How to keep editing in Lovable after moving your site to your own hosting

Way 1: upload a new zip

1. Make your changes in Lovable and check them in the preview.
2. Open the Code view and click Download codebase.
3. On your site's page at Lovely Hosting, click Upload new version and choose the zip from your Downloads folder.
4. The new version is live about a minute later, on the same domain.

Best for sites that change now and then. Nothing to set up.

Way 2: automatic updates with GitHub

1. In Lovable, click the GitHub button and connect your account. Lovable creates a repository and pushes every edit to it.
2. Connect that repository to your host once.
3. From then on, each edit you make in Lovable is built and published by itself, usually within a minute or two.

Best for sites you change every week. GitHub is free for this.

Can I edit the code outside Lovable too?

Yes. With the GitHub connection, changes made in a code editor or with an AI coding tool and pushed to the repository show up in Lovable as well, because the sync runs both ways. Without GitHub, stick to one place for edits so the zip you upload is always the latest version.

Do I still need a paid Lovable plan?

Not for hosting. The free plan's credits cover small edits. If you are planning a big redesign, a month of a paid plan gives you the credits for it, and you can downgrade again afterwards. See Lovable pricing explained.

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

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