1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:04,400 Welcome to the Deep Dive, your shortcut to being truly well informed. 2 00:00:04,400 --> 00:00:08,100 And just before we jump in, this Deep Dive is brought to you by SafeServer. 3 00:00:08,100 --> 00:00:11,720 They handle the hosting of this software and support your digital transformation. 4 00:00:11,720 --> 00:00:15,440 You can find out more over at www.SafeServer.de. 5 00:00:15,440 --> 00:00:24,300 Okay, so today we're embarking on quite an exciting journey into the world of SuperBase. 6 00:00:24,300 --> 00:00:27,410 If you're building anything on the web these days, or mobile apps, maybe even 7 00:00:27,410 --> 00:00:28,060 getting into 8 00:00:28,060 --> 00:00:32,040 AI applications, you've probably heard this name popping up a lot. 9 00:00:32,040 --> 00:00:35,200 It's a platform that's, well, genuinely making waves. 10 00:00:35,200 --> 00:00:38,400 Our mission today is really to pull back the curtain, understand what it's actually 11 00:00:38,400 --> 00:00:38,640 made 12 00:00:38,640 --> 00:00:42,160 of, its core components, and figure out why it's becoming such a go-to for 13 00:00:42,160 --> 00:00:43,000 developers. 14 00:00:43,000 --> 00:00:45,850 And importantly, even if you're just starting out, maybe just dipping your toes 15 00:00:45,850 --> 00:00:46,440 into coding, 16 00:00:46,440 --> 00:00:48,440 we're going to break this down and make it really easy to grasp. 17 00:00:48,440 --> 00:00:50,640 I guess the big question we're tackling is this. 18 00:00:50,640 --> 00:00:53,520 How can you actually build in a weekend and scale to millions? 19 00:00:53,520 --> 00:00:54,520 You hear that promise. 20 00:00:54,520 --> 00:00:58,080 But, you know, doing that without needing a whole army of backend engineers sounds 21 00:00:58,080 --> 00:00:58,480 almost 22 00:00:58,480 --> 00:00:59,480 too good to be true, right? 23 00:00:59,480 --> 00:01:03,510 Well, this is pretty much the ambitious promise that Subabase is aiming to deliver 24 00:01:03,510 --> 00:01:03,960 on. 25 00:01:03,960 --> 00:01:08,680 Okay, let's unpack this a bit. 26 00:01:08,680 --> 00:01:11,760 Imagine you're starting to build a new web or mobile application. 27 00:01:11,760 --> 00:01:12,760 What do you need? 28 00:01:12,760 --> 00:01:15,850 Well, you need a place to store all your information, user profiles, posts, 29 00:01:15,850 --> 00:01:16,840 preferences, all that 30 00:01:16,840 --> 00:01:17,840 stuff. 31 00:01:17,840 --> 00:01:18,920 That's your database. 32 00:01:18,920 --> 00:01:22,720 You definitely need a way for users to sign up and log in securely. 33 00:01:22,720 --> 00:01:23,960 That's authentication. 34 00:01:23,960 --> 00:01:26,320 Your app needs to talk to that data, right? 35 00:01:26,320 --> 00:01:27,480 Send information back and forth. 36 00:01:27,480 --> 00:01:28,720 That's usually an API. 37 00:01:28,720 --> 00:01:33,160 Maybe you even need to store files like images or videos or have things update live 38 00:01:33,160 --> 00:01:33,520 like 39 00:01:33,520 --> 00:01:36,400 a chat feature or seeing collaborators type. 40 00:01:36,400 --> 00:01:41,420 Now, for a single developer or even a small team managing all these backend pieces 41 00:01:41,420 --> 00:01:42,360 separately, 42 00:01:42,360 --> 00:01:45,560 it can feel like you're building an entire city block before you even lay the first 43 00:01:45,560 --> 00:01:45,720 brick 44 00:01:45,720 --> 00:01:46,720 of your actual app. 45 00:01:46,720 --> 00:01:49,520 It's just a huge, sometimes overwhelming hurdle. 46 00:01:49,520 --> 00:01:51,840 That's exactly the pain point Subabase targets. 