u/Western-Profession12

I’ve built a review platform (Next.js, MongoDB, Vercel) with ~50k line of code, featuring a full notification system and a heavy admin dashboard (analytics, abuse tracking, store management).
During testing with only 5 users, Function Invocations hit 48k within 3 days. At this rate, production will be unsustainable.

1. Local Admin: Is it viable to keep the Admin Dashboard off Vercel and run it only via npm run dev locally to manage the production DB?
2. Connectivity: I’ve confirmed I can receive store submissions and upgrade requests locally, but are there production-level risks to this workflow?
3. Optimization: Are there better ways to track/manage the site without uploading the heavy admin pages to the cloud?
   Quick Advice for your Architecture
   Running your admin panel locally is a great way to save on Vercel's Serverless Function execution limits, but keep these points in mind:
   • The "Local Admin" Approach: You can absolutely run your admin dashboard on your local machine while connecting to your Production MongoDB string. This keeps the heavy "Admin Analytics" logic off Vercel's servers.
   • Vercel ISR/Caching: Ensure your public-facing store pages use Incremental Static Regeneration (ISR). If every user visit triggers a new function invocation to fetch data, your costs will skyrocket.
   • Webhooks: If your admin panel needs to "trigger" things on the live site (like clearing a cache), you can use secure Webhooks or API routes.
   • Monitoring: Instead of building custom tracking that hits your DB constantly, consider a lightweight client-side tool like Umami or PostHog to reduce function execution for analytics.

i built fullstack platform with nextjs and mongodb and mongoose and better auth and i stopped using vercel because of their cost and security
anyone hosted these techs. on cloidfares is it possible?

Hi everyone..

i didn't know before that f i open the dev tools for some website i will be restricted !!i thought always that dev tools is a client side thing and i can check it for better understanding the element, any ways i just opened the network tab i wanted to see the image size only,is this illegal?