How to Pull Your Project into Your Own GitHub

How to Pull Your Project into Your Own GitHub

Your Snapp app isn't locked inside Snapp. With one click you can copy the full source code into your own GitHub account — the real React Native / Expo project, ready to clone, edit, and build. This is how you take true ownership of what you've created.

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What you'll need

• A paid Snapp plan (Starter, Popular, Pro, or Ultimate) — exporting code is a paid feature
• A GitHub account connected to Snapp (you'll be prompted to connect the first time)

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Step by step

1. Open your app in the builder.

2. Click the Settings (gear) icon to open App Options.

3. Click Copy to Repository.

4. Snapp asks you to authorize GitHub — approve it, and the export starts automatically.

5. Snapp creates a new repository in your GitHub account and pushes the full project to it.

6. When it's done, you'll get your repo URL and clone instructions.

That's it — the code is now yours, in your account.

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What you get

A complete, standard Expo / React Native project. Secret keys protected by Snapp Vault (AI, database, payments) are not included, so features that use them need your own keys and backend when you run the app outside Snapp. Once it's in GitHub you can:

1. Clone it to your machine:

git clone https://github.com/your-username/your-repo.git

2. Install dependencies:

npm install

3. Run it locally:

npx expo start

4. Make changes, commit, and push — it's a normal Git project from here on.

5. Build for the app stores with EAS when you're ready — or skip the command line and publish to App Store & Google Play right from Snapp.

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Common questions

Is the repo public or private? By default it's created as a private repository in your account. You can make it public from GitHub's settings.

Can I keep editing in Snapp after exporting? Yes. Exporting takes a snapshot — your app in Snapp keeps working. You can export again later to grab the latest version — it goes to the same repository and replaces its main branch with a fresh copy, so keep your own changes on another branch.

Why do I need a paid plan? Code export is available on Starter and higher plans. Free-plan users will see an upgrade prompt.

I don't see my repo on GitHub. Make sure you authorized Snapp for the correct GitHub account, then try Copy to Repository again.

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What's next

• Publish your app to the App Store and Google Play right from Snapp — no exported code needed.
• Share your app with others while you build.