How to Transfer a Loveable Website to a Client

8/11/2025

So You've Built a Killer Site on Loveable... Now How Do You Give Your Client the Keys?

Alright, let's talk about something that comes up a LOT for anyone building sites for clients on new platforms. You've spent hours, maybe days, vibing with Loveable's AI, tweaking the UI, integrating a backend with Supabase, & now you have this beautiful, functional website or web app. Your client is thrilled. They've paid the invoice. And now they ask, "Great, can you give me full access?"

And you pause. Because if you've been using Loveable.dev, you've probably discovered there isn't a big, shiny "Transfer Ownership" button. Don't panic. This is a super common scenario with newer, rapidly evolving platforms. While Loveable doesn't have a simple, one-click handoff feature just yet, it absolutely does not mean your client is stuck or that you're on the hook for managing the site forever.

Honestly, it just means you need a solid strategy. Having been through this process, I've figured out the best ways to handle it, from starting the project off on the right foot to handing over the keys after the fact. It's all about planning ahead.

The Gold Standard: Starting the Project in the Client's Account

This is, without a doubt, the CLEANEST & best way to handle a client project on Loveable. If you're just starting a new project, do this. Seriously. It will save you so many headaches later.

Here’s the thing: The easiest way to give a client full ownership is for them to have owned it from the very beginning.

Here's how you do it:

Client Creates the Account: Before you write a single prompt, have your client go to Loveable.dev & create an account using their own email & billing information. This is crucial. It means the project, the subscription, & all associated assets are legally theirs from day one. It also means any costs for prompts or resources are billed directly to them, which is much cleaner for accounting.
They "Hire" You: Once their account is set up, you have two ways to proceed.
- The Credential Route: The client can share their Loveable login credentials with you. This is common for small businesses & clients who aren't super tech-savvy. It gives you full access to build, but the account is in their name. Just make sure you have a clear contract about your access & what you're responsible for.
- The Collaborator Route (If Available): As Loveable evolves, it may introduce collaborator or team features. If that's an option, have the client invite your own Loveable account as a team member or collaborator. This is the ideal scenario because it keeps your accounts separate but gives you the permissions you need.

By starting this way, there is no "transfer" at the end of the project. When the site is done, you simply wrap up your work, they can change their password if you used the credential route, & that's it. The keys are already in their hands.

Oops, I Already Built It In My Account. Now What?

Okay, so you didn't do the above. You got excited, dove into the build, & now the finished site is sitting pretty in your own Loveable account. This is the more common situation, & it’s totally solvable. You have a few solid options.

Option 1: The Code Handover (The "Here's the Zipped Folder" Method)

Loveable allows you to download your project's code. This is your most direct way to give the client everything you built. You can literally hand them a

.zip

folder with the entire application inside.

What this means for you:

Your job is done. You deliver the code, and you've fulfilled the core requirement of handing over the final product.

What this means for the client (THE BIG CAVEAT):

They now have a folder of code, not a live website. They are 100% responsible for getting it online.
This means they need to find a web host (like Vercel, Netlify, AWS), create an account, figure out how to deploy a project from a repository, & manage all of that.
For a non-technical client, this is like handing them the blueprints & a pile of bricks and wishing them luck building the house. It's technically "theirs," but it's not usable yet.

This option is really only viable if your client is a tech company or has their own development team who can take the code & run with it. For the local gym or bakery? Probably not the best bet.

Option 2: Deploy to a Third-Party Host & Transfer That

This is the most professional & practical workaround. You bridge the gap between your Loveable account & the client's full ownership by using a third-party hosting platform.

Here’s the step-by-step:

Choose a Host: Platforms like Vercel & Netlify are AMAZING for this. They are built for modern web applications & make deployment incredibly easy.
Connect to GitHub: You'll want to sync your Loveable project with a GitHub repository. This is good practice anyway for version control. You can't edit the code directly in Loveable, but you can sync it to GitHub where you can make changes.
Deploy the Site: Create an account on Vercel or Netlify (you can often do this with your GitHub account). Point it to the GitHub repository for your Loveable project. These platforms will typically auto-detect the framework & deploy the site for you with a few clicks.
Test Everything: Make sure the deployed site works perfectly. Check all the links, the forms, the database connection, etc.
Transfer Ownership of the Hosting Project: NOW you have an easy transfer. Vercel & Netlify have simple features to transfer a project to another account. You'll just need your client's email address associated with their new Vercel or Netlify account. They get an email, they accept, & boom. The live site is now in their account, under their control & their billing.

This is the best of both worlds. The client gets a fully functional, live website that they "own" on the hosting platform, & you don't have to give them your Loveable account.

Don't Forget the Backend: Transferring Supabase

If your Loveable site has any dynamic features—user accounts, forms that save data, a blog—you're probably using Supabase on the backend. The frontend (the Loveable site) is only half the equation. You HAVE to hand over the backend too.

Just like with the main Loveable project, you have two scenarios:

If you started right: You created the Supabase project under the client's own Supabase account from the beginning. In this case, you're already done.
If you built it in your account: You'll need to transfer the Supabase project. Thankfully, Supabase DOES have a straightforward ownership transfer feature. You can go into your project's settings, enter the email address of the new owner (your client), & they'll be able to take it over.

CRITICAL STEP: Make sure the live, deployed site is pointing to the correct Supabase project URL & using the right API keys. When you transfer ownership, these shouldn't change, but it's something you MUST double-check.

Making the Site TRULY Client-Friendly

Handing over the keys is one thing. Giving them a car they can actually drive is another. Most clients don't want to wade through code or even a Loveable project to change a sentence on their homepage. Your value as a developer skyrockets if you make the site easy for them to manage.

One of the best ways to do this is by building in a simple admin panel or a Content Management System (CMS). This gives them a password-protected page where they can update text, swap out images, or add blog posts without ever touching the core site structure.

This is also a place where you can add some PRETTY COOL automation to make their lives even easier. Imagine your client runs a service-based business. They're constantly getting the same questions over & over from website visitors. Instead of them having to manually answer every email or update an FAQ page, you can build in a smart assistant to handle it for them.

Here's the thing, you can use a tool like Arsturn to build a custom AI chatbot for their site. You train it on their specific business data—their services, pricing, operating hours, whatever. Then, this chatbot can be embedded directly onto their Loveable-built site. It becomes their 24/7 customer service agent, answering visitor questions instantly. This reduces the client's support load & helps them capture more leads, because the bot can be designed to ask for contact information at the right moment. By building a no-code AI chatbot trained on their own data, Arsturn helps businesses boost conversions & provide personalized customer experiences, making the website you built for them that much more valuable.

The Future is Bright: A Real Transfer Feature is Coming

The Loveable community has been pretty vocal about wanting a direct transfer feature. It's a known issue, & it's the kind of quality-of-life improvement that fast-moving platforms tend to build. So, while we have to use these workarounds for now, it's very likely that in the future, this entire process will be as simple as clicking a button.

For now, though, having a solid handover strategy is what separates the pros from the amateurs. By thinking about ownership from day one & using powerful third-party tools to bridge the gaps, you can deliver a professional, complete product that your clients will love—and more importantly, that they will truly own.

Hope this was helpful. It's a bit of a process, but once you get a system down, it's totally manageable. Let me know what you think