Migrating from Replit

What translates from Replit to vly, what doesn’t, and how to bring your existing data.

Replit is a general-purpose coding environment with an agent layer. vly is opinionated for production React + Convex apps. The migration depends on whether your Replit project fits vly’s shape.

When to migrate

• You’re building a web app (especially React-based).
• You want managed backend, auth, and deployment.
• You’re tired of configuring infrastructure on Replit.

When to stay

• Your Replit project is in Python, Rust, or a non-web language.
• You need a notebook or general-purpose REPL environment.
• You rely on Replit’s classroom / collaboration features.

Migration steps

1. Audit the Replit project

   Identify: tech stack, third-party integrations, data store.

2. If React-based, start a vly project

   Re-prompt the spec.

3. Port code in chunks

   Components first; then backend logic.

4. Migrate data

   Export from your existing DB (Postgres, Firestore, etc.); import into Convex.

5. Re-set up integrations

   Stripe, Resend, etc.

Tips

vly’s stack is fixed. If you really need Postgres or Python, vly may not fit. Use Replit + a vly-built admin tool, perhaps.

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