> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs-builder.nativelyai.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Publish your app

> Deploy your project to a live URL, share it, and manage published versions.

Publishing deploys your project to a live URL on the Builder platform. Anyone with the link can visit your app — no local preview required.

## What happens when you publish

1. Builder builds your project for production
2. The built app is deployed to the app gateway
3. A live URL is assigned: `yourproject.nativelyai.app`
4. You can share the URL immediately

<Note>
  Publishing does **not** consume AI credits. Credits are only used for AI chat and generation.
</Note>

## Publish your project

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open your project">
    Navigate to the project you want to publish.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Go to publish">
    Open **Settings → Publish**, or use the publish action in the project toolbar.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Click Publish">
    Builder runs the production build and deploys your app. You'll see build output in the terminal panel.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Copy your URL">
    Once complete, your live URL appears. Copy and share it.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Unpublish

To take your app offline:

1. Open **Publish inside the project**
2. Click **Unpublish**
3. The live URL stops serving your app

Your project and code remain intact — only the public deployment is removed.

## Stale deployments

If you've made changes since your last publish, the publish button indicates your deployment is **stale**. Publish again to push the latest version live.

## Branding

| Plan      | Branding                                     |
| --------- | -------------------------------------------- |
| Free      | Natively branding required on published apps |
| Builder+  | Branding can be removed                      |
| Business+ | Branding removed automatically               |

## Staged deploys (Business+)

Business and Scale plans support **staged deploys** — separate production and staging environments so you can test before going live. Staged deploys let you validate changes in a staging environment before promoting to production.

## Version history

On paid plans, you can revert to earlier project versions if a publish introduces a problem. Open the **Versions** panel to browse snapshots and restore a previous state.

## Next steps

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Custom domains" icon="link" href="/features/custom-domain">
    Connect your own domain to a published app.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Plans & credits" icon="coins" href="/introduction/plans-and-credits">
    See which publish features your plan includes.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>