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Supabase

PostgreSQL with an instant API, auth, and realtime built in. The open-source Firebase alternative.

Full guide coming soon. A complete spoonfed walkthrough of Supabase — what it is, when to use it, how to set it up, and how it connects to your code — is being written. For now, here is the short version.

What is Supabase?

PostgreSQL with an instant API, auth, and realtime built in. The open-source Firebase alternative.

Supabase Reference Topics 9 planned

These are the topics planned for this reference. They are not written yet — the list is published so you can see what is coming. Everything already complete on this site is linked from the Languages section.

What is Supabase Coming soon

Origin (2020) and its positioning as the open-source Firebase alternative.

Guide in progress
Setting Up a Supabase Project Coming soon

The hosted dashboard, or self-hosting the full open-source stack.

Guide in progress
The Auto-Generated API Coming soon

Instant REST and GraphQL APIs from your table schema.

Guide in progress
Supabase Auth Coming soon

Email, OAuth, and magic-link authentication out of the box.

Guide in progress
Row Level Security Coming soon

PostgreSQL's own RLS feature, central to Supabase's security model.

Guide in progress
Realtime Subscriptions Coming soon

Listening to database changes over WebSockets.

Guide in progress
Supabase Storage Coming soon

S3-compatible file storage integrated with the same auth and RLS.

Guide in progress
Edge Functions Coming soon

Serverless functions running on Deno, deployed close to users.

Guide in progress
Connecting from Application Code Coming soon

The supabase-js client, or connect directly as plain PostgreSQL.

Guide in progress

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