[Crawl-Date: 2026-04-26]
[Source: DataJelly Visibility Layer]
[URL: https://datajelly.com/guides/getting-started]
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# Getting Started with DataJelly | Step-by-Step Setup Guide
> A step-by-step guide to fixing SEO and AI visibility for JavaScript-heavy websites. Most domains get onboarded in under 30 minutes.

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Setup Guide
## Getting Started with DataJelly Edge Services

A step-by-step guide to fixing SEO and AI visibility for JavaScript-heavy websites.
[Learn more about Edge Services](https://datajelly.com/products/edge)

## Built for Lovable, Bolt, and Modern AI Site Builders

DataJelly is designed specifically for JavaScript-first, AI-built websites. No rebuilds, no framework changes — just DNS.

## Quick Start Guide

This is the basic process of how to onboard your domain onto DataJelly Edge services (Server Side Rendering). Most domains get through this process in **under 30 minutes**.

We've tried to make setup as easy as possible. If you run into problems, we love email — [reach out here](https://datajelly.com/contact) .

→ Using Lovable?

Jump to Lovable Setup

→ Using Cloudflare?

Jump to Cloudflare Setup

→ Vercel / Netlify / Other?

Follow Standard Setup

## Standard Setup

If you are hosted on **Vercel, Azure, Netlify**, or any other standard host, these are the instructions to get your domain onboarded to our [Edge services](https://datajelly.com/products/edge) .

1
Head over to [dashboard.datajelly.com](https://dashboard.datajelly.com/) and create an account

2
Click **"Add Domain"** to start the onboarding process

3
Verify domain ownership with a **TXT DNS record** (DNS change)

4
Update your domain **DNS entries** to point at DataJelly (DNS change)

5
Complete the onboarding process

6
**Done!** 🎉
## Setup Walkthrough

Follow along with screenshots from the actual onboarding flow. Click any image to enlarge.

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Step 1 of 4
### Create your account

![DataJelly account creation screen](https://datajelly.com/assets/create-account-DYx_cmTk.png)
Click to enlarge

Create your account at dashboard.datajelly.com

## Lovable Setup

We host lots of Lovable domains on DataJelly and the setup is very simple. Here are the basics:

1
Follow the Standard Setup instructions above.

Important: Remove the custom domain from Lovable

After you move your DNS to point at DataJelly, you **must remove the custom domain from Lovable**. On Lovable, you should only have the `.lovable.app` entry.

![Lovable domains settings showing only the .lovable.app domain](https://datajelly.com/assets/lovable-set-primary-DDWEU_cL.png)

Do NOT add the custom domain back to Lovable

DataJelly now handles your custom domain. If you add the custom domain back to Lovable, **you will break DataJelly routing**.

![Error page shown when custom domain is incorrectly added back to Lovable](https://datajelly.com/assets/lovable-primary-error-11XeASSf.png)

This is what happens if the custom domain is added back to Lovable.

Still having issues? [Contact our support team](https://datajelly.com/contact) — we'll help you get set up.

## Cloudflare Setup

If you are hosting your website on Cloudflare, there are 2 extra steps you need to complete:

1
Follow the basic setup instructions above.

Important: Disable the Cloudflare CDN Proxy

The **orange** CDN icon needs to be **grey**, which means DNS Only mode. Click the orange cloud icon to toggle it off.

Before (Proxied — causes issues)

![Cloudflare DNS showing orange Proxied status](https://datajelly.com/assets/cloudflare-proxy-before-DeVRvJIm.png)

After (DNS Only — correct)

![Cloudflare DNS showing grey DNS Only status](https://datajelly.com/assets/cloudflare-proxy-after-D86U-Ewd.png)

Important: Review Cloudflare Workers

Ensure there are no extra Workers or Page Rules running that can affect routing. These can interfere with DataJelly's edge proxy.

Still having issues? [Contact our support team](https://datajelly.com/contact) — we'll help you get set up.

## How to Verify It's Working
## Dashboard Status

Your domain should show:

- **DNS:** Verified
- **SSL:** Active
- **Snapshots:** Generated
## Visibility Test

Run the built-in Visibility Test to see exactly what Googlebot, ChatGPT, and other crawlers see on your site.
[Run the Visibility Test](https://datajelly.com/#visibility-test)
## Next Steps & Related Guides

[JavaScript SEO Guide
Best practices for SPA content](https://datajelly.com/guides/javascript-seo) [Lovable SEO 101
Optimizing AI-built sites](https://datajelly.com/guides/lovable-seo) [AI Visibility Guide
How your site appears to ChatGPT, Perplexity, and search bots](https://datajelly.com/guides/visibility-layer) [How Snapshots Work
Technical deep dive](https://datajelly.com/guides/how-snapshots-work)

## Need Help?

DNS can be intimidating — that's normal.

Most issues are resolved by a single DNS record change. Our team is happy to walk you through it.

Get Started Free[Talk to Our Team](https://datajelly.com/contact)

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## Discovery & Navigation
> Semantic links for AI agent traversal.

* [DataJelly Edge](https://datajelly.com/products/edge)
* [DataJelly Guard](https://datajelly.com/products/guard)
* [Pricing](https://datajelly.com/pricing)
* [SEO Tools](https://datajelly.com/seo-tools)
* [Visibility Test](https://datajelly.com/visibility-test)
* [Dashboard](https://dashboard.datajelly.com/)
* [Blog](https://datajelly.com/blog)
* [Guides](https://datajelly.com/guides)
* [Getting Started](https://datajelly.com/guides/getting-started)
* [Prerendering](https://datajelly.com/prerendering)
* [SPA SEO Guide](https://datajelly.com/guides/spa-seo)
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