Is there any way to convert an existing "sandbox" dotcloud deployment to a "live" flavor? Or do I have to destroy and recreate it?
There are two reasons I want to do this: 1) preserve the old name of my app ... i.e. the subdomain on dotcloud.com 2) avoid minor hassle of moving my database data
You yourself can't change it yet, but if you head over to our support page and file a ticket, we'd be happy to upgrade your application flavor.
Update: I'm told we only offer the conversion for Legacy apps so if you're a sandbox user then you'll have to push a new app or destroy the sandbox app before re-pushing it as Live. Please see http://docs.dotcloud.com/0.4/guides/flavors/ for more details on how flavors work.
No. It's right there in the docs and of course I found it right after posting:
"You can’t change the flavor of an application once it has been pushed, so take the time to choose the right one!" http://docs.dotcloud.com/0.4/guides/flavors/