Bolt.new Onboarding Series | Part 7: Configuring Your App for Production
In Part 7 of the Bolt.new Onboarding Series, we focus on the settings that make your app production-ready. This session is about real-world use cases: enabling SEO so people can find your site, monitoring traffic to understand growth, protecting API keys, and building secure integrations that run behind the scenes. You’ll learn how to use server functions to keep sensitive logic private and power advanced workflows. For example, calling external APIs, processing payments, sending transactional emails, syncing with third-party tools, or running AI workflows without exposing credentials in the frontend. We’ll also cover analytics, secrets management, file storage, backups, and configuration settings that help you operate your app professionally as it scales. *In this video, you'll learn:* - Updating project name, agent, and visibility settings - Connecting a custom domain or configuring DNS - Enabling SEO Boost for better search visibility - Using built-in analytics to track visitors, page views, bandwidth, and traffic sources - How server functions protect private logic and enable secure integrations - Building a server function that calls an external API - Storing API keys securely using Secrets - Editing and redeploying server function code - Managing file storage buckets for user uploads - Setting persistent project knowledge - Navigating backups and version history - Customizing workspace settings and integrations By the end of this session, you’ll know how to secure sensitive logic, enable powerful integrations, monitor performance, and configure your app for real-world operation — so you can ship confidently and scale responsibly. *Timestamps:* 00:00 - Project Settings Overview 00:13 - Domains, Hosting & DNS Records Setup 00:30 - SEO Boost + Built-In Analytics Dashboard 01:02 - What Server Functions Are (and Why They Matter) 01:38 - Building a Server Function: Generate Software Descriptions 02:40 - Add Secrets & Test the Function (Debugging Included) 03:52 - Editing the Server Function Prompt + Instant Redeploy 04:48 - Secrets, File Storage, Knowledge & Backups Explained 05:43 - Personal Settings, Integrations & Wrap-Up *About Bolt* Bolt turns ideas into production software in minutes, entirely in your browser. No setup, no servers. Powered by WebContainers. *Connect with us:* X (Twitter): https://x.com/boltdotnew LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/boltdotnew/ Watch the onboarding playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLiqoV2_PjI7wEVpR96Brv_9vC4ADbIoAb Questions? Check out our Support page: [https://support.bolt.new](https://support.bolt.new/) #BoltNew #AIDevelopment #Prompting #WebDevelopment #NoCode #BuildWithAI #WebApps