There are situations where developers want more control over their backend infrastructure. One option is self-hosting the open-source Supabase stack. The migration needs planning because Supabase is more than a PostgreSQL database.
Understand What You're Moving
A complete Supabase environment can include: PostgreSQL Auth Storage Realtime Studio API services Moving only the database doesn't automatically recreate the entire backend environment.
Export Your Database
Start with a proper database backup or dump. Make sure you understand the schema, extensions, data, and migrations involved.
Deploy the Supabase Stack
Create the target self-hosted Supabase environment. Hostwares provides a self-hosted Supabase deployment that includes the main Supabase components on dedicated resources.
Restore the Data
Restore your database data and verify that tables, relationships, indexes, and required extensions are present.
Update Your Application
Your application's Supabase URL and keys need to point to the new environment.
Test Before Switching Users
Test authentication, database queries, storage, and Realtime functionality. Only after the complete application works should you change production traffic.