Insights

What actually works in China.

Practical guides from running systems and real engagements — not recycled vendor copy.

Insight
Which parts of your stack break first in China
Fonts, captcha, auth, analytics — the dependency failures we see most, ranked by impact.
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Guide
ICP filing triggers foreign SaaS teams miss
A practical screen for category, data, and feature triggers before committing to a hosting route.
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Method
How we choose providers without selling them
The provider-neutral selection method behind every route recommendation.
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Data
China app store weekly rankings, explained
How to read domestic Android store rankings — and what the weekly movement actually tells you.
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Insight
Diagnostics now runs from mainland China nodes
DNS, HTTP, TCP, and page-fetch checks executed on real launchready.cn infrastructure.
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Guide
Vercel and China — what works, what doesn't
A practical read on serving a Vercel-hosted product to mainland China users, and where the edges are.
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Guide
Netlify and China — what works, what doesn't
Netlify mirrors the Vercel profile in China — no mainland coverage. Here is the practical remediation ladder.
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Guide
Cloudflare and China — it depends on your filing path
Cloudflare can serve China users well, but the China Network requires an ICP filing and an enterprise plan.
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Guide
Firebase alternatives for China, by function
Firebase Auth, Firestore, and FCM are unreliable to unreachable in China. Replace by function, not wholesale.
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