BEYOND LOCALHOST
Your dream.
Out in the world.
You built the app. Now for the bit between “it works on my laptop” and someone else falling in love with it.
new horizons.
Where are you
up to?
No need to learn every new word at once. Start with the thing between you and your next customer.
It only works
on my laptop.
Find out what needs to move, and where it can live.
Start the launch guideIt's live.
Something's off.
Follow the clues from the symptom to the failing part.
Find the snagI'd love someone
to handle it.
A little hands-on help from setup through to handover.
Explore production helpTHE PRACTICAL BITS
Small steps.
Softer landings.
Plain-English guides to the parts that matter when real people start using your app.
How to take your app from localhost to live
A plain-English deployment guide for vibe coders: identify your stack, choose a home, connect your data and test your first public release.
The vibe-coded app launch checklist
Check accounts, customer data, payments, recovery and costs before sharing your app. A practical launch checklist for your first real users.
Frontend, backend, database: what actually needs hosting?
Understand the parts of your AI-built app, where each one runs and why publishing the screen does not always publish the whole product.
Connect a custom domain to your app
Domain bought, app built. Learn how DNS, hosting and HTTPS fit together, with a careful checklist for connecting your new address.
Environment variables and API keys, without the mystery
Find out which app settings belong in the browser, which keys must stay on the server and how to move configuration into production.
App works locally but breaks in production? Start here.
Trace deployment failures, blank screens, login loops and missing data with a calm, practical troubleshooting guide for vibe-coded apps.
Built with a little
AI magic?
Start with the tool you used. Each has its own path from building to publishing.
Built an app with Cursor? Work out what needs hosting, prepare the production build and move from a local preview to a repeatable release.
lovableGo from a Lovable preview to a customer-ready app. Check publishing, database access, sign-in, domains and what happens when you update it.
boltUse Bolt's publishing path, then check the parts a public URL does not prove: data permissions, secrets, customer journeys and recovery.
replitChoose the right Replit publishing option and check production configuration, persistent data and customer flows before your app goes live.
Independent guidance from Vibe Code Babysitter. We aren't affiliated with these platforms.
A LITTLE EXTRA CARE
You don't have to
do it all.
Start with a review, get help going live, or find a partner for what comes next.
Production setup for your vibe-coded app
Hands-on help taking your AI-built app from localhost to a live, maintainable product. Hosting, domains, data, deployment and a clear handover.
A security and production audit for your vibe-coded app
Know where your app stands before the next big step. A focused review of security, deployment and costs, with a prioritised action plan.
LLM and infrastructure cost optimisation
Understand what your AI app costs to run. Review expensive journeys, retries and infrastructure, then add practical limits and cost controls.
Ongoing care for your vibe-coded app
A technical partner for the work after launch: production care, customer-support operations, cost reviews and prioritised feature delivery.
A little help.
A lot more peace.
Tell us what you've built and where you got stuck. You don't need to know the technical name for the problem.
We'll agree the scope and price before we start.