What is Supabase?
Supabase provides all the backend features you need to build a product: a database, authentication, instant APIs, edge functions, real-time subscriptions, and storage. It is built on top of PostgreSQL, making it scalable and robust. ## Key Features - **PostgreSQL Database**: Full Postgres database with extensions - **Authentication**: Built-in auth with Row Level Security - **Instant APIs**: Auto-generated REST and GraphQL APIs - **Realtime**: Subscribe to database changes - **Storage**: Store and serve large files - **Edge Functions**: Deploy serverless functions globally
Discussion (5)
Is anyone else worried about vendor lock-in? I know it's "Open Source," but has anyone actually tried self-hosting this in production?
I did a self-host test last week via Docker. It's solid but managing backups yourself is the pain point. The documentation is pretty good though.
Been running self-hosted for 6 months in production. Works great, but you need someone who knows Postgres. The hosted version is worth it for small teams IMO.
Just migrated from Firebase. The Postgres foundation is a game changer for complex queries. Auth was seamless to set up with their UI components.
The real-time subscriptions are incredibly powerful. Built a live dashboard in a day. Edge functions are still a bit rough compared to Vercel/Cloudflare though.
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- Category
- Database
- Rating
- 4.9 / 5
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