisioning Options
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The creation wizard for Satellites and Orbiters includes advanced provisioning options for developers who need more control.
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## Hosting Memory
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## Website vs Appliction
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When you initialize a satellite, you must decide how the frontend will be kept in memory and served on the web.
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### Summary
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The table below summaries the difference regarding the **hosting memory**.
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This comparison relates strictly to where your frontend assets (JS, HTML, etc.) are stored and served from.
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| | Website (heap) | Application (stable) |
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| ------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------- |
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| **Best for** | Websites, blogs, content sites | SPAs, feature-rich applications |
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| **Speed** | Faster, more consistent | Slightly slower on average, spikier under load |
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| **Asset size limit** | ~1 GB (serialization on upgrade) | No practical limit |
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| **Upgrade cost** | Assets re-serialized on every upgrade | Assets survive upgrades without re-processing |
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| **SEO impact** | Better (lower TTFB, ~0.5 s faster LCP) | Minor overhead (~0.5 s added to CWV) |
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| **Default in Console** | ✅ Website | ✅ Application |
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| **Can be changed later?** | ✅ Yes — in Hosting › Settings (requires no active files) | ✅ Yes — in Hosting › Settings (requires no active files) |
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## Selecting a Subnet
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If you want more control over where your module is provisioned, you can select a [subnet] during the creation process.

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