Building an App from Scratch with Bolt.new (Full Beginners Guide)

[@BrockMesarich]

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[@hugoalvarado1610]

😅😅

[@NtohGilbert-og6ie]

I want you to make a video on how to deploy it on play store and app store

[@BrockMesarich]

Will add this to the list! This would be an awesome video

[@KaceyBakerFilms]

Thanks legend. Exactly what I needed as I was hitting my head against the wall working our domains and deploying. Subbed! 🙏🏼✅

[@BrockMesarich]

Awesome! Glad it helped

[@creativemind_songs]

I understand the development aspect. Once it's ready for deployment, where do you intend to deploy it? Specifically, which platform are you using to market and distribute this app?

[@BrockMesarich]

You can deploy it to any custom domain that you have

[@creativemind_songs]

@BrockMesarich Yes, but deploying it on my website won't attract as many sales I believe. Isn't possible to deploy them on SaaS playstores?

[@BrockMesarich]

I actually do not know, that is a great question!

[@mrhumble9036]

@@BrockMesarich You can use netlify to deploy your domain and make it in charge

[@johng5295]

Awesome. Thanks a million.

[@robloxfanstef]

thaanks so much!!!!!!!!!

[@BrockMesarich]

happy to help!

[@heyitsronok]

how to get the mouse effect like yours?

[@BrockMesarich]

Screen Studio

[@jessicaigbudu1251]

How and where can you launch the apps in order to make money

[@BrockMesarich]

You can launch it to your own custom domain

[@g-family-7]

Thanks for the workflow bro. Trying it out. Btw which tool do you use to record and edit these videos?

[@BrockMesarich]

Glad you enjoy it! I use ScreenStudio

[@emiryavuz5235]

Could you please show how to add payment options 🙏

[@BrockMesarich]

This is noted! Bolt should be adding a function shortly that will make this a bit easier because as of now it’s a bit difficult without coding experience! Thanks for tuning into the video 🫡

[@TheYoushad]

Easy with Stripe and Paypal

[@Brainy_Psychology]

the preview doesn't shot anything?

[@BrockMesarich]

This happens sometimes. Just need to tell bolt you don’t see anything. Should fix itself

[@IsaMutlib]

what plan are you using for this?

[@BrockMesarich]

This is the Pro $50 plan

[@naturallydope247]

@@BrockMesarichthis is inportant to mention in the video.

[@BrockMesarich]

Noted

[@imotumbokanaka4157]

great tool, how does the admin check actvities of other users

[@BrockMesarich]

Connect it to supabase in order to track users who are authenticated

[@nxvalism]

Can you make a app that goes to the AppStore ?

[@BrockMesarich]

You can indeed. I might have to add this to my list of future videos!

[@hugoalvarado1610]

This is good for very simple applications. If we were talking about complex applications, you need to hire a software engineer.

[@BrockMesarich]

Good point, however I have seen people build full stack apps with this along with Cursor. Having zero coding knowledge whatsoever. I think it depends on how complex of an app.. For example someone build an entire CRM software using Bolt

[@hugoalvarado1610]

Based on my 10 years of experience as a software engineer, I’ve observed that bolt.new has significant limitations when it comes to handling complex applications. The system seems prone to bugs, which can hinder the development of robust and scalable solutions. While it might work for simple tasks, building advanced applications still requires professional expertise to ensure quality and reliability.

[@BrockMesarich]

Curious your thoughts on this. Since you are an experienced software engineer, how are you using this to help you build basic apps or UI of apps?

[@hugoalvarado1610]

@@BrockMesarich Good question! While tools like bolt.new can be useful for quickly prototyping or building basic UI components, as a software engineer, I find they often fall short when the application grows in complexity-especially in areas like performance optimization, handling edge cases, or ensuring scalability. For building basic apps or UIs, I prefer frameworks and libraries that provide more control and flexibility, such as React or Angular, as they allow me to maintain a higher standard of quality and tailor the solution to specific requirements. That said, tools like bolt.new have their place in simplifying workflows for non-developers or rapid prototyping.

[@BrockMesarich]

Got it, thanks for the perspective from a full stack developer. I wonder how platforms like Bolt.new will be integrated into your workflow as they get better and better!

[@tyrecesewnath4906]

I've tried using bolt but the preview doesn't work. I'm on a windows machine and I'm not sure what the issue is.

[@BrockMesarich]

What error are you getting?

[@sh0me14]

I tried a lot and couldn't get to work. All of my credit is spent on errors that it encounters on the first prompt!. I really like the idea but I hope they make it actually useable.

[@BrockMesarich]

Can you tell me the exact prompt you used? Odds are it was either too complex or too nuanced for Bolt as opposed to an issue with Bolt itself. I am seeing this issue with a ton of people giving too broad of a prompt to Bolt by users...

[@sh0me14]

@@BrockMesarich I've tried multiple prompts with variant degrees of context and details. It always gets stuck at installing npm.

[@BrockMesarich]

@@sh0me14 Does it show that there is an error?

[@sh0me14]

@@BrockMesarich yes. It says it fails to execute the commands "install npm" and "npm run dev". This the error "~/project ❯ npm install npm ERR! code ERR_INVALID_PROTOCOL npm ERR! Protocol "https:" not supported. Expected "http:" npm ERR! A complete log of this run can be found in: /home/.npm/_logs/2024-11-18-debug-0.log ~/project 2m 20s ❯ npm run dev > modern-dashboard@0.0.0 dev > vite jsh: command not found: vite"

[@BrockMesarich]

maybe reach out to Bolt customer support to see if they can help out. I unfortunately do not know the fix

[@Achievly]

is firebase the host or can I deploy it on my own private host through bolt like Siteground??!!

