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Glossary

Version control

A history of changes to your app so you can see what changed and restore an earlier version.

Definition

Version control is the practice of recording changes to software over time so you can see what changed, who changed it, and restore an earlier state if needed. Developers often use Git for this. For AI-built internal apps, the same idea matters even if you never open a terminal: each deploy should be a recoverable point, not a one-way overwrite.

Why it matters

Vibe coding moves fast. An assistant can change a lot of an app in one prompt. Without version history, a bad edit to a finance calculator or approval flow is hard to undo. Version control, paired with rollback, turns experimentation into something a business can tolerate. You keep shipping improvements without betting the only working copy on the latest chat reply.

How Croft fits

Croft keeps deploys versioned on your private server so you are not relying on a chat transcript as the source of truth. When a change goes wrong, rollback restores a previous deploy. That is the practical version of version control for teams who host and share AI-built apps without running Git day to day.

Related terms

  • Rollback Restoring a previous working version of your app after a change goes wrong.
  • Staging vs production Staging is where you try changes safely. Production is the live app your team uses.
  • Deploy an app Putting your app onto a server so people can open it at a real URL.
  • Backups Continuous encrypted copies of your app data so you can recover after mistakes or failures.
  • AI-built app An app whose code was written by an AI assistant from your prompts, then run as real software.

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FAQ

Frequently asked questions

What is version control for an app?

A saved history of the app’s code and deploys so you can inspect changes and return to an earlier working state.

Do I need to learn Git to use version control on Croft?

No. Croft records deploys for you. You get the safety of history and rollback without making version control your day job.

How does version control relate to rollback?

Version control stores the points in time. Rollback is the action of returning to one of those points after a bad change.

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