Publish your Rocket.new app to a staging URL to preview the live build, share it with reviewers, and validate everything before going public.
Rocket deploys your app to a staging URL where you can test and share it before going live. When you’re ready to publish to a real domain, connect a custom domain from the Production tab.
Open your task in Rocket and click the Launch button in the top-right corner.
Launch button in the top-right
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Go to the Staging tab and publish
The launch dialog opens with Staging and Production tabs. Stay on Staging and click Publish.You can also connect or purchase a custom domain directly from the Staging tab. See Custom domain and Buy a domain for details.
Launch dialog - Staging tab
Rocket uses a default Netlify account if you have not connected your own. You can connect your Netlify account to use your own.
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Your app is live on staging
When deployment finishes, you see your staging URL. Share it with teammates to collect feedback, or open it yourself to test.
Staging URL live with controls
Click Update any time to push your latest changes to the same URL.
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Unpublish if needed
Click Unpublish to take the staging URL offline. Unpublishing requires a paid plan (Pro or above).
Unpublish confirmation dialog
After unpublishing, the link stops working immediately. You can republish at any time.
