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Every project created in Bolt is eligible for free bolt.host hosting with no setup required.
To learn more about Bolt hosting features and limits, see Plans.

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How to publish your project

To publish your project, follow the steps below:
  1. Click Publish in the top-right corner of your screen.
  2. Click the second Publish button that appears.
  3. Wait about a minute for Bolt to deploy your site.
  4. Click the link that appears in the chat window to open your site in a new browser tab.
  5. (Optional) Attach a custom domain if you’re on a Pro plan.
Publishing your site using the Publish button does not use tokens, whereas prompting Bolt to publish your site may.

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Review security when publishing

Bolt automatically checks for security vulnerabilities when you publish your site. If any issues are found, Bolt alerts you and provides a link to the Security Audit section in your Project Settings. From there, you can click the Ask Bolt to fix button to resolve issues automatically.
If no vulnerabilities are detected or if they have already been fixed, you will see a message in the Publish menu that says: No security issues.

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Change your bolt.host URL

When you first publish your app, Bolt automatically creates a random bolt.host URL name for you.
Screenshot of editing domain in Bolt.
You can change that domain name after the initial publish by following these steps:
  1. Click Publish in the top-right corner of your screen.
  2. Click the pencil icon next to your published domain URL.
  3. Make your changes in the window that appears.
  4. Decide whether to republish after updating using the checkbox.
  5. Click Save.

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Unpublish a project with Bolt hosting

Want to take down a site you’ve published with Bolt hosting? No problem, just follow these steps:
  1. Click the gear icon in the top center of your screen, then click All project settings.
  2. Click Domains & hosting.
  3. Click the red Unpublish text.
  4. Confirm by clicking Unpublish again.