Nice — you built something in Lovable and now you’re staring at the two big, scary questions every beginner hits: “How do I put this on the public web?” and “How do I get it into the app stores?” I’ll walk you through both paths very slowly and in excruciating detail — what Lovable gives you, the concrete steps you’ll run through, what the app stores will make you do, the common traps that make people get stuck, and exact things to check when something fails.

I’ll split this into clear sections: (A) what Lovable gives you and your immediate options, (B) how to take the app public (web hosting / PWA), (C) how to get into the mobile app stores (Android & iOS) with two approaches (wrap vs PWA/TWA), (D) the most common failure modes and fixes, and (E) an action checklist you can copy/paste. I’ll cite docs for the key rules and steps so you can click through for the authoritative details.

TL;DR

Lovable builds a full-stack web app and can publish it directly or push your code to GitHub so you can host on Vercel/Netlify (fastest route to a public URL). To put the same product in app stores you either (1) wrap the web app in a native container (Capacitor / Expo / WebView) and submit native binaries to Apple/Google, or (2) make a proper PWA and (for Android) publish it using a Trusted Web Activity (TWA). Apple is strict and often rejects thin “webview-only” apps, so plan for some native integration or value-add. Apple Developer+3Lovable Documentation+3Lovable Documentation+3

A — What Lovable gives you

Output type: Lovable is a web-first, full-stack site builder — it generates a project you can preview in their UI and it exposes a “Publish” flow. You can publish directly from Lovable to a Lovable-hosted URL or export/sync the project to GitHub so you own the repo and can connect it to typical web hosts (Vercel / Netlify). Lovable Documentation+1
GitHub integration / export: The usual flow is: Lovable → push project to a GitHub repo → hook that repo to Vercel/Netlify → automatic builds on push. That gives you a permanent public URL and lets you add environment variables (Supabase keys, API secrets) safely in the host’s dashboard. Netlify Developers+1
What is not exported automatically: Lovable can export frontend & serverless code; however some managed backend features (hosted databases, Lovable-managed runtime pieces) may require you to connect your own Supabase or set secrets in the hosting dashboard. Expect to copy keys and migrate data if you want a self-hosted stack. (Lovable docs and community guides cover this flow.) Shipper.now+1

B — How to take your Lovable app public (web hosting) — step-by-step, what happens technically

1) Inspect the repo / production build command

Open the GitHub repo Lovable created. Look at package.json to find "build" script (e.g. npm run build or next build). That is the command your host will run to produce static/SSR output. If you edited code, push changes to the repo; Vercel/Netlify will rebuild automatically.

Why it matters: hosting platforms run that build command and then publish the build folder. If the script is missing or errors, your deploy fails.

2) Choose host: Lovable (one-click) vs Vercel vs Netlify

Quickest: Press Lovable’s Publish button — Lovable will build and give you a public link immediately (great for MVP/testing). Lovable Documentation
More control / production: Connect your GitHub repo to Vercel or Netlify: they provide CI (build on commit), environment variables, preview URLs, custom domain settings, HTTPS via Let’s Encrypt and automatic redeploys. Set your environment variables (SUPABASE_URL, SUPABASE_ANON_KEY, STRIPE keys, etc.) in the host dashboard — do not hardcode secrets in your repo. Vercel+1

3) Domain & TLS (HTTPS)