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5 use cases
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Launch an app backend on hosted Postgres
Get a database, user sign-in, file storage, and auto-generated APIs for a new web or mobile app.
- Supabase
- Software and DevOps
- Intermediate
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Using the supabase/supabase repository README as the reference, design a Postgres schema for <app description> with tables, a sign-up flow, and a storage bucket for user files. Output the table definitions and the REST calls a client would make. Verify that every table has an access rule that limits reads and writes to the owning user.
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Add vector search to an AI app in Postgres
Store embeddings next to your data and search them with the AI and vector toolkit.
- Supabase
- Software and DevOps
- Intermediate
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Using the supabase/supabase README and its AI + Vector/Embeddings Toolkit docs link, create a Postgres table for <document collection> with an embedding column and a similarity search function. Output the SQL and a sample query. Verify that the search returns the expected document for three test questions.
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Push live database changes to app users
Send inserts, updates, and deletes to connected clients over websockets as they happen.
- Supabase
- Software and DevOps
- Intermediate
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Using the supabase/supabase README and the Realtime subscriptions docs, write a client subscription for inserts and updates on the <table name> table. Output the subscription code and a test script that changes one row. Verify that a second client only receives rows its access rules allow.
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Run server logic with Edge and database functions
Move business rules into Edge Functions or Postgres functions instead of a separate server.
- Supabase
- Software and DevOps
- Advanced
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Using the supabase/supabase README and its Database Functions and Edge Functions docs, write one database function and one Edge Function that handle <task description>. Output both code files and a test call for each. Verify that invalid input is rejected by both.
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Develop and self-host Supabase on your own machines
Run Supabase locally or on your own infrastructure instead of the hosted platform.
- Supabase
- Software and DevOps
- Advanced
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Using the supabase/supabase README and the linked self-host and local development guides, produce a checklist to run Supabase on <target machine or server>. Output the ordered setup steps and a verification query for each. Verify that the REST API and authentication respond before any real data is loaded.
How to use Supabase
- Check you have what it needs: A Supabase account at https://supabase.com/dashboard, or a self-hosted install following the self-host guide; A basic understanding of Postgres tables and rows; A client library for your app language, such as supabase-js for JavaScript or TypeScript, listed in the README client table.
- Open supabase/supabase on GitHub and read the README and license.
- Sign up at https://supabase.com/dashboard and create a new project.
- Create your tables in the Hosted Postgres Database and turn on row-level access rules for each table.
- Enable Authentication and Authorization and choose how users sign up and log in.
- Call the auto-generated REST API from your app using the client library for your language.
These steps come from our top use case, Launch an app backend on hosted Postgres, which also has a copy-paste agent prompt.
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- Who it is forDevelopers and small teams building web, mobile, or AI applications who want a Firebase-style backend on Postgres.
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Requirements
- A Supabase account at https://supabase.com/dashboard, or a self-hosted install following the self-host guide
- A basic understanding of Postgres tables and rows
- A client library for your app language, such as supabase-js for JavaScript or TypeScript, listed in the README client table
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Questions about Supabase
What is Supabase?
Supabase is an open source Postgres development platform that bundles a hosted Postgres database with auth, auto-generated APIs, realtime, functions, file storage, and AI vector tools. It is an open-source project on GitHub: https://github.com/supabase/supabase.
Who is Supabase for?
Developers and small teams building web, mobile, or AI applications who want a Firebase-style backend on Postgres.
What can I do with Supabase?
5 use cases so far, for example: Launch an app backend on hosted Postgres; Add vector search to an AI app in Postgres; Push live database changes to app users. Each has steps and a copy-paste agent prompt.
What do I need to run Supabase?
A Supabase account at https://supabase.com/dashboard, or a self-hosted install following the self-host guide; A basic understanding of Postgres tables and rows; A client library for your app language, such as supabase-js for JavaScript or TypeScript, listed in the README client table.
What are alternatives to Supabase?
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Is Supabase safe to run?
Deduped does not own, audit or vouch for it. Read the README and license, run it on your own systems first and review every command before you run it.