I am not ready to publish my app yet and we are in build and UAT mode, but I have a directory of business information (Name, Address, Website), as well as contact information (Name, Email, Phone, etc.) that I’d like to start migrating into my database. Is it safe to do so if I haven’t published the app yet? Or should I publish, but keep it private? What is the best way to start migrating legacy records from my old platform to my app? Any suggestions and guidance is greatly appreciated - realizing I’m not the most technical bloke out there. 
@2Scoops you should be able to migrate in data at any time into your app. One thing to consider before doing so is any compliance requirements you may potentially have, particularly if it is contact information.
If you have any doubts or wonder, you can typically work with Replit Agent to ensure you are in compliance with any standards you may need to be, and make sure the app code and database are ready to keep that information private.
Best wishes on this!
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Forgot to add… if you are in a scenario where you need to ensure compliance with certainty you can work with someone such as a contractor or third party to verify as well.
Appreciate the perspective, @mark! Yeah, I have done a pretty good job thus far and have multiple integrations, including OpenAI and ElevenLabs and have been building a semantic layer. But have kept “real” data to a minimum, so I thought I’d check here first before uploading a small sample set.
Sounds good! Well done! Keep in mind if you use the Replit databases, you will have 2 databases after you publish your app. One in development, and one in production. More info on that here: Replit Docs
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