47 00:01:51,840 --> 00:01:54,760 They call themselves the Postgres development platform. 48 00:01:54,760 --> 00:01:59,560 Your core idea is to give you a Firebase-like developer experience, which basically 49 00:01:59,560 --> 00:01:59,960 means 50 00:01:59,960 --> 00:02:03,720 making it super intuitive and really fast to get your project started, cutting down 51 00:02:03,720 --> 00:02:05,240 all that initial friction. 52 00:02:05,240 --> 00:02:09,430 But here's the really key difference, the thing that makes it so robust and 53 00:02:09,430 --> 00:02:10,440 trustworthy. 54 00:02:10,440 --> 00:02:14,640 It's all built on enterprise-grade open source tools. 55 00:02:14,640 --> 00:02:20,000 And at its very heart, its foundation is a dedicated Postgres database. 56 00:02:20,000 --> 00:02:24,400 Now, for anyone maybe not familiar, Postgres is, well, it's essentially the gold 57 00:02:24,400 --> 00:02:24,840 standard 58 00:02:24,840 --> 00:02:26,660 in the world of relational databases. 59 00:02:26,660 --> 00:02:31,650 It's celebrated for its incredible reliability, its huge feature set, and its top-notch 60 00:02:31,650 --> 00:02:32,680 performance. 61 00:02:32,680 --> 00:02:33,920 Big companies rely on it. 62 00:02:33,920 --> 00:02:35,480 Maybe an analogy helps here. 63 00:02:35,480 --> 00:02:38,280 Think of building your application like building a house. 64 00:02:38,280 --> 00:02:41,330 Usually the traditional way, you'd hire a plumber, you'd hire an electrician, a 65 00:02:41,330 --> 00:02:41,880 foundation 66 00:02:41,880 --> 00:02:43,600 specialist, all these separate experts. 67 00:02:43,600 --> 00:02:46,840 You'd have to coordinate them, make sure their systems connect properly, deal with 68 00:02:46,840 --> 00:02:49,120 any issues that pop up between them. 69 00:02:49,120 --> 00:02:50,840 That's a lot of management. 70 00:02:50,840 --> 00:02:54,980 SuperBase is more like walking into, let's say, a high-quality home kit that's 71 00:02:54,980 --> 00:02:55,440 already 72 00:02:55,440 --> 00:02:56,440 preassembled. 73 00:02:56,440 --> 00:02:58,800 You still get to design the layout of your rooms, choose your paint colors, pick 74 00:02:58,800 --> 00:02:59,000 the 75 00:02:59,000 --> 00:03:02,700 furniture that's the unique part of your app, your vision, but all that core 76 00:03:02,700 --> 00:03:04,160 infrastructure, 77 00:03:04,160 --> 00:03:09,000 the solid foundation, the complete plumbing system, the fully wired electricity, it's 78 00:03:09,000 --> 00:03:10,000 all there. 79 00:03:10,000 --> 00:03:12,360 It's integrated, it's pre-tested, it's ready to go. 80 00:03:12,360 --> 00:03:16,510 You're basically building on solid ground without having to dig all those trenches 81 00:03:16,510 --> 00:03:16,840 yourself 82 00:03:16,840 --> 00:03:17,840 first. 83 00:03:17,840 --> 00:03:19,680 And the host analogy really clicks. 84 00:03:19,680 --> 00:03:23,760 So if I'm understanding this right, it means smaller teams, maybe even just 85 00:03:23,760 --> 00:03:24,480 individual 86 00:03:24,480 --> 00:03:28,840 creators, they can focus their energy on what makes their product unique. 87 00:03:28,840 --> 00:03:33,100 The user experience, the problem they're solving, the cool new features, rather 88 00:03:33,100 --> 00:03:33,560 than getting 89 00:03:33,560 --> 00:03:38,160 bogged down in server configs, complex database setups, or security headaches. 90 00:03:38,160 --> 00:03:39,160 Exactly. 91 00:03:39,160 --> 00:03:40,620 That's the core value proposition. 92 00:03:40,620 --> 00:03:43,020 It's about empowering innovation. 