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Migrate from Heroku to CreateOS

Escape Heroku's pricing with CreateOS. Modern infrastructure with familiar developer experience.

20 minutes

Migration Time

medium

Difficulty Level

Zero

Downtime Required

Migration Steps

1

Export Heroku Config

Run 'heroku config -s' to export environment variables

2

Update Procfile

CreateOS uses similar Procfile format, minimal changes needed

3

Migrate Database

Use CreateOS migration tools for Postgres databases

4

Deploy to CreateOS

Connect your repo and deploy

Migration FAQ

CreateOS uses its own build system that auto-detects languages and frameworks. It supports the same languages — Node.js, Python, Ruby, Go, Rust, Java — without needing buildpacks.
Export your Heroku Postgres with pg_dump and import to CreateOS managed databases. For Redis, use redis-cli to export and import. Most Heroku add-ons have CreateOS equivalents or can be replaced with managed services.
In most cases, yes. CreateOS supports a similar process model. For simple apps, you don't even need a Procfile — CreateOS auto-detects your start command from package.json or your framework.

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