Set up a custom domain
You can use your own web address (like yourcompany.com) for your Lovable project instead of the default Lovable address. This makes your project look more professional and easier for people to find.
Anyone who wants their Lovable project to use a custom web address they own or want to buy.
Do this, in order
- 1
Go to your project settings, find the 'Domains' section, or open the 'Publish' window, or go to 'Workspace settings' and then 'Workspace domains'.
These are the places where you can start the process of getting a custom web address for your project.
- 2
Click on 'Buy new domain'.
This starts the process of purchasing a new web address directly through Lovable.
- 3
Search for the web address you want or pick one of the suggestions.
This is where you choose the specific web address you want to use for your project.
- 4
Review your purchase details, including how long you want to register it for and if you want it to renew automatically.
This ensures all the details of your web address purchase are correct before you pay.
- 5
Fill in your contact information for the registration.
This is required by the organization that manages web addresses worldwide, and it helps verify you own the domain.
- 6
Click 'Confirm purchase' and complete the payment process.
This finalizes your purchase and starts the setup of your new web address.
Paste this into your project
I want to buy a new custom domain for my project. Please guide me through the steps to search for a domain, review my order, enter registration details, and complete the purchase directly through Lovable. I want to connect it to my current project.
Words decoded
- Custom domain
- Your own unique web address, like 'yourcompany.com', instead of a generic one provided by the platform.
- DNS
- Domain Name System, which is like the internet's phone book. It translates human-readable web addresses into computer-readable IP addresses.
- A record
- A type of entry in the DNS phone book that points your web address to a specific server's internet address (IP address).
- TXT record
- A type of entry in the DNS phone book used to store text information, often used to prove you own a web address.
- SSL certificate
- A digital certificate that makes your website secure (HTTPS), encrypting the connection between your visitors' browsers and your site.
- WHOIS privacy
- A service that hides your personal contact information (which is usually public) when you register a web address.
- Subdomain
- An extension of your main web address, like 'blog.yourcompany.com' or 'shop.yourcompany.com', where 'blog' or 'shop' is the subdomain.
- Root domain
- The main part of your web address, like 'yourcompany.com', without any 'www' or other prefixes.
- SEO
- Search Engine Optimization, which refers to practices that help your website appear higher in search engine results like Google.
- ICANN
- Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, the global organization responsible for coordinating the internet's naming system.
Where people get stuck
- You need a paid plan to connect a custom domain.
- Your project must be published for your custom domain to show any content.
- If you buy a domain without connecting it to a project, it won't show your project's content until you connect it later.
- Registration details cannot be changed after purchase, so ensure they are correct.
- If you don't verify your registrant email (if it doesn't match your Lovable account email), your domain could be suspended.
- If you transfer a domain out of Lovable, it will stop serving traffic from your Lovable project immediately.
The short version, steps, decoder and prompt on this page are written automatically from Lovable's own documentation and can lag or misread it. The official page is always the authority.