Replit Multi-Environment Setup

Overview

Configure development, staging, and production environments on Replit. Leverages Replit's built-in dev/prod database separation, environment-specific secrets, and deployment types. Covers the Replit-native approach (single Repl, dual databases) and the multi-Repl approach (separate Repls per environment).

Prerequisites

• Replit Core or Teams plan (deployment access)
• PostgreSQL provisioned in Database pane
• Understanding of Replit Secrets

Environment Strategy

Approach 1: Single Repl, Dual Databases (Recommended)

Replit natively provides separate development and production databases: