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WeChat Mini Program

WeChat Mini Program backend: mainland hosting and ICP are the normal path

A Mini Program backend needs legal domains, HTTPS, filing readiness, and stable APIs. Overseas hosting is usually not the primary backend path for China-first Mini Programs.

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Recommendation

Use Tencent Cloud or Alibaba Cloud mainland regions when the product is China-first and needs WeChat ecosystem integration.

Best for

  • China-first Mini Programs
  • WeChat login or payment
  • Teams with a legal entity
  • Production APIs

Not for

  • No ICP preparation
  • Static-only pages
  • Overseas-only users
  • Grey-market use cases

Cost bands

Band Monthly Stack
Beta $15-50/month 2C4G app server + small database
10k DAU $120-350/month 4C8G + RDS + Redis + CDN/WAF
100k DAU $1000+/month Load balancer + app nodes + HA database + Redis HA

Candidate plans

Mainland China

Tencent Cloud Lighthouse

Needs verification Verify official page
Spec
2C / 4G / 5Mbps
ICP/Mini Program
ICP path / recommended
API gateway
not_recommended
Risk
Verify pricing, traffic, renewal, and regional network quality before purchase.
Official source
Mainland China

Tencent Cloud Lighthouse

Needs verification Verify official page
Spec
4C / 8G / 8Mbps
ICP/Mini Program
ICP path / recommended
API gateway
not_recommended
Risk
Verify pricing, traffic, renewal, and regional network quality before purchase.
Official source
Mainland China

Tencent Cloud CVM

Needs verification Verify official page
Spec
4C / 8G
ICP/Mini Program
ICP path / recommended
API gateway
not_recommended
Risk
Verify pricing, traffic, renewal, and regional network quality before purchase.
Official source
Mainland China

Alibaba Cloud ECS

Needs verification Verify official page
Spec
4C / 8G
ICP/Mini Program
ICP path / acceptable
API gateway
not_recommended
Risk
Verify pricing, traffic, renewal, and regional network quality before purchase.
Official source
Provider/Product Region Spec Price ICP/Mini Program API gateway Risk note
Tencent Cloud
Lighthouse 		Mainland China 2C / 4G / 5Mbps Needs verification
Verify official page 		ICP path
recommended		 not_recommended Verify pricing, traffic, renewal, and regional network quality before purchase.
Tencent Cloud
Lighthouse 		Mainland China 4C / 8G / 8Mbps Needs verification
Verify official page 		ICP path
recommended		 not_recommended Verify pricing, traffic, renewal, and regional network quality before purchase.
Tencent Cloud
CVM 		Mainland China 4C / 8G Needs verification
Verify official page 		ICP path
recommended		 not_recommended Verify pricing, traffic, renewal, and regional network quality before purchase.
Alibaba Cloud
ECS 		Mainland China 4C / 8G Needs verification
Verify official page 		ICP path
acceptable		 not_recommended Verify pricing, traffic, renewal, and regional network quality before purchase.