Move your Base44 app to a server you own.
Base44 gives you an app, a database and logins in one place. That is also the catch. We rebuild the backend on standard tools and move the whole app to your own VPS.
- Fixed price, quoted before any work starts
- Your live app keeps running until the switch
- Every login and password handed over to you
What gets moved, and where it ends up
| Part | Today | After the move |
|---|---|---|
| Code | Base44 project | Your GitHub repository |
| Database | Base44 built-in data | Postgres on your server |
| Logins | Base44 accounts | Your own auth, users kept |
| Address | yourapp.base44.app | yourapp.com with SSL |
| Cost | Monthly credits | Flat server fee from $6 |
Why people move off Base44
Base44 is a good place to build. These are the reasons owners give for not staying once the app is real.
- The backend does not come with you
- You can export the screens, but the database, logins and integrations run on Base44's own service. Without them the exported code does not work.
- Credits limit a working product
- Both building and running integrations draw on monthly credits. A busy app can hit the ceiling without anything being wrong with it.
- One company holds every piece
- Code, data, users and hosting all sit with a single vendor. A price change or a policy change affects your whole business at once.
What a Base44 app is made of
A Base44 app has a React front end that talks to Base44's own backend for data, logins and integrations. The front end is standard. The backend is not, so this is the one migration where part of the app is rebuilt rather than moved.
On your server it runs on Linux with Postgres, a web server that handles SSL, nightly backups and automatic deploys from GitHub.
What we do in a Base44 migration
- Export the front end to a GitHub repository under your account
- Recreate your data model as a Postgres database on your VPS
- Build a small standard API to replace the Base44 backend calls
- Export your records and import them into the new database
- Set up logins and carry your users over
- Reconnect email, payments and other integrations, then switch your domain
Four steps from Base44 to your own server.
Most apps are moved in under a week. You do not need to be technical for any of it.
Free audit
Share your project. We check what it depends on and what the move involves.
1 business dayFixed quote
You get a written plan and one price. It does not change once agreed.
Same dayTrial move
We rebuild the app on your new server and you test it at a private address.
2 to 4 daysSwitch and handover
We point your domain to the new server and hand you every login, with a written guide.
About 1 hour, no downtime
One fixed price. Paid once.
A migration is a one-time job, so we charge for it once. After that you pay only your server provider. If the trial move does not work, you pay nothing.
See full pricingApp migration, from
$240One-time fee. Server from $6 to $24 a month.
- Server setup, SSL and domain
- Database, users and files moved
- Nightly backups and auto-deploy from GitHub
- 30 days of support after handover
Base44 migration questions
Can a Base44 app be moved at all?
Yes, but it takes more work than other builders because the backend has to be rebuilt on standard tools. The free audit tells you exactly what that involves for your app.
Does a Base44 migration cost more?
Usually, because of the backend work. You still get one fixed price before anything starts.
Will I lose any data?
No. We export every record, import it into the new database and check the counts match before the switch.
Do my users need new accounts?
They keep their accounts and email addresses. Depending on what Base44 lets us export, they either log in as before or set a new password once through an email link.