Guide · Bolt
Fix a broken Bolt app
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Short answer
An app built with Bolt can work in the editor and still fail for a new visitor on the live address. Check that you published the latest version, open the live app in a private window, and look at the database security settings. If it is still broken, a free VibeFix check tries the problem on your live app, and the fix in the code is $79, paid up front.
This page is about apps built with Bolt. The name is used only to say which tool this is about.
How a Bolt app breaks once real users arrive
Bolt's help center says "All new Bolt projects are published using Bolt hosting by default", with Netlify as an option, and that Bolt Cloud provides built-in databases. Supabase is also an option for the database. These are the problems that fit that setup.
- Data not saving because of database rules. Bolt says "A table without RLS can be read and changed by anyone", and its checks look for "an open permission or a missing RLS policy." A form that saves in the editor but fails live can be a policy problem. See Bolt form not saving: row-level security error and Data won't save (row-level security).
- Pages show "Page not found". Bolt's publishing troubleshooting covers pages that fail when you "refresh a page, open a link to it, or type its address in your browser." See Page not found on refresh or a shared link.
- Blank page or works in preview but not live. See Blank page after publish and Works in the preview but not after publishing.
- Sign-up and login problems. Bolt's authentication settings include requiring users "to confirm their email after signing up". Confirmation emails, loops and wrong redirect addresses are covered in Confirmation emails not arriving and Login broken after publishing.
- Payments. Bolt describes its Stripe integration as "Secure server-side payment processing through Supabase edge functions." If checkout does nothing live, see Customers can't pay and Stripe checkout not working on the live site.
What you can try yourself first
- Open the database Security page. Bolt's database security docs say it finds problems such as missing row-level security and offers an "Ask Bolt to fix" button.
- Use Publish or Update, then test the live address. Bolt's publish docs explain the steps.
- Read the publishing troubleshooting page. Bolt's Publishing issues page lists the common errors.
- Check Bolt's status page before changing anything, as Bolt suggests.
- Back up the code. Bolt's GitHub docs say connecting GitHub lets you "automatically back up your Bolt project."
- Test as a stranger: a private window and a new email address.
How VibeFix helps
VibeFix is independent of any app builder. Our AI agent can fix a Bolt app in its code when the code is on GitHub.
- Free check. "You tell us what broke. Our AI agent tries it on your live app, says whether it hit the same problem, and sends a screenshot."
- Fix. "Our AI agent finds the cause and fixes it in your code." The price is "$79, paid up front."
- Delivery and re-check. "A GitHub pull request in your own repository." After the fix is live, the AI agent goes back to your live app and repeats the check that failed, the way a customer would.
- Refund. "If we can't complete your re-check, you get your money back."
- Which apps. "Today the fix is for apps built with Lovable, or any app whose code is on GitHub."
- Never asked. "We never ask for passwords."
A check reports what the AI agent saw. It does not promise that every problem is found.
Want it fixed?
Our AI agent fixes it in your code and tests your live app again. See pricing.
It starts with a free check that confirms the problem on your live app, no account needed.
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Want it fixed?
Our AI agent fixes it in your code and tests your live app again. See pricing.
It starts with a free check that confirms the problem on your live app, no account needed.