I've been using Supabase for a while now, but as my projects grow, so do my bills. I chose Supabase because it advertised itself as an open-source solution built on PostgreSQL. However, when I tried to deploy it on my own VPS, I found that many of the features available on Supabase's cloud platform weren't accessible. For example, there's no UI for auth providers and integration is much more complex than expected.
Additionally, I can only create two free projects on Supabase before having to pay around £10 per month for extra ones. I always thought being open-source meant I would have complete control over the software, but it doesn't seem to be the case.
I'm now considering building my own alternative called 'Postbase.' I know the domain isn't available, but I might try 'getpostbase' or 'usepostbase.' I'm looking for collaborators on this open-source project to help create a powerful backend on top of PostgreSQL, complete with features that Supabase offers and possibly more. What feedback or features would you want in this project?
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Self-hosting Supabase actually gives you all of its features and more! It's important not to confuse the cloud version with the self-hosted setup. The beauty of self-hosting is that you can fully configure it using Docker and run it on any infrastructure, allowing for multiple environments like local development, QA testing, and production without the limitations of a cloud provider.
You should give the self-hosted version a shot; it's pretty straightforward! The only tricky part is editing the config files without a nice UI.