Getting Started with claude.ai
The easiest way to use xhostd. No install, no terminal, no token to paste. Everything happens in your browser.
Your console. Once you sign in, your dashboard lives at console.xhostd.com — apps, tokens, custom domains, and account settings. You'll also see it in the docs sidebar.
Add the xhost connector to claude.ai
In claude.ai, open Settings → Connectors and click Add custom connector. Paste this URL:
https://mcp.xhostd.com/mcp/
Click Connect. claude.ai opens an xhostd sign-in page
— sign in with Google. On first sign-in you pick a username, which
becomes part of your project URLs (for example,
my-site-yourname.xhostd.app).
Tell Claude what to build
Start a new chat in claude.ai. Make sure the xhost connector is enabled for the chat, then describe what you want and ask Claude to deploy it to xhostd.
Build a landing page for my coffee shop called "Bean There".
Deploy it to xhostd.
Claude will create the site, push the code, and deploy it. When it's done
you'll get a live URL like https://bean-there-alice.xhostd.app.
Other things you can ask for:
- "Build me a portfolio site with my projects"
- "Create a REST API for my mobile app"
- "Make a multiplayer game I can share with friends"
- "Set up a webhook handler for my Slack bot"
- "Build a small CRUD app with logins"
Make changes
Want to update your project? Just tell Claude what to change in the same chat (or a new one — the connector remembers your projects). Claude will update the code and redeploy automatically.
You can also share a preview link before going live — ask Claude to "deploy a preview" and it will create a separate URL you can share for feedback.
Every project that runs code gets a database wired in automatically —
your app reads DATABASE_URL and Claude takes care of the rest.
A static site gets no database, because it queries nothing. The
API reference covers database reset and SQL dump if
you ever need them.