Supabase

Postgres backend-as-a-serviceOpen source

A hosted Postgres database bundled with auth, storage, realtime subscriptions, edge functions, and auto-generated APIs. Authorization is enforced in the database with Row Level Security policies.

Official site

Reach for it when

MVPs that need auth + a real relational database
Static frontends talking straight to a backend

Worth knowing

Every table reachable from the browser needs RLS enabled — an unprotected table is public.

In stack playbooks

Vite + React + Supabase + Vercel

Database, auth, storage, realtime

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