How to make a website with Claude and publish it (2026) | Ample
The short version
To make a website with Claude, describe the site you want in any Claude app and let Claude build it. To publish it, add the Ample Computer connector (https://api.ample.computer/mcp) once and say "Publish this with Ample Computer." Claude puts the site online itself and gives you a live HTTPS link in about a minute. You don't need GitHub, a hosting plan or a card, contact forms and databases work, and you keep the site by claiming it with your email.
Claude can build a website from a description, and with a deploy connector it can also put that website on the internet itself. This guide covers both halves, for every Claude app, checked on October 27, 2026.
1. Make the website
Any Claude app can build the site. Describe it the way you would to a designer:
Build a one-page website for my coffee roasting business in Austin. Warm, minimal design, a menu section, opening hours and a contact form. Use my logo and colours from the attached files.
- claude.ai, Claude Desktop or the phone app: Claude builds the page as an artifact you can preview next to the chat. Ask for changes in plain words ("make the header sticky") until it looks right.
- Claude Code (the Code tab in Claude Desktop, or the terminal): Claude writes the files into a folder on your computer and can run a local preview. Use it for sites with several pages or a framework such as Astro or Next.js.
- Cowork: Claude works in a folder you choose, like Claude Code, without a terminal.
2. Add the Ample Computer connector (once)
On claude.ai or in Claude Desktop:
- Open Customize > Connectors, click + Add, then Add custom connector.
- Name it Ample Computer and paste
https://api.ample.computer/mcp. - Click Connect and sign in with your email. Ample Computer emails you a 6-digit code: no password and no card.
On Team and Enterprise plans an owner adds it under Organization settings > Connectors first. Custom connectors work on every Claude plan; the Free plan allows one ( Anthropic's connector guide). A connector you add on claude.ai is also there in Claude Desktop, Cowork and the Claude phone app.
3. Ask Claude to publish it
Say:
Publish this with Ample Computer.
Claude sends the site to Ample Computer and answers with a link such as https://k3v9x2m7q4tb.ample.run. It is live on HTTPS for anyone, straight away. To change the site later, ask Claude for the change and say "publish it again": the same link updates.
What happens in each app:
| Where you made it | What to say | What Claude does |
|---|---|---|
| claude.ai, Claude Desktop (an artifact) | "Publish this artifact with Ample Computer." | Sends the artifact's page and returns the live link |
| Claude phone app | "Publish this with Ample Computer." | The same, from your phone, once the connector is added |
| Cowork (a folder) | "Publish this folder with Ample Computer." | Sends the folder, builds it if it needs building, returns the link |
| Claude Code (a folder) | "Install Ample Computer and publish this folder." | Installs the Ample Computer CLI, signs itself up (no email, browser or card), publishes, and returns the link plus a claim link |
Claude Code can use the connector too: claude mcp add --transport http --scope user ample https://api.ample.computer/mcp, then /mcp in a session to sign in. See Claude Code + Ample Computer.
Can Claude put a website online by itself?
Yes. Without a connector, Claude can only hand you files to upload somewhere, or share an artifact on Claude's own link. With a deploy connector such as Ample Computer, Claude publishes the site itself and gives you the address. You don't have to download anything, make a GitHub repository or open a hosting dashboard.
If your site needs a contact form, a login or a database
Most ways of publishing a Claude website only host static pages, so a form has nowhere to send its messages. Ample Computer runs the whole app. Ask Claude:
Make the contact form save messages to a database and add a page where I can read them, then publish it with Ample Computer.
Claude writes a small backend, and Ample Computer creates the database the app needs and connects it, with nothing for you to set up. The same goes for sign-ups, bookings, dashboards and small online tools.
Keep the site, name it, and use your own domain
- Keep it. If you signed in when you added the connector, the site is already yours. A site that Claude published before anyone signed in shows a "Claim this app" card on its page: enter your email and the 6-digit code to keep it. Unclaimed sites are deleted after 48 hours.
- Name it. After claiming, give the site a readable address on ample.run (for example
my-coffee.ample.run) from your profile. - Your own domain. Say "Use my domain example.com for this site." Claude adds it and tells you the DNS record to create at your domain registrar. HTTPS is set up automatically.
- Hand it to a client. Publish it from Claude Code before signing in, send your client the link, and let them claim it with their own email so it lands in their account.
Ways to publish a website made with Claude, compared
| Option | Accounts you need | Backend (forms, database) | Your own domain | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ample Computer connector | An email sign-in, or none from Claude Code until you claim | Yes | Yes | Free plan; paid plans from $5/month |
| Claude's Publish button | Your Claude account | No (one page) | No | Included in Free, Pro and Max |
| Netlify connector | A Netlify account | No: Netlify's Claude guide deploys static sites | Yes | Netlify free plan |
| GitHub + Cloudflare Pages | GitHub and Cloudflare | Limited (Pages Functions) | Yes | Free |
| Cloudflare temporary deploy | None at first; a Cloudflare account to keep it | Workers code | After claiming | Free; the site lasts 60 minutes unless claimed |
| Hostinger | A Hostinger plan | Node.js | Yes | From $3.49/month, billed upfront for 48 months |
Where the others are the better choice: Claude's own Publish button needs no setup at all if a Claude-branded link is fine. Netlify and Cloudflare Pages are mature, free hosts for static sites, and the GitHub route keeps a history of every change.
Questions
Do I need Claude Pro? No. Custom connectors, Ample Computer included, work on Claude's Free plan, which allows one custom connector.
Is publishing free? Yes, on Ample Computer's Free plan: up to two apps running at once, databases included, no card on file, and a hard $5 monthly usage cap. See pricing.
Do I need GitHub? No. Claude sends the site straight to Ample Computer. You can still keep the code in GitHub if you want a history.
Can I update the site later? Yes. Ask Claude for the change in the same chat or folder and say "publish it again". The link stays the same.
What if publishing fails? Ample Computer tells Claude what went wrong (a missing file, a build error) and what to change, so Claude can usually fix it and publish again without you doing anything.