Our exit plan

What happens if Percher shuts down

Percher is run by one person. That's honest, and it's also a fair question: what happens to your apps if the lights go off? Here's the answer, written down before you've trusted us with anything. We think an exit plan is part of earning that trust, not an afterthought for the end.

The short version

• At least 60 days notice. If we ever decide to wind down, every account gets an email with the date. No surprise shutdowns.
• Your apps keep running through the grace window. They stay live until 30 days after the wind-down begins, so nothing breaks overnight.
• Exports for at least 30 days after the shutdown date. One click per app gives you a .tar.gz with your source, config, env keys, custom domains, deploy history, a migration guide, and (for PocketBase apps) your data.
• Deletion no earlier than 90 days. Your data is permanently deleted no earlier than 90 days after the shutdown date, unless you ask for earlier deletion or the law requires it.

Why no lock-in is real

"No lock-in" is easy to say and hard to prove. We prove it two ways. First, the export is a plain archive of your own code and data in a portable format — you can redeploy it on any host that runs your app's runtime, with no Percher-specific glue to unpick. Second, the notice, export and deletion periods above are written into our Terms of Service (sections 6.5 and 15.5). It's a contractual commitment, not a goodwill gesture we can quietly walk back.

The full timeline

If we ever announce a shutdown, this is the sequence. The full, live version — with a countdown and a one-click export for each of your apps — lives on the sunset page.

1. T-60 days
   We announce it

   Email to every account with the date and a per-app export link. New signups close.
2. T-30 / T-7 / T-1
   Reminders

   Follow-up emails as the date nears, so it never slips past you.
3. T-0
   Read-only mode

   Deploys and edits stop. Apps keep running, exports keep working. Deleting now requires confirming you're giving up the export window.
4. T+30 days
   Apps stop serving

   Live URLs go dark. The Terms guarantee exports until at least this point; your data is kept until final deletion.
5. T+90 days
   Final deletion

   Everything is permanently deleted, no earlier than 90 days after the shutdown date.

Nothing to worry about today

Percher is running normally and there's no shutdown planned. This page exists so you know exactly how it would go if that ever changed.