Always On Flask server doesn’t wake up when receiving traffic

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My Flask server seems to not wake up when it receives http traffic. It has “always on” enabled.

This is the repl: https://replit.com/@noquinn/Sizeup-Server?s=app

I’ve linked it with this custom domain: https://api.orangesizeup.com

It goes out multiple times a day. None of the endpoints wake it up. It needs to be manually restarted by pressing the start button each time.

What’s going on here?

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Hi @noquinn!
Always-On repls will turn on if the repl is inactive, in order to save resources.
If you want a true always on, try taking a look at Replit Deployments.

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@noquinn the Repl will turn off but immediately turn back on if it does. It will be on even if it is inactive.

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But the docs say that http traffic should wake the repl up. It doesn’t seem to be doing that. It’s acting like a regular repl without the always on boost.

I have an Express server with always on enabled as well. The Express server wakes back up when it receives traffic. This Flask server doesn’t.

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I copied my server code into a new repl. Now it is behaving normally and being woken up by http traffic.

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Same problem here, but with an Express server. I’m not using Always On, but it should still wake up when I visit the website.

Repl link: https://replit.com/@OmegaOrbitals/nodemailer?s=app
Website: https://nodemailer.omegaorbitals.repl.co