[@MdShamim-k5t4q]

Yes, but Firebase can also be used for hosting. Primarily, it is widely used for authentication.

[@BrockMesarich]

Yes it can but it is usually just for sign in methods

[@BrockMesarich]

Thanks for the help!

[@imotumbokanaka4157]

complete this, imagine a boss want to see the actvities of employee and what they are busy with how can you add that to this

[@BrockMesarich]

You would need to set up a database inside of Supabase

[@krus2953]

Question here how can you transfer or convert this to my mobile phone cause i wanna run this on my phone and type this on my phone

[@BrockMesarich]

As long as you have the URL (custom domain) you can use that on your phone!

[@avrumispira3652]

How can you convert into a mobile app to list it on the Play Store or App Store?

[@BrockMesarich]

@@avrumispira3652 I actually have not found out how to do this. If I do, I will make sure to make a video on the topic!

[@chillwill7]

10+ apps in 3 weeks?

[@BrockMesarich]

Yes. Not crazy full apps but ones for internal use

[@chillwill7]

@BrockMesarich Like Web apps or mobile apps? I'm a beginner, but I want to build a mobile app. I think with ai, it's possible

[@BrockMesarich]

@chillwill7 web apps. I have not yet built and deployed a mobile app

[@veyselfettah]

Hello, I am making a mobile application, but how can I download it as an application, in fact, I do not have any software knowledge, I will be glad if you help me.

[@BrockMesarich]

I would assume that you would need something like Cursor for that

[@maskman4821]

Prompt: "Please add pwa features to my app, I want my app installable and work offline, and do not generate png file byte by byte, simply place svg file you created for this app", if firebase is backend in your app, then it works perfectly fine when there is no internet connection because of the caching strategy.

[@BrockMesarich]

This is awesome advice. Thanks!

[@nxvalism]

Can you elaborate on that ? Would love a video on iPhone app please

[@s.pgaming8965]

=0 Bolt team i need help i am trying to make app windows app and when ever i made exe it show black screen and other error and bolt dont solve thing? and i am frustrated now can you help me out i have really spended money on this bc they said i can make my app without and code pls help me guys if you can

[@BrockMesarich]

hmmm im sorry i dont know what would help

[@Yesh9515]

gud video dude

[@BrockMesarich]

💪🏼

[@Learncraft.xyz87]

Can Bolt build a fully functional website from signup to payments

[@BrockMesarich]

It can indeed. Only part missing from that in this build I showcased in this video is the ability to integrate Stripe. This is a bit tricky because you need to work with the Stripe API which can be hard to do for not developers. I believe Bolt is working on a solution that should solve this problem or make it easier. Regardless, I will be making a video on it in the near future!

[@maskman4821]

Yeah, you can, because I have already done that, my app is pretty close to go production ready, and I am about to upgrade my plan to Pro 200, I need to take a rest because I been working on my app intensely these days. If you are interested let me know and I will share the url link to my web app.

[@BrockMesarich]

Would love to see your finished product

[@Learncraft.xyz87]

Sure can you share the URL and let's see how it is

[@maskman4821]

@@BrockMesarich Sure, my pleasure❤

[@mazalife7015]

*Basic Cryptocurrency wallet....failed *cryptocurrency educational app...failed wrong browser (even though have firefox *Rental finder app app...failed...dependency issue *Camping spot locater like hipcamp...failed dependencies issue...

[@BrockMesarich]

Did you figure it out?

[@YTRajeep]

Hi brother, great video, keep creating. Would you like to use video editor and creative thumbnail designer? I can help you with that and would like to show my prev works and discuss more. Let me know if you are interested.

[@BrockMesarich]

I already have one thanks though

[@YTRajeep]

Thanks for the reply.​@@BrockMesarich

[@BrockMesarich]

Of course

[@VetonKrasniqi-mendimtari]

@brockmesarich i keep getting native script app isntead of the preview you have, what am i doing wrong?

[@BrockMesarich]

Are you getting any form of error?

[@CR7_G.O.A.T.786]

Hi, looks like you have subscribed to the pro version of bolt. I am 15 years old and currently working on my saas. I dont want to purchase the subscription so i have to make bolt accounts from different emails and then upload my project files to the new version. And it is very difficult because it is unable to identify the error when i import it in a new account and in the free account we only get around 3 messages. Could you please help me to get it for free. Can you please tell me more about the pro plan. Do we get the 1m tokens every day or only one time? Please help me to get it for free. i watch your videos regularly.😢

[@BrockMesarich]

Unfortunately if you want to actually build a SaaS you are going to need to get the pro plan. If I had to guess you could potentially get a SaaS build with the 10m tokens on the pro plan but obviously there are plenty of variables to consider

[@CR7_G.O.A.T.786]

@BrockMesarich which is the best alternative, I have almost built my SaaS only some work is left

[@YusufEbr]

you could just build pieces of it daily. Im no coder but theres a you tuber Cole Medin who has models with more tokens out there but it takes some work

[@CR7_G.O.A.T.786]

@@YusufEbr no, I have tried cole medin's fork. And I haven't build pieces, I imported the whole project and continued the work thus making progress on a single project

[@BrockMesarich]

This is a great point!

[@mazalife7015]

Here's my issue...multiple tuts and multiple attempts and so far every error under the sun and absolutely 0 functioning anything...bolt is a lil bit more then say what you want and click...😂😂😂 It's a cool idea...but abit trickier then people let on...also you pretty much have to get it on the first try or you run short on tokens quickly

[@BrockMesarich]

Its definitely not fully there yet but it is a 2 month old product