> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.hoista.dev/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Render

> Connect a Render workspace to manage web services, workers, cron jobs, Postgres and Key Value.

Hoista finds the web services, background workers, cron jobs, Postgres databases and Key Value stores in a Render workspace. It shows their settings, variables and metrics, and can create a new service or database.

## Connect

Render connects with an API key:

1. Open [API Keys](https://dashboard.render.com/u/settings#api-keys): **Account Settings → API Keys → Create API Key**. Name it Hoista.
2. Copy the key.
3. In Desktop, open **Accounts**, choose Render, paste the key and pick the workspace.

![Render’s API Keys page](https://mintcdn.com/mirt-lab/bTbgaR1vteaGCpS-/assets/tokens/render-token.webp?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=bTbgaR1vteaGCpS-\&q=85\&s=eaff372d80b538afaa5dc2338e985701)

Render’s API Keys page, captured November 2026. Personal details are blurred. If yours looks different, the names in the steps still match.

From the CLI:

```bash theme={null}
hoist accounts add render
```

Hoista asks for the key in a hidden prompt. In scripts, use `hoist accounts add render --name NAME --token-stdin`, and add `--account <workspace-id>` if the token reaches more than one workspace.

## What you can do

* See a service's deploys, environment variables, custom domains, disk and settings on the **Render** tab.
* Set environment variables on the **Variables** tab.
* See metrics on **Metrics**.
* Create a service from a GitHub repository (a web service, static site, background worker or cron job), or a Postgres or Key Value database. Workers and cron jobs need Render's paid Starter plan.
* Use Render's own operations from the **Render** tab.
* Delete a service at Render after you confirm it by name.

Render's bill isn't shown on **Billing**. See it in the Render dashboard.

## Bring in existing resources

Hoista looks for services when you connect. In Desktop, add them as described in [Bring in an existing project](https://docs.hoista.dev/guides/import-apps.md). From the CLI:

```bash theme={null}
hoist import --list
hoist import <resource-id> --new my-app
```

Projects start in **watching** mode. Run `hoist projects manage my-app` when you want Hoista to make changes. To look again, run `hoist accounts refresh <account>` with the name or ID from `hoist accounts`.

## Related

> [card] [Providers](https://docs.hoista.dev/providers/overview.md)
>
> What Hoista supports on each provider.

> [card] [Connect hosting accounts](https://docs.hoista.dev/guides/accounts.md)
>
> Connect, check and rotate accounts.

> [card] [Bring in a project](https://docs.hoista.dev/guides/import-apps.md)
>
> Add what an account already runs.


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