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Bolt.new

Publish Your Site with One Click in Bolt.new (LIVE in 2 minutes)

Deploy your Bolt.new site: compare Bolt hosting, Netlify, or ZIP export. Publish in Bolt and prep to deploy to the web and connect to external services like Airtable/Google Sheets, analytics services, and more

Publish Your Site with One Click in Bolt.new (LIVE in 2 minutes)

TL;DR

  • Bolt supports multiple deployment paths: Bolt hosting, Netlify integration, or ZIP export to host elsewhere on your own.
  • Fastest option: Publish to get a live *.bolt.host URL for integrations.
  • Next steps: connect your form to Airtable or Google Sheets to store responses.

What we’re building

We’re deploying the website built in the previous episode so it’s live on the internet. Once hosted, we can start connecting it to tools like Airtable/Google Sheets and analytics.

Stack / tools

  • Bolt (site builder + deployment UI)
  • Bolt built-in hosting (your-site.bolt.host)
  • Netlify (optional deployment target via integration)
  • Static export (ZIP) (optional for AWS/VPS/any static host)
  • Next video: Airtable or Google Sheets (for form submissions), plus optional analytics

Pre-requisites (keys/accounts)

  • Bolt account + the project from the previous episode
  • Optional (if not using Bolt hosting): Netlify account, or AWS/VPS hosting
  • For the next part of the series: Airtable account and/or Google account (Sheets)

Steps

Step 1: Choose your deployment method

Bolt gives you three practical options:

  • Bolt Hosting (recommended here): instant live URL on *.bolt.host
  • Netlify Integration: deploy to Netlify from inside Bolt’s UI
  • Download ZIP: export static files (HTML/CSS/JS) and host anywhere (Netlify/AWS/VPS)

Step 2: Publish using Bolt’s built-in hosting

  1. Open your project in Bolt
  2. Click Publish
  3. Wait about a minute for deployment to complete

Step 3: Open and verify the live site

  1. Bolt returns a live link after publishing
  2. Click the link to confirm the site loads and looks correct
  3. Note: the URL may be a long string—fine for integrations and testing

Step 4: Save the URL for upcoming integrations

Keep your *.bolt.host link handy—this live host makes it easier to connect services like:

  • Airtable / Google Sheets (form responses)
  • Analytics tools
  • Other external services

Step 5: Next up (preview) — connect the form to a database

In the next video, you’ll wire the form to Airtable or Google Sheets so submissions create real stored responses.