Introduction

• If you're asking, What are the best Bolt.new hosting options? the answer depends on your goals. Bolt.new offers built-in hosting on its infrastructure with subdomain support and easy custom domain mapping, making it ideal for startups, MVPs, and internal tools.

• For advanced needs, you can integrate with external hosting services such as Vercel, Netlify, Firebase, Heroku etc. This guide breaks down every option so you can choose the best hosting setup for your Bolt.new app.

• When building apps on Bolt.new, hosting plays a crucial role in ensuring your users get a fast, secure, and seamless experience. The right hosting setup impacts performance, security, scalability, and branding. This guide answers key questions about Bolt.new hosting options to help you choose the best no-code hosting platform for your needs.

• When hosting bolt.new we have two types of options available.

1. Bolt.new default hosting
2. Serverless Hosting
3. Dedicated Server Hosting
4. Advanced Kubernets / Containerised hosting

1. bolt.new default hosting

• Bolt.new offers a built-in hosting setup that makes deployment easy and hassle-free.
• By clicking the "Public" button on the top-right corner of the editor, you'll receive a Netlify link for your project.
• Netlify allows you to host your application quickly, even if you have minimal technical knowledge.
• Once published, your website becomes publicly accessible anyone with the link can view it.

2. Serverless Hosting

• If you have coding experience, platforms like Vercel, Heroku, and Firebase are great options for hosting your application.
• Hosting on Vercel, Heroku, and Firebase is similar to Netlify, but these platforms offer greater control over your code and deployment workflows.
• Vercel and Netlify are ideal for hosting simple websites or static applications.
  Once your application becomes more complex and requires backend support, it's better to switch to Heroku:
  • Heroku offers robust backend support and a wide range of services to handle complex server-side operations.
• Unlike Vercel and Firebase, Heroku provides the ability to choose your hosting region:
  • You can deploy your app in Europe, US, Asia, and other regions.
  • This allows for better data security and performance based on your target audience. 🔗 Heroku Regions Documentation

3. Dedicated Server Hosting

• If you have dedicated server and infrastructure knowledge, you can host your application by purchasing a dedicated server. This allows you to:

  • Host a single application
  • Or run multiple applications on the same server

• Leading cloud providers such as Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud Platform (GCP) offer such machines with advanced features like:

  • Multi-region support – You can deploy your application in locations such as the USA, Asia, Europe, Australia, or any preferred region.

  • This ensures better performance, data localization, and improved security.

    Region Links:

    • 🌍 AWS Regions

    • 🌐 Azure Regions

    • ☁️ Google Cloud Regions

    • If you're looking for cheaper alternatives, consider:

      • DigitalOcean
      • Vultr
      • Linode
      • Scaleway

These platforms are budget-friendly and suitable for small to mid-sized deployments.

4. Advanced Kubernets / Containerised hosting

Choosing the Right Hosting Strategy for Scale

• Netlify, serverless, and dedicated hosting models work well for many applications. However, when you're expecting very high traffic millions of users—you'll need a scalable infrastructure capable of handling that load efficiently.
• Kubernetes and containerized hosting provide dynamic scalability. These platforms can spin up lightweight servers based on real-time demand, making them ideal when your application reaches a significant scale with thousands of active users.
• Implementing this from day one is often unnecessary and can lead to over-engineering. It's better to start lean and scale as needed.

What is the Default Hosting Setup in Bolt.new?

• By default, apps built on Bolt.new are hosted on Bolt's infrastructure with a subdomain like https://<project-id>.webcontainer-api.io/. But this url is not public and if you share this url with anyone will not work.
• To share with anyone we will have to publish project by click on publich button on project page's top right corner. This will give us unique netlify link which is sharable to anyone.
• We are assigned with netlify's free plan.
• This setup works well for MVPs, internal tools, or early-stage projects. Hosting on Bolt.new includes automatic deployment and server management, so you don’t have to configure anything manually.

Can I use a Custom Domain with Bolt.new?

• Yes, Bolt.new custom domain support is built-in. You can link a branded domain like app.yourdomain.com through the dashboard. This improves your app’s trust factor and makes it production-ready. Bolt handles DNS verification and HTTPS setup automatically.

Can I Use My Own Hosting Provider Instead of Bolt.new?

• If you're wondering about Bolt.new vs external hosting, know that Bolt.new does not support exporting full backend infrastructure. However, developers looking to scale can rebuild frontends and integrate with external services like Vercel or AWS using APIs as a workaround.

How do I connect a Custom Domain to Bolt.new?

To deploy your project on a custom domain, follow these steps:

1. Download the Project Codebase

   • Click on the three vertical dots icon in your project interface.
   • Select the Export option from the menu.
   • A .zip file containing your project code will be downloaded.

