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Publish your site

Updated October 12, 2026 · 4 min

Generating a site gets you a real draft. Publishing puts it live, for free. Here is what happens at each step.

  1. Publish for free

    Click Publish on your site's dashboard. Your site goes live on its free address right away, with hosting, SSL and the CDN already running. There is no plan to pick and no card to enter. Free sites show a small "Built with Digital Potter" badge in the footer.

    Note

    Your free site never expires. It stays live until you unpublish or delete it.

  2. Point your own domain at it

    From the Domains card on your site’s dashboard, connect a domain you already own for free. We show the DNS records to add at your registrar. Or buy a new one right there and skip the DNS step, since we manage that domain for you. Either way, domains unlock once the site is published.

  3. Add the CMS when you need it

    The CMS plan ($19.99/mo) adds theDavid admin, the same dashboard our client sites run on. Edit page content there without touching code. Add-ons, billed on top, bring orders, inventory and bookings into it. The plan also adds 100 credits a month and removes the badge.

  4. Keep publishing changes

    A live site is not a finished one. Keep chatting with the editor to add sections, restyle the site or rewrite copy, then publish again. With the CMS plan, content edits in the admin go live in seconds. No redeploy, no developer.

Frequently asked

Do I need my own domain to publish?

No. Every site gets a free address that goes live as soon as you publish. Connecting your own domain is free whenever you are ready.

What happens to my site if I cancel the CMS plan?

Your site stays live on the Free plan, and your domain keeps pointing at it. The CMS admin and add-ons switch off at the end of the billing period, and the badge returns. Your data is kept.

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