Migrate from Replit

Keep building in Replit or any editor while moving the finished application to a predictable production host. Tokay accepts the source files, detects how they run, and keeps the application online on a dedicated virtual machine.

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The application is the export

You do not need a Replit specific migration format. Download the Repl as a ZIP or use its git repository, then drop in the folder or push the source.

Tokay detects the stack, packages, entry point, process types, and environment variables from the code. Web apps receive an HTTPS URL, bots run as background Services, and scripts can run on a schedule.

Hosting is separate from the editor

The application keeps running when nobody has the workspace open. The dedicated virtual machine includes 2 vCPU, 2 GB of RAM, and 20 GB of storage, with streaming logs, deployment history, rollback, and incident email around the running Services.

When the code expects Postgres, MySQL, MongoDB, or Redis, Tokay creates the resource and supplies its connection.

Secrets move out of the source

Tokay shows the environment variables read by the app and asks for their private values before deployment. If a key appears in the files, we flag it so you can move the value into encrypted Project storage.

Code that uses Replit's own databases, authentication, or other APIs needs those calls replaced. A standard database library is usually the direct replacement for Replit's key value store.

Your AI agent can move and verify the application

A coding agent like Claude Code or Codex can submit the downloaded files through Tokay's GraphQL API, set the write only secrets you provide, deploy the Services, and verify the new URL. Replit specific calls are the main code path it should identify and replace before cutover.

Know what stays in Replit

Tokay hosts and operates the application but does not replace Replit's editor or coding agent. You can keep writing code in Replit, Cursor, ChatGPT, or a local editor and deploy the result to Tokay.

Point your agent to app.tokay.io/llms.txt for the deployment protocol.

Tokay has a very generous free tier with no credit card. Get started.

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