How to deploy an AI-built app to a custom domain without the hidden traps

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Deploying an AI-generated app to a custom domain requires correctly configuring both the apex domain and the www subdomain in DNS, then setting one to redirect to the other to avoid SEO and analytics issues. Free SSL certificates are automatically issued by major hosts like Vercel, Netlify, and Cloudflare Pages, but provisioning can silently fail if DNS has not yet propagated or if Cloudflare's proxy mode conflicts with another host's TLS setup. All three platforms offer free custom domain hosting, but their free tiers differ significantly: Cloudflare Pages provides effectively unmetered bandwidth with no commercial-use restriction, while Vercel's free Hobby plan prohibits commercial projects and Netlify charges steep overage fees for excess bandwidth or build minutes. Vercel's commercial-use restriction is a licensing boundary crossed the moment a project earns money, not a usage limit triggered gradually. For static or hobby sites, Cloudflare Pages is the most straightforwardly generous option, while Vercel and Netlify suit server-side apps best when developers budget for a paid tier from the start.

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