---
title: "Countdown to Launch: How to Go Live With Your Store"
description: "It's time to hang the \"Open for Business\" sign and let your customers in. Learn how to flip the switch to go live with your online store."
---

[Skip to content](https://help.volusion.com/s/countdowntolaunchhowtogolivewithyourstore#main-content)

English - United States

Show submenu for translations

![Volusion Logo](https://help.volusion.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Color_Logo_Horizontal.png?width=1500&height=1500&name=Color_Logo_Horizontal.png)

Open main navigation

Close main navigation

- English - United States
  
  Show submenu for translations
- [Contact Us](https://volusion.com/contact)

[Contact Us](https://volusion.com/contact)

 Search the Help Center

- There are no suggestions because the search field is empty.

1. [Volusion Help Center](https://help.volusion.com/s?hsLang=en-us)
2. [V1](https://help.volusion.com/s/v1?hsLang=en-us)

# Countdown to Launch: How to Go Live With Your Store

Countdown to Launch: How to Go Live With Your Store It's time to hang the "Open for Business" sign and let your customers in. Learn how to flip the switch to go live with your online store.

You're getting ready to fling open your store's digital doors. You've reviewed our step-by-step-- [**Getting Started Guide**](https://help.volusion.com/s/GettingStartedwithYourVolusionStore?hsLang=en-us) to get you to this point. And now you just have to put on the finishing touches before your grand opening.

But wait, can anyone see your online store as you're working on it? Even though your store is technically already online, no one will see your work in progress until it's finally finished and you publish it under your domain name.

<iframe class="hs-responsive-embed-iframe" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/jIkh0DM5E-M?rel=0" style="position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: none;" width="560" allowfullscreen data-service="youtube"></iframe>

If you've completed all the setup steps in the article above and you're ready to flip the switch on your store, here's how to do it:

**Log in** to your **Admin Area**

Go to **Settings *\>* Company**

Change the value in the **Domain Name** **menu** from **Temporary Hostname** to **Domain Name**

 

Click **Save**

Your Volusion store is now live.

**Summary**

You've done the hard work and now it's time for the big reveal. Flip the switch and start welcoming your customers. You may even want to offer [opening day specials](https://help.volusion.com/s/CouponsDiscounts?hsLang=en-us)to get the sales started.

- [Getting started](https://help.volusion.com/s/getting-started?hsLang=en-us)
- [Manage Your Store](https://help.volusion.com/s/manage-your-store?hsLang=en-us)
- [Marketing for Success](https://help.volusion.com/s/marketing-for-success?hsLang=en-us)
- [Volusion Payment Powered by Stripe](https://help.volusion.com/s/volusion-payment-powered-by-stripe?hsLang=en-us)
- [Partner Marketplace](https://help.volusion.com/s/partner-marketplace?hsLang=en-us)
- [Support](https://help.volusion.com/s/support?hsLang=en-us)
- [V1](https://help.volusion.com/s/v1?hsLang=en-us)
- [Security](https://help.volusion.com/s/security?hsLang=en-us)

[![Volusion Logo](https://help.volusion.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Color_Logo_Horizontal.png?width=1500&height=1500&name=Color_Logo_Horizontal.png "Volusion Logo")](https://volusion.com/)

<https://www.facebook.com/> <https://www.twitter.com/> <https://www.instagram.com/> <https://podcasts.apple.com/> [mailto:email@email.com](mailto:email@email.com)

Copyright © 2026, Volusion