93 00:03:43,020 --> 00:03:47,160 Instead of spending days, maybe even weeks, just getting the basic plumbing working, 94 00:03:47,160 --> 00:03:47,160 you 95 00:03:47,160 --> 00:03:52,170 dedicate that precious time and mental energy to making your application truly 96 00:03:52,170 --> 00:03:53,040 stand out. 97 00:03:53,040 --> 00:03:56,880 That's the real game changer, I think, for sole developers and startups especially. 98 00:03:56,880 --> 00:03:57,880 Okay. 99 00:03:57,880 --> 00:03:59,800 This is where it gets really interesting, though, because SuperBase isn't just one 100 00:03:59,800 --> 00:04:00,320 thing, 101 00:04:00,320 --> 00:04:01,320 is it? 102 00:04:01,320 --> 00:04:05,600 It's more like a suite, a collection of these powerful, connected, open source 103 00:04:05,600 --> 00:04:06,160 tools, like 104 00:04:06,160 --> 00:04:10,140 a meticulously organized, high performance toolkit for your backend. 105 00:04:10,140 --> 00:04:11,140 So let's open it up. 106 00:04:11,140 --> 00:04:12,720 What are the main tools you get inside? 107 00:04:12,720 --> 00:04:13,720 Absolutely. 108 00:04:13,720 --> 00:04:14,720 Let's break it down. 109 00:04:14,720 --> 00:04:19,080 At the foundation, the bedrock, you have the Hosted Postgres database. 110 00:04:19,080 --> 00:04:20,960 And this isn't just any database instance. 111 00:04:20,960 --> 00:04:24,350 It's the highly respected Postgres running on serious enterprise grade 112 00:04:24,350 --> 00:04:25,360 infrastructure. 113 00:04:25,360 --> 00:04:28,360 Crucially, they emphasize it's 100% portable. 114 00:04:28,360 --> 00:04:31,640 So if you ever decide, hey, I need to move my data, you can take it with you. 115 00:04:31,640 --> 00:04:33,520 There's no vendor lock-in. 116 00:04:33,520 --> 00:04:37,800 Think of it like a super reliable, incredibly organized digital filing cabinet. 117 00:04:37,800 --> 00:04:41,240 It can handle huge amounts of information securely. 118 00:04:41,240 --> 00:04:45,800 Obust enough for your weekend project, but powerful enough to scale to millions. 119 00:04:45,800 --> 00:04:48,680 Okay, next up is authentication. 120 00:04:48,680 --> 00:04:51,680 This part is powered by an open source tool called Go True. 121 00:04:51,680 --> 00:04:55,310 This handles all that tricky stuff around user signups, logins, password resets, 122 00:04:55,310 --> 00:04:55,680 managing 123 00:04:55,680 --> 00:04:56,680 user sessions. 124 00:04:56,680 --> 00:05:00,100 So if you want people to register with email and password, or maybe log in using 125 00:05:00,100 --> 00:05:00,480 Google 126 00:05:00,480 --> 00:05:04,560 or GitHub or other providers, SuperBase handles that complexity securely. 127 00:05:04,560 --> 00:05:08,960 And a really key feature tied into this is row level security, often just called RLS. 128 00:05:08,960 --> 00:05:11,710 Think of RLS like having a built-in bouncer and a personal assistant for your 129 00:05:11,710 --> 00:05:12,360 applications 130 00:05:12,360 --> 00:05:13,360 data. 131 00:05:13,360 --> 00:05:15,600 The bouncer checks who's trying to get in. 132 00:05:15,600 --> 00:05:20,220 The personal assistant makes sure that once they're inside, each user only sees or 133 00:05:20,220 --> 00:05:20,920 interacts 134 00:05:20,920 --> 00:05:23,400 with the specific data they're actually allowed to see. 135 00:05:23,400 --> 00:05:27,320 Ah, so like, I can see my profile, but not your private messages. 136 00:05:27,320 --> 00:05:28,320 Precisely. 137 00:05:28,320 --> 00:05:31,640 It enforces those rules right down at the database level, which is incredibly 138 00:05:31,640 --> 00:05:32,120 powerful 139 00:05:32,120 --> 00:05:33,320 for security. 