You built an app with AI.
Now put it somewhere real.
The demo worked. You described what you wanted, the AI built it, and there it is on your screen. That part genuinely is as easy as it looked.
Then you try to show it to someone else, and the questions start. Where does it live? What happens when you close your laptop? Where does the data go? Why is it asking for a “connection string”? That is the part nobody explained, and it is the part we handle.
What your app actually needs
Five things have to be true for any real deployment, whichever platform you pick.
A computer that stays on
The preview inside Lovable or Replit isn't hosting. It can sleep, reset, and was never meant to serve real users. Your app needs somewhere permanent to run.
A database separate from the app
This is the one that catches almost everyone. If your data lives inside the app, every update wipes it — every signup, every order, gone. They have to be separate things.
Secrets kept out of your code
API keys written into the code are visible to anyone who sees the code. Push it to a public repo and bots find them within minutes. AI-generated code hardcodes credentials constantly.
HTTPS
The padlock. Without it, browsers warn people off, logins can be intercepted, and payment providers won't work with you at all.
An address people can type
A real domain instead of a random string on someone else's subdomain. This is the easiest part and the least urgent — do it last.
EasySpawn does all five. The database is provisioned for you, secrets live outside your code, HTTPS is automatic, and connecting a domain is a settings change rather than a project. The long version, including the options that aren't us.
Where you probably are right now
It only exists inside Lovable, Replit, or Bolt
You have a preview, not a deployment. Connect the project to EasySpawn and it gets a permanent home, a real database, and an address — without you learning what a connection string is first.
You're a freelancer handing off to a client
A repository isn't a deliverable to most clients — a working thing at their own domain is. You can point the domain at the app, hand over access, and stop being their hosting support desk.
It runs on your laptop and nowhere else
That's normal, and it's about half the job. The other half is everything that keeps it running when your laptop is shut.
You want to keep building, not learn DevOps
You describe the change; the AI makes it, tests it against the real database, and puts it live. You never touch a server.
What it costs
Two separate bills, on purpose. EasySpawn charges a flat monthly fee for the infrastructure — the computer, the database, the certificate, the backups.
Anthropic bills you directly for the AI, using your own Claude subscription. We never resell or mark up model access, which means no surprise token charges and no credits to decode — and if you want to change or cancel either one, you can do it without touching the other.
When this isn't the right fit
Four cases where we would point you elsewhere.
- You want to learn how deployment works. Genuinely — learning it is valuable, and a VPS plus a weekend will teach you more than we will.
- You need to install system-level software. There is no root access here, so anything needing sudo or apt is a hard blocker.
- You already have a deployment pipeline you like. If Vercel or Railway is working for you, there is no reason to move.
- You need it hosted in a specific country or on your own hardware. We can't do that.
Questions people actually ask
- Do I need to know how to code?
- No. You can describe what you want changed and let the AI do it — install what it needs, run the app, check it works, and put it live. You can watch what it is doing at any point and stop it.
- What happens to my data when the app updates?
- Nothing. The database is separate from the application, so redeploying the app does not touch what your users have entered. This is the single most common catastrophic mistake in AI-built apps, and separating the two is what prevents it.
- Can I use my own domain name?
- Yes. You register the domain wherever you like — it stays yours — and point it at EasySpawn. The HTTPS certificate is issued and renewed automatically, and you never deal with it.
- What does it cost in total?
- Two separate bills. EasySpawn charges a flat monthly fee for the infrastructure. Anthropic charges you directly for whichever Claude plan you use — we never resell or mark up AI access, so you own that relationship and can change it independently.
- Can I get my code out if I leave?
- Yes. Your code lives in your own GitHub repository throughout, and the database is standard PostgreSQL you can export. There is no proprietary format to be stuck in.