Custom domain proxying

How it works

How Custom domain proxying works, drawn only from its official release notes.

1. 01

   What it does

   When connecting a custom domain, you can now enable Allow traffic through a CDN or proxy to run your Lovable app behind your own CDN or reverse proxy, such as Cloudflare, CloudFront, or Fastly.

2. 02

   Who gets it

   The source does not say which plans include it. Check your workspace before relying on it.

Example workflows

Starting points built from this record, not transcripts of a run. Each prompt is written the way it should be sent, as one paragraph, and each is worth editing before you send it.

1. 01

   Stand it up from scratch

   You have read the record and want Custom domain proxying working in a real project rather than a sandbox.

   Set up Custom domain proxying in this project — when connecting a custom domain, you can now enable Allow traffic through a CDN or proxy to run your Lovable app behind your own CDN or. Walk it end to end, tell me exactly what you changed, and flag anything I have to switch on myself before it works.

   Expected outcome

   A working setup, a plain list of what changed, and a short list of anything left for you to switch on. Check that list before assuming it is done.

2. 02

   Decide whether it fits your project

   Worth five minutes before you wire anything in. Custom domain proxying sits in Deploy, and not every project needs it.

   I am building the project in this workspace. Given that Custom domain proxying when connecting a custom domain, you can now enable Allow traffic through a CDN or proxy to run your Lovable app behind your own CDN or, tell me honestly whether it fits what I am building, including the cases where I should not use it. If it does fit, give me the single smallest first step.

   Expected outcome

   A direct yes or no with the reasoning, the cases against it, and one first step. Treat a hedged answer as a no.

3. 03

   Brief your team on it

   Someone has to explain the change to the people who will live with it. This produces that note.

   Write a short note for my team about Custom domain proxying in Lovable — when connecting a custom domain, you can now enable Allow traffic through a CDN or proxy to run your Lovable app behind your own CDN or. Under 120 words: what it is, what changes for us, and what we should do about it this week. Plain language, no hype, no bullet padding.

   Expected outcome

   A note you can paste into chat as-is. Read it once for anything overstated before you send it.

Frequently asked

• What is Custom domain proxying?

  Custom domain proxying is Lovable's Deploy feature: When connecting a custom domain, you can now enable Allow traffic through a CDN or proxy to run your Lovable app behind your own CDN or rev…. When connecting a custom domain, you can now enable Allow traffic through a CDN or proxy to run your Lovable app behind your own CDN or reverse proxy, such as Cloudflare, CloudFront, or Fastly.

• Is Custom domain proxying GA or in beta?

  Custom domain proxying is generally available (GA) on Lovable.

• What Lovable plan includes Custom domain proxying?

  The atlas has not verified which Lovable plans include Custom domain proxying. Check Lovable's pricing page.

• When did Custom domain proxying launch?

  Custom domain proxying launched on Feb 5, 2026.