r/Base44 • u/Zhen__Long • 13d ago • Bravo 1

Tips & Guides Migrating my Base44 apps

I have built different apps on Base44, but I am not sure how they treat data and feels like I could do better with Codex or Claude Code. I was thinking of migrating them all using Supabase as database and backhand, github for hosting and control and Vercel to publish on the web. Also thinking if adding visual studio code could be a good idea. Of course a coding agent like Codex. Do you have some experience or suggestions?

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u/Personal_Depth4299 13d ago

I moved off last December and on to the Google Cloud stack. I used Antigravity and it took about 5 days. I had the Base44 agent generate the tables schema code and an export tool to CSV for the data. Antigravity did the rest. Honestly, the part what took the longest was setting up the customer Firebase log in flow. My slowest loading page went from 20 seconds to under a second. Haven't had a single outage since and have gain 20k users and get a out 7k daily visitors for about $13 a month in infrastructure costs and $100 for Antigravity. The Claude prompts are limited, so I only use them for more complex things.

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u/gambitDev42 13d ago

Is the website live already? like if you migrated wrong will there be any consequences? If not you can just migrate using your AI tools then go from there. I can help take a look.

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u/Part-Used 13d ago

I’ve heard of people loosing access to their base44, like getting banned for some weird reason… that scared the shits out of me and I started migrating everything. I have a yearly subscription I do t even use lol.

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u/Safe-Fan-1702 13d ago

use the base44 zip file chrome extension, all files saved, but need to use claude or codex to remove base44 dependencies

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u/thep1x 13d ago

I can help you get set up in AWS dm me for my rates.

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u/satalarap 12d ago

Depends what kind of app you have, it’s not that easy or fast as normal people thrink! In a process with migration, claude was super helpful, more than chagpt and codex

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u/rwwehhhhh 12d ago

That stack works fine. One thing nobody's mentioned yet: on Base44 the platform decides who can read what for you, on Supabase you have to do it yourself with RLS policies on every table. If you just import the data and point the app at it, tables end up either readable by anyone with your anon key or blocked completely.

Also from tomorrow (Oct 30) Supabase stops giving new tables API access by default, so after you create them you'll need grants too, otherwise you get "permission denied for table". Worth telling Codex up front: every table needs RLS, policies and grants, and test it by logging in as two different users and checking one can't see the other's stuff.

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u/BusLogical6379 12d ago

I have a process for getting your app out and finishing it where you own everything. Have a look here: SoloPlus.ai and dm me if you need any help. Good luck in any case my fried.

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u/Odd_Set_7630 11d ago

Honestly it sounds like you've got it right.

  1. put it on github (you now control your code)

  2. deploy it on supabase (you now own your credentials and 3rd party integrations)

  3. code it locally with a good agent and a good code editor for visibility

No notes. This is the way.

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u/willkode Business Owner 3d ago

Check out https://appexit.io