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Key domain topics

This is the central page for Domains, designed to help you get oriented before diving into more specific topics. Additional pages cover areas that often need extra explanation, and you can reach them using the links below or the left menu.

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What are domains?

A domain is the web address people type into their browser to visit your site, like example.com. When you publish a project with Bolt, it automatically goes live on a free bolt.host domain. This gives you an instant address you can share and lets you test your project right away.

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Who can use custom domains?

If you want your own custom domain (like example.com), you can purchase one through Bolt or connect a domain you already own. Custom domains are only available on paid plans, so you’ll need to upgrade from Free to any paid tier to use one.

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View all domains purchased through Bolt

Domains are managed at the project level, but you can still see all domains you’ve purchased through Bolt in the Cloud section of Account settings. Each domain shows whether it’s linked to a project or unassigned, as shown in the example screenshot below: To view the domains you’ve purchased through Bolt, follow these steps:
  1. Click your profile icon in the top right of your screen, then click Settings.
  2. Click Cloud in the left navigation menu.
  3. Scroll down to the Custom domains section and review connected domains.
  4. Click Go to project to open the project associated with a specific domain.

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Downgrading from Pro hosting to Free hosting

If you downgrade your paid plan to a free plan, you’re also downgrading to free plan hosting, and you’ll no longer be able to publish to a custom domain. Any custom domains you already own will stay in your account, and any sites you currently have published to those domains stay online. But you won’t be able to republish or reconnect a custom domain while on the free plan. If you upgrade back to a paid plan, you can republish to a custom domain again. If you stay on the free plan, you can only publish your project to a bolt.host address.

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Repointing a domain after switching from Netlify to Bolt hosting

If you’re switching from Netlify to Bolt hosting and your project uses a custom domain, you’ll need to update your domain settings to point from Netlify to Bolt. See the Connect your domain page for instructions.