Publish

Publishing your PageSmith website makes it live and accessible on the internet.

Default Publishing

Every PageSmith site is automatically published to a free subdomain:

your-project-site.pagesmith.app

How to Publish

1. Open your project in the AI Editor
2. Click "Publish" in the toolbar
3. Your site is live instantly

Free Subdomain Features

• Instant publishing - Changes go live in seconds
• Fast CDN - Global content delivery
• SSL certificate - Automatic HTTPS
• 99.9% uptime - Reliable hosting

Publishing to a Custom Domain

To publish your site on your own domain (e.g., www.yourbusiness.com), you'll need to configure your domain's DNS settings.

Domain Options

You can use a domain you already own, or register a new one through any domain registrar:

Popular registrars:

• Namecheap
• Google Domains
• GoDaddy
• Cloudflare Registrar
• Porkbun

Connecting Your Domain

1. Open your project in the AI Editor
2. Go to Workspace → Domains
3. Click "Add Custom Domain"
4. Enter your domain name
5. Follow the DNS configuration instructions

For detailed DNS setup instructions, see our Using Custom Domains guide.

DNS Configuration Summary

For subdomains (www.example.com, blog.example.com):

• Add a CNAME record pointing to sites.pagesmith.app

For root domains (example.com):

• Update your nameservers to:
  • ns1.pagesmith-dns.com
  • ns2.pagesmith-dns.com

After DNS Setup

Once your DNS is configured:

1. Return to Workspace → Domains
2. Click "Verify" next to your domain
3. Wait for verification (usually a few minutes)
4. Your site is now live on your custom domain with automatic SSL

Updating Your Published Site

Any time you make changes to your site:

1. Click "Publish" in the AI Editor
2. Changes are live within seconds
3. Both your PageSmith subdomain and custom domains are updated automatically