How to deploy a Bolt app with a database

Before you start

• Your app's code in a folder on your computer (downloaded or exported from Bolt).
• An AI coding tool that works in your project folder: Claude Code, Codex, Cursor or Gemini CLI.
• A Project3000 account. Creating one takes a minute.

Deploy your Bolt project, step by step

1. Create your account at project3000.io with Google or email, and set up two-factor sign-in (it takes a minute).
2. Choose a package and create the app. Its name becomes its address: your-name.apps.project3000.io.
3. Download or export the project from Bolt, unzip it into a folder and open it in Claude Code, Codex or Cursor, with approval turned on, so it asks before it runs each command. The “See how” links in the dashboard show where both settings are.
4. Copy the prompt from your dashboard and paste it into your AI tool. It reads your project, adds the two files Project3000 needs (a Dockerfile and a manifest.json), connects the app to its included database and cache, and uploads it. Approve each step when your AI tool asks.
5. Click Deploy. Your app goes live on its own HTTPS link and runs as two copies on separate servers. Share the link with anyone.

Tips for Bolt projects

• Unzip the download into its own folder before opening it, so the AI sees the whole project.
• If the app stores data in the browser only, ask your AI to save it in the included database instead, so it is kept between visits and devices.

What your app gets

Its own PostgreSQL-compatible database and Redis-compatible cache, a free HTTPS certificate, two copies on separate servers with automatic recovery, and a link to share. Pro and Business apps can use your own domain.

Prices in US dollars, before VAT or sales tax. Billed monthly per app; cancel anytime from your dashboard.