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Leaving Divio

As much as we want to host your applications, we want you to stay with us because you want to, not because you can't leave.

You're free to leave any time, and you'll find it very easy to take everything with you.

Divio has been designed to make moving off the platform, with all your data, applications and files, not just possible, but easy and convenient.

You can pull down the entire site to your own computer with a single command. You can also pull databases, media files and so on separately.

Archiving your data​

Divio provides full access to your data without any lock-in restrictions. To archive your project, follow these steps:

  • Download repository code: Navigate to the "Environments" dashboard, under "Commands" > "Clone" to retrieve the command for cloning your repository.
  • Download service data: Create backups for your services via the "Backups" view and download them.
  • Download environment variables: Go to the "Env Variables" section to download the .env files for each environment.
  • Additional considerations: Review the "Cron Jobs" and "Settings" sections, and document any active scripts.

These steps will ensure your website is fully archived.

Licensing conditions​

There are no licensing conditions applying to any of the software we use or provide as part of your application that preclude its use anywhere else.

Redeployment elsewhere​

Divio's architecture makes it even easier to redeploy elsewhere. Your entire Divio site is available as a Docker container, that can be deployed anywhere that Docker is available.

If you don't want to use Docker, you'll still have a very standard application that you can put into production on another platform or server.