01
Back up and take inventory
We confirm an independent production backup, then list the secrets, storage, connectors and runtime requirements your app has.
MIGRATE FROM REPLIT
Standard tools help.
Your live data still needs care.
Coming soon. We’re launching with Base44 migrations first. Contact us and we’ll let you know when Replit migrations open.
Replit gives you conventional code and a PostgreSQL database, which makes it one of the friendlier starting points. The risks are copying the wrong database, losing late writes, and forgetting what never copies across.
Coming soonWE’RE STARTING WITH BASE44
Contact usTO HEAR WHEN REPLIT OPENS
WHAT MOVES
What exports,
and what stays behind.
Replit’s guide for copying a project covers code and data as separate steps, using GitHub or a zip and standard PostgreSQL tools. It’s written for moves between Replit workspaces, and the tools work the same elsewhere.
Usually moves
CONVENTIONAL TOOLING- Source code, through GitHub or a zip download
- Commit history, if you use Git
- PostgreSQL schema and records, using pg_dump and pg_restore
Needs separate work
NEVER COPIED- Secret values and Account Secrets
- App Storage buckets and their files
- Connectors, deployments and custom domains
- Files ignored by Git, and uncommitted changes
THE REPLIT CATCH
Three things that
trip up a move.
These aren’t unusual problems. They’re the small assumptions that cause trouble on the day of a cutover.
The default database is the wrong one
Replit’s DATABASE_URL points to the development database, while live data is usually in production. Exporting without changing it copies test data and looks like it worked.
Late writes get lost
Anything written after the dump runs isn’t in the copy. Replit advises unpublishing the old app before the final dump, so we schedule that step with you and keep it short.
AI agents and live data
Replit has described a 2025 incident where an AI agent deleted a customer’s database data, which was restored by rollback. It has since added stronger safeguards. We take an independent backup before any move, whichever platform you’re on.
THE PATH
How a Replit
move usually runs.
This is how we expect a move to run once we support this platform. Your current app keeps running until the new one is proven.
02
Make the deployment reproducible
The code goes into a repository you control, and we confirm it builds and starts on your chosen host outside Replit.
03
Rehearse the data move
We restore a copy of production data to the new database and verify it, so the real cutover isn’t the first attempt.
04
Final copy and switch
The old app is unpublished, the last dump is restored, secrets and domains are set, and the core workflows are checked.
Is Replit an easy platform to leave?
Compared with many builders, usually yes, because it uses standard code and PostgreSQL. Details still depend on each project’s runtime and services, which we check when you send your app details.
Will there be downtime?
Usually a short window. Replit’s guidance is to unpublish the old app before the final copy, so writes can’t be lost. We rehearse first to keep that window small and agree the timing with you.
What about the backup file?
A database dump is a full copy of your data, so it shouldn’t be committed to Git. Replit advises deleting it from both projects and your device once the copy is done, and we treat it the same way.
When can you move Replit apps?
We’re launching with Base44 first. Contact us and we’ll let you know when Replit migrations open, along with pricing.
SOURCES
Replit: manually copy a project, including its databaseReplit: SQL database documentationReplit: company account of database incident and responseReplit: snapshots and development/production isolation
Vendor documentation checked November 2026. Plans and export paths can change, and every app gets its own review. AppExit is not affiliated with Replit. Brand names belong to their owners.
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