How to beta test your app with real users
How to run a beta: picking testers, TestFlight and Google Play testing tracks, what to ask, how to collect feedback and bugs, and when the beta is done.
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Guides for apps built with AI
Plain-language guides for people who built an app with Lovable, Bolt, Cursor, v0 or Replit: finding what broke, making it safe and getting it live.
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Bolt.new breaks your app with every change? How to stop it
Why each Bolt.new prompt can break features that worked, what to do the moment it happens, and a routine of locks, versions and tests that stops regressions.
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Change your Bolt.new database safely: migrations, not edits
How to change tables in a Bolt.new app without losing data: back up first, write each change as a reviewed SQL migration, avoid risky edits and verify after.
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Environment variables in Bolt.new: what goes where
Which values in a Bolt.new app can live in the browser, which must stay in Secrets, how VITE_ and other prefixes work, and how to check that nothing leaked.
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Bolt.new deploy to Netlify failed? How to read the log
Where to find the real error when a Bolt.new project fails to publish to Netlify, the causes behind most failures, and how to fix and confirm each one.
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npm dependency errors in Bolt.new: causes and fixes
What ERESOLVE, native addon, 404 and lockfile errors mean in a Bolt.new project, how to fix each one safely and how to keep package versions from drifting.
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Bolt.new project too large? Tokens, context and fixes
Why Bolt.new says your project is too large, how context and token limits differ, and the steps that shrink a project so you can keep building.
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Bolt.new app can't connect to Supabase? What to check
Why a Bolt.new app fails to reach Supabase: missing URL or key, the wrong key type, RLS blocking reads, a paused project or auth URLs. How to find and fix each.
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Add user roles and a real admin panel to a Bolt.new app
How to store roles where users can't change them, enforce them with RLS and server functions, and build a Bolt.new admin panel that is more than a hidden page.
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