Publishing deploys a snapshot of your project to a shareable URL. Your editor, code, and unpublished changes stay private, only the deployed version is live.

Publish from the Publish dialog

1. 1

   Open Publish

   In your project, click Publish (top-right). A basic security scan runs in the background while you configure settings.

2. 2

   Configure your URL

   Choose a subdomain or accept the auto-generated address (`your-app.lovable.app`). On paid plans you can add a custom domain later.

3. 3

   Set website access

   On Free and Pro, anyone with the link can visit. Review who can see the site before you publish.

4. 4

   Set website info

   Add favicon, page title, meta description, and social share image. Defaults include Lovable branding, change these before sharing widely.

5. 5

   Review security findings

   Fix critical issues if flagged. Publishing with open database rules is a common mistake.

6. 6

   Click Publish

   When deployment completes, copy your live link.

Updates are not automatic

The live site is a snapshot. When you have unpublished changes, a dot appears on the Publish button. To push updates, click Publish → Update.

Optional: publish from chat

You can also ask Lovable to publish: try "publish my app", "go live", or "ship it". The agent runs the same security checks as the Publish dialog.

Prove it shipped: the stranger test

Send the URL to someone who is not you, a friend, or your phone on mobile data. They should open it, sign up, and do your one core action. If it works for a stranger, you have genuinely shipped.

This is version one of your capstone. Hold your seed's Demo Day target in mind as you build through the teaching weeks and sprint.