Supabase

What it is

Supabase gives your web app a real backend: user sign-up/login, a SQL database, file storage and auto-generated REST APIs. We use it in the web-app course so students add registration and data without managing servers.

How it helps you

AI can generate frontend code quickly, but most apps need a database and login. Supabase handles that with a generous free tier and a dashboard beginners can actually understand.

Key benefits

• ✦ Add email/password or OAuth login in an afternoon
• ✦ Store user data in real PostgreSQL — not spreadsheets
• ✦ Row-level security keeps data safe per user
• ✦ Works cleanly with Next.js, React and Cursor-generated code
• ✦ Free tier covers student projects and early startups

How to set up

1. 01 Sign up at supabase.com and create a new project.
2. 02 Copy the project URL and anon key from Settings → API.
3. 03 Add them to your app's environment variables.
4. 04 Enable Email auth under Authentication → Providers.
5. 05 Create tables in the Table Editor or SQL editor.