2. Choose a Hosting Platform

   • You can use platforms like Netlify, Vercel, or any similar service.
   • Unzip the downloaded project and commit/publish the code to a version control platform like GitHub, GitLab, or Bitbucket.

3. Deploy the Project

   • Sign up on Netlify or Vercel.
   • Connect your GitHub, GitLab, or Bitbucket account.
   • Follow the platform’s steps to deploy your application.

4. Configure Custom Domain
   Once the project is deployed, configure your custom domain:

   • Log in to your domain provider (e.g., GoDaddy).
   • Navigate to the DNS settings of your domain.
   • Add a CNAME record pointing to your project's Netlify or Vercel deployment link.

   Make sure to remove any existing A records before adding the CNAME record, if required by your provider.

• Important: Before adding the CNAME record, make sure to remove any existing A record associated with your domain to avoid conflicts.
• DNS changes usually take effect quickly, often within a few minutes.
• However, in some cases, it can take up to 24 hours for your website to fully propagate across all regions.
• This delay is rare, but it’s good to be aware of the possibility during setup.

How Secure Is Bolt.New hosting with SSL?

• All hosted apps, whether on .bolt.dev, comes with Bolt.new SSL.
• Third party service netlify/Vercel also hosts application with SSL.

Does Bolt.new Host Backend Logic?

• Bolt.new has no built in backend support. It achieve all the data storage inside Supabase.
• If building for scale then, using seasons approach of building REST / GraphQL APIs with PostgreSQL/MySQL or MongoDB based database is better approach.
• It is best practice to get website logic and security reviewed from proper development agency or expert before publishing it to real customers. One of no-code tool had wiped out one of company's whole data. You can also get in touch with agency like Digiqt Technolabs for any kind of help or support to export and host application outside bolt.new. There were multiple such kind of incidents in past.

Can I Export My Bolt.new App to Host Elsewhere?

• Yes, click on the three vertical dots (⋮) icon located near the project name at the center of the page, then select Export.
• This will download a .zip file containing the complete code for the developed application.
• You can host this code on any hosting platform of your choice.
• You can also get in touch with agency like Digiqt Technolabs for any kind of help or support to export and host application outside bolt.new.

Is Performance Optimised with Bolt.new Hosting?

• Yes. Published version of bolt url(netlify) has support for CDN. CDN provides best scalability and performance from infrastructure standpoint.
• Developed application might have logic issues or might not followed best practices which may lead to bad performance. If facing performance issues then better to get in touch with Development Agency like Digiqt Technolabs to review your code.

What Are the Limitations of Bolt.new Hosting?

• Understand these Bolt.new limitations before scaling:
• No access to server environments
• Limited infrastructure control
• Inability to run background jobs or real-time sockets. For apps requiring advanced customisation or computing, external solutions may be better.
• Bolt hosting will not support custom domain.
• Bolt hosting does not support hosting Backend.

What Are the Best Practices for Bolt.new Hosting?

• Bolt does not provide hosting on their infrastructure. When we publish app, bolt hosts our application on netlify.
• We should test all the flows and scenarios before sharing link to customers.
• Make sure all buttons, links, texts are at right place and up to the mark.
• Check web app into multiple mobile devices and bolt project preview also has support for mobile responsive preview. If it works on desktop / laptop browser it is not guarranteed that it will work on mobile so we should do double check there.
• If we also have backend then should test all of our backend logic and all data is getting stored in right tables. It is always great to get it reviewed from agency like Digiqt Technolabs. They can check application logic and cyber security for your applications. One of one tool similar to bolt.new wiped all backend data.
• Host application outside bolt's default netlify. Create account on netlify or vercel and host application there after downloading code from bolt.new.
• Application can also be hosted on dedicated servers. If have multiple applications to be hosted then, buying dedicated server can be good option. All applications can be hosted on single server. Digiqt Technolabs can help you with it.
• Use a custom domain for branding
• Secure API keys or third party api integrations with environment variables
• Enable version control and staging environments
• Monitor app load and uptime externally

When Should I Use External Hosting with Bolt.new?

• Use external services if:

• You need advanced backend processing

• You want access to logs or server configuration

• You want to host your website in specific region or world.

• Your app requires real-time features In such cases, a hybrid architecture using Bolt.new hosting options for the frontend, and APIs for backend logic is effective.

Which Hosting Option Should I Choose?

• If building simple static websites without advanced logics then should use netlify or vercel.
• If having backend support then hosting on Heroku or Dedicated servers buying is good option. Providers like, AWS(Amazon Web Services), GCP(Google Cloud Platform) and Azure (Microsoft Azure) are good options. There are cheaper options for dedicated servers are also available from Digital Ocean, Scaleway, Vultr etc.