How to connect application to Supabase

Supabase is a platform providing an alternative database for mobile and web applications. It provides a user-friendly interface and a variety of features to streamline backend development. If you want to connect Supabase to your project, follow the steps below to register your application and obtain the necessary connection string.

Let's look at the steps for setting up a Supabase project and connecting it to our application.

Step 1: Sign in to Supabase

First, open a browser and navigate to the Supabase homepagehttps://supabase.com/dashboard/projects. You’ll see a window containing the Sign-in form. Enter your credentials to sign in. You can also sign in with your GitHub or SSOSingle Sign-On account.

If you don’t have an account, create one by clicking “Sign Up Now”.

Supabase sign in page
Supabase sign in page

Step 2: Create a new project

Once signed in, you’ll be navigated to the Projects Dashboardhttps://supabase.com/dashboard/projects page. Create a new project by clicking the “New project” or the “+ New Project” button. Fill out the form with relevant information and click the “Create new Project” button to create your project.

Click the "New Project" button
Click the "New Project" button
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Step 3: Connect to the project

Once the project is created, you’ll be directed to your project’s page. Click the “Connect” button to get the connection string for your application.

Connect database to the project
Connect database to the project
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You can now use this connection string in your application to connect to the Supabase database.

Advantages and disadvantages

Let's look at some of the advantages and disadvantages of using Supabase:

Advantages

Disadvantages

Real-time Capabilities

Provides immediate data updates for live applications.

Can introduce performance overheads.

Usability

User-friendly interface and comprehensive documentation.

Limited ecosystem compared to larger platforms.

Open Source

Transparent, modifiable, and community-driven.

Smaller community and fewer third-party resources.

Backend Solution

Integrates features like authentication and file storage.

Potential vendor lock-in with extensive feature use.

Scalability

Handles substantial data and traffic with PostgreSQL.

API Generation

Automatically creates RESTful APIs based on the schema.

Supabase offers a comprehensive and efficient backend platform that significantly improves our development workflow. Following the steps above, we can easily integrate Supabase into our project. However, using Supabase has pros and cons that must be considered before considering it for a particular use case.

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