OwnStack — Own Your Infrastructure

// Live migration

Watch it
happen.

Every command runs on your server, in real time. You see exactly what's happening — no black boxes, no magic. When it's done, you own a server that runs entirely on open source software.

ownstack — migration

$ ownstack migrate --provider hetzner --region Helsinki

Initializing OwnStack migration...

Step 1 of 5

Your Supabase database

We need a connection string to export your database.

📍 How to find this

Go to supabase.com/dashboard and open your project
Click the green Connect button at the top of the page
Choose "Session pooler" from the dropdown (not Direct or Transaction)
Copy the URI — it starts with postgresql://

⚠️ If it says [YOUR-PASSWORD] in the URL, replace that with your actual database password. Forgot it? Go to Settings → Database → Reset password.

Connection String (Session Pooler URI)

Looks like: postgresql://postgres.abcdef:YourPassword@aws-0-eu-north-1.pooler.supabase.com:5432/postgres

🔒 Your credentials are sent directly to your own server. We never store them.

Step 2 of 5

Your Hetzner account

Hetzner is where your new server will live. You pay them ~€10/month directly.

📍 How to create an API key

Go to console.hetzner.cloud — create a free account if you don't have one
Add a payment method under Account → Billing (required to create servers)
Click + New Project and name it anything (e.g. "MyApp")
Inside the project, click Security in the left sidebar
Go to API Tokens → click Generate API Token
Give it a name, choose Read & Write, click Generate
Copy the key — it only shows once!

💰 A CX32 server costs ~€10/month. You can delete it anytime from the Hetzner dashboard.

Hetzner API Key

A long string of random characters — paste it directly from Hetzner

Step 3 of 5

Your domain name

Your app will be accessible at this address after migration.

📍 What you need to know

You need to own a domain (e.g. from Namecheap, GoDaddy, Squarespace, Cloudflare)
You can use your root domain (example.com) or a subdomain (api.example.com)
After OwnStack creates your server, we'll tell you the IP address
You'll then need to go to your domain registrar and add an A record pointing to that IP

⏱️ DNS changes take 5–30 minutes to spread globally. OwnStack will wait for you — the SSL certificate step happens at the end.

Domain Name

Just the domain — no https:// and no trailing slash. E.g: api.myapp.com

Your Email Address

Used for your free SSL certificate from Let's Encrypt. We won't spam you.

Step 4 of 5 — Optional

Edge functions

If your app uses Supabase Edge Functions, we can migrate those too.

I don't use Edge Functions — skip this step

📍 How to find your repo URL

Go to github.com and find your project repository
Copy the URL from the browser — e.g. https://github.com/yourname/yourapp
If it's a private repo, you also need a Personal Access Token:
Go to GitHub → click your avatar → Settings → Developer settings → Personal access tokens → Tokens (classic)
Click Generate new token, select the repo scope, and copy it

Your functions need to be in a supabase/functions/ folder in your repo. This is the default Supabase structure.

Step 5 of 5

Ready to migrate

Double-check everything before we start. This takes about 8–10 minutes.

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Your Hetzner account has a payment method

Required to create servers. Add one at console.hetzner.cloud → Account → Billing

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You own the domain and can edit its DNS

After migration starts, we'll show you the server IP to add as an A record

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I understand this creates a real server that costs ~€10/month

You can delete it anytime from console.hetzner.cloud

✓ Your credentials are never stored on our servers

// Migration in progress

Setting up
your server...

🖥️

Creating server

Hetzner CX32 · Helsinki · Ubuntu 24.04

🐳

Installing Docker & Supabase

docker compose up -d

💾

Exporting your database

pg_dump · all tables · RLS policies

📦

Importing to your server

psql restore · verifying integrity

🔒

Configuring HTTPS & domain

Nginx · Let's Encrypt SSL

✓ Migration complete

Your database is now running on your own server.
You own everything.

https://app.yourcompany.com

Your data.
Your server.
Your rules.

Four steps.
Full ownership.

Connect your accounts

We spin up your server

Your data migrates

HTTPS & domain configured

Watch it
happen.

Your Supabase database

Your Hetzner account

Your domain name

Edge functions

Ready to migrate

Setting up
your server...

✓ Migration complete

Simple.
No surprises.

Your data.Your server.Your rules.

Four steps.Full ownership.

Connect your accounts

We spin up your server

Your data migrates

HTTPS & domain configured

Watch ithappen.

Your Supabase database

Your Hetzner account

Your domain name

Edge functions

Ready to migrate

Setting upyour server...

✓ Migration complete

Simple.No surprises.

Your data.
Your server.
Your rules.

Four steps.
Full ownership.

Watch it
happen.

Setting up
your server...

Simple.
No surprises.