Overview
Remixer is DreamHost's agentic AI website and app builder: describe what you want in plain English, and Remixer designs and builds a working web app — pages, a built-in database, forms, and payments included, with no code to write and no software to install or update. Every app is backed by Remixer's cloud features, so your site can sign in users, store files, keep secrets, and run server-side actions at runtime.
What is Remixer?
Remixer turns a plain-English prompt into a working web app. Because every Remixer project comes with its own cloud database, your app can store and display real data, not just fixed pages. That makes Remixer a strong fit for:
Data-driven sites — directories, catalogs, listings, event schedules, and resource libraries that pull from a table
Interactive tools — booking and signup forms, request intake, and other pages that capture and store what visitors submit
Membership and gated sites — customer portals, private downloads, and member-only content backed by built-in user accounts
Online stores — take payments through Stripe and ship through Shippo
Business sites, landing pages, and portfolios — load fast and look professional, with dynamic content wherever you want it
Remixer builds and hosts the whole app for you from a prompt. If you'd rather assemble a site from plugins and themes, or you're running a large blog or content archive with multiple authors, WordPress is the better fit — and you can run Remixer apps and WordPress sites on different domains in the same DreamHost account.
See Understanding Remixer credits for how credits are counted and what to do if you run out.
How much do I pay for Remixer?
Remixer is available as a free trial and on the paid Build plan. AI actions — generating your app and making edits through chat — draw on credits from your plan's allowance. Publishing does not use credits. Direct edits you make yourself in Editor mode are free, except for the AI-assisted tools noted in the editing section below.
See Understanding Remixer credits for how credits are counted and what to do if you run out.
Before you begin
You can start building a Remixer website for free, with no domain and no hosting plan required. Sign up, describe what you want, and Remixer generates a working app you can preview and refine right away. This is the best way to try Remixer and see what it builds before you commit to a plan.
Spend trial credits before you upgrade
Trial AI credits do not roll over to a purchased plan. Use your trial credits before you upgrade so none go to waste.
How do I publish to my own custom domain?
To publish your app to a live custom domain, you need a paid Remixer plan, which includes built-in hosting. Adding Remixer to a custom website is a later step, not a first-step prerequisite — you build first, then publish when you're ready.
Legacy Remixer customers
If you started using Remixer before its paid plans with built-in hosting launched, you host your published production site on your own separate DreamHost hosting plan (shared, Managed VPS, or Dedicated) and link it to Remixer. That domain must be empty: if it was previously used for a WordPress site and those files aren't cleared out, publishing to production will fail. To clear a domain, delete the existing files using SFTP, or move the existing site to another domain — you can move a WordPress site by changing its domain in the panel, or contact support for additional help.
What are the two ways to edit my app?
Remixer gives you two editing modes, and you can switch between them at any time.
| Preview mode (chat) | Editor mode (direct) | |
|---|---|---|
| How it works | Describe the change you want in the chat. Remixer makes it and shows you a live preview. | Click any section of the page and edit it yourself — text, formatting, and images. |
| Best for | Big changes: layouts, new pages and sections, data tables, redesigns (e.g., "make it feel more modern"). | Small, precise changes: fixing a typo, swapping a photo, adjusting a headline. |
| Saving | Saves automatically after every completed edit. | Save manually as you go. |
| Credits | Uses credits | Mostly free. Manual edits (typing, formatting) and swapping an existing image for another are free. A few AI-assisted tools use credits: the generate-text suggestion tool when editing text, the generate-text suggestion tool when editing images, and generating a new image. |
Save your work in Editor mode
Editor mode doesn't auto-save. If you close the tab or lose your connection before clicking Save, unsaved changes will be lost. Preview mode saves automatically, so this applies only to direct edits.
How do I target a specific element?
In either mode, click the arrow icon (the element selector), then click any part of the page. In Preview mode, this tells the AI exactly which section your request is about. In Editor mode, it opens that section for direct editing.
How do I add images and files to the chat?
You can hand Remixer a file in two ways:
Click the Attach file button and choose a file from your computer.
Paste from your clipboard. Copy any image or take a screenshot, then paste it straight into the chat.
Then tell Remixer what to do with it: "use this as the hero image," "match this color palette," or "add this menu as a page."
What are Remixer's cloud features?
See this article to learn more about the cloud features available for Remixer.
How do I sell products with Stripe and Shippo?
See this article learn more about how to connect Stripe and Shippo to your Remixer store.
How do I get better results from my prompts?
Remixer does its best work when you're specific. Strong prompts usually say what you want, what to avoid, and how you'll judge the result:
"Make the homepage feel like a high-end bakery — warm colors, large photos. No stock-photo look."
"Add a booking form that saves each request to a table with name, date, and party size."
"Add a three-tier pricing section, with the middle tier highlighted."
You can start simple and refine through conversation, or write one detailed prompt up front with your goals, inspiration, and constraints. Both work: iterating is usually faster for design taste, and a detailed one-shot prompt is usually faster for structure.
Attach a screenshot to help Remixer solve problems
If something looks wrong, paste a screenshot of the issue into the chat so Remixer can see the layout and fix it. Showing the problem is often faster than describing it.
FAQs
Is Remixer just a static website builder?
No. Remixer is an agentic AI website and app builder backed by cloud features — a built-in database, user accounts, file storage, forms, email, and payments — so your site can store and display real data and support signed-in users, not only fixed pages. You can add dynamic content like directories, listings, and intake forms without writing code.
Do I need a domain or hosting plan to get started?
No. You can start building a Remixer website for free with no domain and no hosting plan. A paid plan, which includes built-in hosting, is needed only when you're ready to publish to your own custom domain.
Do edits cost credits?
AI generation and AI chat edits use credits. Publishing does not use credits. Most Editor-mode edits are free — manual typing and formatting, and swapping an existing image, cost nothing — but a few AI-assisted Editor tools do use credits: the generate-text suggestion tool for text or images, and generating a new image.
Does publishing cost anything?
Publishing to a live custom domain requires a paid Remixer plan, but publishing itself does not consume AI credits.
Can I use my own domain?
Yes. On a paid plan, Remixer publishes to a domain on your DreamHost account, including domains you register or transfer in.
Will my Remixer site remain active if my account is out of trial, disabled, or suspended?
What happens depends on your account status:
If your account is out of trial, you won't be able to access your Remixer site.
If it's disabled, your content will remain active for 15 days before is taken offline. You may use the editor but you won't be able to spend AI credits.
If your account is suspended, you won't be able to access your account until it's reactivated.
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