Build a website with Replit
Use Replit's AI to build and host a website on your gallery data — connected with one key, and working even with two-factor sign-in on.
Replit is a tool where you describe an app in plain English and its AI builds and hosts it for you — no coding. You can point it at your gallery so it builds against your real works, artists, and details, and publish the result as your public website.
You connect the two with one key that you create on your gallery. That key lets Replit's AI read your gallery while it builds, and lets the finished website show your works once it's live.
What you'll do
- Create a key on your gallery. Go to your gallery's API settings and open Build with Replit. Choose Read-only — a public website only needs to read your gallery, never change it. You'll see the key once; keep it handy.
- Add it to Replit. Use the Add to Replit button — it opens Replit with your key already filled in. That's the whole connection; it works even if you sign in with two-factor authentication.
- Describe your site. Tell Replit's AI what you want — for example, "a website showing my available works with a way for people to inquire." It builds it against your live gallery.
- Publish. Replit hosts the site for you. Paste the same key into Replit's Secrets so the published site can show your works. You can point your own domain at it.
Keeping it safe
- A read-only key is right for a public website — it can't change anything in your gallery.
- Treat the key like a password. If it ever leaks, rotate it from the same API settings page and reconnect.
- Your works update on the site automatically as you change them in your gallery — you don't rebuild anything.
What it costs
The connection to your gallery is free. Replit charges for building and hosting:
- Building a real site needs a Replit Core plan — $20/month billed annually (or $25/month month-to-month), which includes $25/month of usage credits.
- Heavier building or traffic can use credits beyond that, so budget a little on top of the plan in busy months.
Check replit.com/pricing for the current numbers before you start.
Want the technical details?
If you (or a developer helping you) want the full build-and-deploy walkthrough — the SDK, scopes, and server-side setup — see the Build with Replit guide in our developer docs.