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How to Host a Bolt Project

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You built an app on Bolt.new. It runs in the StackBlitz preview. You need it on a real URL that opens in any browser, without sending people back to Bolt to view it.

Here is how to host a Bolt project on your own URL in under a minute.

Deploy from your terminal

Bolt projects are static by default, usually Vite + React. From Bolt, click Download to grab the project as a ZIP (or use the GitHub export and clone it). Unzip locally.

In the project folder, run:

npm install
npx @deloc/cli deploy

Deloc detects the Vite framework, runs the build, uploads the output to a CDN, and gives you a live URL. The link is on your clipboard.

Also works with Claude Code: open the project in Claude Code and say “deploy this to Deloc.” See the Claude Code guide.

What just happened

Deloc figured out the framework, ran npm run build, pushed the dist/ output to a CDN, and printed a URL. About 30 seconds end to end after the first install.

The page works on any device. No Git push, no CI pipeline, no server to keep alive.

The URL is yours. Even if you stop using Bolt, the deployed app keeps running on Deloc.

Three things you probably want next

Password protect it. Run npx @deloc/cli password your-app-name and set a password at the prompt. Share the URL in Slack, the password in 1Password.

Keep data fresh. If your app loads data from an API or warehouse, wire up auto-refresh so it updates without a redeploy. See Build an Auto-Refreshing Dashboard with React, BigQuery, and Deloc.

Push updates. Make changes in Bolt, re-export, redeploy. Same URL, new content.

Get off localhost

Free tier covers three live apps with no credit card. See pricing.

Start deploying at deloc.dev.

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