Blog · Updated 19 September 2026
How to publish a Lovable website: free address, custom domain, and what each costs
Can you host a website on Lovable?
Yes. Lovable builds and hosts your site. Publishing is one button, it is included in the free plan, and the address looks like your-project.lovable.app. Free sites show a small Edit with Lovable badge in the corner.
How do I publish for free?
- Open your project in Lovable.
- Click Publish in the top right corner.
- Choose the address you want in front of .lovable.app and confirm.
- Share the link. When you change the site later, click Publish again and then Update so visitors see the new version.
How do I publish to a custom domain?
There are two routes. Inside Lovable, custom domains belong to the paid plans: you upgrade, open the project's domain settings, type your domain and add the DNS records Lovable shows you at your registrar.
The other route keeps you on the free plan. Lovable lets you take your code with you, so you can download it as a zip and host it elsewhere. Lovely Hosting does this for you: drop the zip from Lovable's Download codebase button, pick a domain and pay $9.00 a month.
What does each option cost?
| Option | Monthly cost | Your own domain | Setup effort |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lovable free plan | $0 | No, lovable.app address | One click |
| Lovable paid plan | From about $25 | Yes | Add DNS records yourself |
| Export to a developer host | $0 to $20 | Yes | GitHub, build settings, DNS, fixing images |
| Lovely Hosting | $9.00 | Yes, DNS done for you | Drop a zip |
Lovable's prices are from the time of writing. Check their pricing page for current numbers. A domain name itself costs about $11 a year for a .com wherever you buy it.
Try it free
Drop the zip from Lovable's Download codebase button. It is in your Downloads folder. No account, no card, online in about a minute.
Common questions
How much does it cost to publish a Lovable website?
Nothing on a lovable.app address. On your own domain it costs either a paid Lovable plan (from about $25 a month at the time of writing) or a host for your exported code, such as Lovely Hosting at $9.00 a month, plus about $11 a year for the domain.
Can I publish a Lovable app to the App Store?
Not directly. Lovable makes websites and web apps that run in a browser. Getting into the App Store or Play Store means wrapping the web app in a native shell with a tool made for that, which is a separate project.
Do I need to publish again after every change?
On Lovable's own hosting, yes: click Publish and then Update. If you host an export elsewhere, you upload the new zip or connect GitHub so updates go live automatically.