--- schema_version: "1" id: fc41ff301356b610979c68d8f279f7f29ab0811c8f93cfd4729f36c887713a32 title: Activate Your Store collection: admin version: current locale: en-us portal_url: https://docs.salesforce.com/admin/current/en-us/commerce/264-0-0/comm_activate_store.md canonical_url: https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=commerce.comm_activate_store.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 source_site: help.salesforce.com content_type: documentation content_hash: d93e4fb1c02ab3d6807b5b7de7467cbd4dcfbbc0a31e794035830decd14a73b2 description: Activating your B2B store makes it available to customers and accessible to external services and online search engines. Activating the store also publishes it. products: - Commerce - B2B Commerce release: "264" --- # Activate Your Store Activating your B2B store makes it available to customers and accessible to external services and online search engines. Activating the store also publishes it. ### Required Editions
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[Which Salesforce Commerce Product Do I Have?](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=commerce.comm_what_product.htm&language=en_US) Before you go live to customers, configure a custom domain and CDN to optimize security, scalability, and performance. See [Configure a Custom Domain and CDN](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=commerce.comm_configure_cdn_and_custom_domains.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "For B2B stores created with the LWR template, if you prefer a branded URL or a URL without my.site.com, connect your store to a domain. Connecting the store to a domain automatically enables the Salesforce content delivery network (CDN) partner. You can use a single custom domain for multiple Commerce stores. A Salesforce admin typically configures the custom domain.") and [Use a Custom URL for Your Store](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=commerce.comm_custom_url.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "The default URL for a Commerce store includes a temporary path you specified when creating the store. The default URL is suitable for testing pre-production stores during development. However, before you launch a B2B store created with an LWR template into live production, we recommend that you configure a custom URL for the store. Associate the custom URL with a custom domain served by the Salesforce CDN, with Cloudflare as the CDN partner. For B2B stores created with an Aura template, a custom URL is optional. However, we recommend using a custom domain and corresponding CDN if broad access and high security are required."). Use the Digital Experiences app to change the domain for the public channel associated with the store’s CMS workspace. Make the domain match the domain that you configure for your store. See [Configure the Salesforce CDN for Salesforce CMS](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=xcloud.cms_channel_enable_cdn.htm&type=5&language=en_US). 1. (Optional) When you activate your store, registered customers receive a welcome email. If you want, disable the welcome email before activating. See [Disable the Welcome Email for Your B2B Commerce Store](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=commerce.comm_disable_welcome_email.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "When you activate your store, all members of the site receive a welcome email. You can turn off this feature before you activate so that the email isn’t sent."). 2. In the navigation sidebar, select a store from the **Store** dropdown. 3. Select **Settings** | **Store**, and then click **Store Activation**. 4. Click **Activate**. #### See Also - [Disable the Welcome Email for Your B2B Commerce Store](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=commerce.comm_disable_welcome_email.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "When you activate your store, all members of the site receive a welcome email. You can turn off this feature before you activate so that the email isn’t sent.") - [Deactivate Your B2B Commerce Store](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=commerce.comm_deactivate_store.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "Deactivating your store makes it inaccessible to customers. Deactivate only when you want to temporarily or permanently bring down the store.") - [Publication and Activation](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=commerce.comm_publish_activate.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "When you’ve previewed your pages and are ready to start selling, it’s time to make your B2B Commerce store available to your customers. First, configure a custom domain and CDN. Assign the store a custom URL. Then publish the store and activate it.") - [Configure a Custom Domain and CDN](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=commerce.comm_configure_cdn_and_custom_domains.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "For B2B stores created with the LWR template, if you prefer a branded URL or a URL without my.site.com, connect your store to a domain. Connecting the store to a domain automatically enables the Salesforce content delivery network (CDN) partner. You can use a single custom domain for multiple Commerce stores. A Salesforce admin typically configures the custom domain.") - [Use a Custom URL for Your Store](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=commerce.comm_custom_url.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "The default URL for a Commerce store includes a temporary path you specified when creating the store. The default URL is suitable for testing pre-production stores during development. However, before you launch a B2B store created with an LWR template into live production, we recommend that you configure a custom URL for the store. Associate the custom URL with a custom domain served by the Salesforce CDN, with Cloudflare as the CDN partner. For B2B stores created with an Aura template, a custom URL is optional. However, we recommend using a custom domain and corresponding CDN if broad access and high security are required.") - [Configure Store Language, Currency, and Tax](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=commerce.comm_create_international_store.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "Make sure that the language, currency, and tax settings are configured correctly to sell around the world.")