ionic-appflow-migration
Ionic Appflow Migration
Migrate an existing Ionic Appflow project to Capawesome Cloud.
Most of the migration is automated: Ionic Appflow can export an organization as a zip file, and the Capawesome CLI imports it with a single command — apps, signing certificates, environments, live update channels, native configurations, store destinations, and build automations included. The remaining work is swapping the Live Update SDK in the app, connecting the Git provider, and updating CI/CD pipelines.
Ionic Appflow reaches end of life on December 31, 2027, and new customer sales already stopped in February 2025. Existing customers keep access until the shutdown date, but every Appflow project needs a migration plan — migrating early leaves room for a gradual, low-risk rollout.
The official guide for this migration is Migrating from Ionic Appflow. Where it disagrees with this skill, follow the documentation.
Prerequisites
- A Capacitor 6, 7, or 8 app currently using Ionic Appflow. For pure Cordova apps (without Capacitor), migrate live updates to the Cordova Live Update SDK (
@capawesome/cordova-live-update) instead — the import and all Capawesome Cloud steps apply to both. - Node.js 18+ and npm installed.
- Access to the project's source code repository.
- A Capawesome Cloud account and organization.
- Admin access to the Ionic Appflow organization — required to create the export. Without it, skip Steps 3 to 7 and use the Manual Fallback instead.