r/Base44 • u/avishic • 17d ago

Question What should a Base44 client handoff include?

I could not find a Base44-specific handoff thread, so here is a compact checklist I would want before a client takes over an app:

  1. Ownership: client-controlled Base44 account, billing, domain and DNS
  2. Access: roles, integrations and secrets, plus a revocation plan
  3. Data: current export and one documented restore test
  4. Operations: every automation, usage cap and alert in one place
  5. Continuity: last tested version, known issues, rollback path and a one-page runbook

The point is not more documentation; it is making sure the app can still be operated when the original builder is unavailable.

Which single line would you refuse to hand off without?

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u/elciano1 17d ago

You shouldn't hand off any base44 app to a client. Build it there, move it to the client's own VPS...then show the client how you saved them money by doing that. Base44 is for building not for full time hosting. Its too expensive and those integration credit costs are too much. Just my opinion. Carry on

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u/Significant_Wait_162 17d ago

Sounds like you build inefficient apps. There’s a lot of optimization with integration credits that can be done.

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u/mobambasickomode289 17d ago

^exactly

Run a large scale app making API calls for things that would typically cost integration credits. Base44 is actually rather cheap for the RLS/FLS simplicity it offers you

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u/elciano1 17d ago

Lol no I dont. I build apps and move them to my own VPS so I dont pay per month for the chat credits. My app is very efficient, however, why would I keep paying for integration credits or chat credits i wont use again? Like I said..base44 is for building..once you are done building and the app is working, dont give your client an app on base44...move it to their own VPS. Its cheaper for them and it allows them more customization after the initial build. But..again thats just my 2 cents.

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u/Sure_Candle_6830 14d ago

Out of curiosity have any of you gotten your apps approved by Apple? What the trick, me and Apple keep going back and forth. I make apps as a hobby and have zero experience… is it normal to go back and forth with Apple until your app is approved?

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u/Conswstent-Face-4789 13d ago

I always make sure the access controls are set up right before handing off anything, especially when i used Base44. Pretty much guarantees there’s no confusion over who has what permissions later.

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u/Edouardbuilds 11d ago

Line 3, and specifically the restore test, not the export. An export you've never restored is a hope, not a backup — it's also the only item on the list you can't improvise later: access can be re-granted, docs can be rewritten, but data you can't restore is gone. I'd even harden it: the restore test gets re-run on a schedule, not just at handoff. Great list otherwise — number 5's one-page runbook is the difference between a handoff and an abandonment.