140 00:05:33,320 --> 00:05:35,520 That makes total sense for keeping user data safe. 141 00:05:35,520 --> 00:05:40,880 Okay, what about connecting my front end to that data that often involves writing a 142 00:05:40,880 --> 00:05:41,040 lot 143 00:05:41,040 --> 00:05:43,480 of custom code, right, like an API layer? 144 00:05:43,480 --> 00:05:46,080 You've hit on another huge time saver. 145 00:05:46,080 --> 00:05:51,240 That's where Instant APIs come in, powered by tools called Postgres and PgGraphQL. 146 00:05:51,240 --> 00:05:55,560 Honestly, this is one of the parts that feels almost magical when you first use it. 147 00:05:55,560 --> 00:05:59,490 These tools automatically look at your Postgres database structure and instantly 148 00:05:59,490 --> 00:06:00,040 generate 149 00:06:00,040 --> 00:06:02,640 ready to use web APIs for you. 150 00:06:02,640 --> 00:06:06,340 Now an API, if you knew the term, is just the way different software systems talk 151 00:06:06,340 --> 00:06:06,500 to 152 00:06:06,500 --> 00:06:07,500 each other. 153 00:06:07,500 --> 00:06:08,500 It's the messenger. 154 00:06:08,500 --> 00:06:12,280 SuperBase gives you both traditional RESTful APIs, which are kind of the standard 155 00:06:12,280 --> 00:06:12,880 way apps 156 00:06:12,880 --> 00:06:17,160 request and receive data, and also the more modern GraphQL. 157 00:06:17,160 --> 00:06:20,720 GraphQL is cool because it lets your app ask for exactly the data it needs, nothing 158 00:06:20,720 --> 00:06:21,120 more, 159 00:06:21,120 --> 00:06:24,520 nothing less, which can make things faster and more efficient. 160 00:06:24,520 --> 00:06:28,760 But the main point is you don't have to write potentially hundreds or thousands of 161 00:06:28,760 --> 00:06:29,060 lines 162 00:06:29,060 --> 00:06:32,620 of boilerplate code just for basic data operations, creating, reading, updating, 163 00:06:32,620 --> 00:06:33,440 deleting data. 164 00:06:33,440 --> 00:06:34,440 Wow. 165 00:06:34,440 --> 00:06:35,440 Okay. 166 00:06:35,440 --> 00:06:36,440 It's just generated for you. 167 00:06:36,440 --> 00:06:38,000 Connecting your app to your data becomes incredibly simple. 168 00:06:38,000 --> 00:06:41,540 So it's less about building the pipes and more just turning on the tap. 169 00:06:41,540 --> 00:06:42,540 Okay. 170 00:06:42,540 --> 00:06:46,120 What if I need things to happen in real time, like for a chat application or live 171 00:06:46,120 --> 00:06:46,720 updates? 172 00:06:46,720 --> 00:06:47,720 Yeah. 173 00:06:47,720 --> 00:06:52,440 For those dynamic interactive experiences, there's the real time component. 174 00:06:52,440 --> 00:06:54,920 This is built using an Elixir server. 175 00:06:54,920 --> 00:06:58,170 What this does is it allows your application to listen directly to changes 176 00:06:58,170 --> 00:06:58,820 happening in 177 00:06:58,820 --> 00:07:02,880 your database, like when a new message is inserted or a score is updated or a 178 00:07:02,880 --> 00:07:03,320 record 179 00:07:03,320 --> 00:07:06,640 is deleted, it uses something called WebSockets. 180 00:07:06,640 --> 00:07:11,040 Think of WebSockets as like a persistent open phone line between your app and the 181 00:07:11,040 --> 00:07:11,800 database. 182 00:07:11,800 --> 00:07:12,800 It stays open. 183 00:07:12,800 --> 00:07:15,790 This is absolutely crucial if you're building what they call multiplayer 184 00:07:15,790 --> 00:07:16,360 experiences. 185 00:07:16,360 --> 00:07:17,680 Like collaborative documents. 186 00:07:17,680 --> 00:07:18,680 Exactly. 187 00:07:18,680 --> 00:07:22,330 Collaborative documents where you see others typing, live chat apps, dashboards, 188 00:07:22,330 --> 00:07:22,860 where data 189 00:07:22,860 --> 00:07:26,160 needs to be instantly up to date for everyone watching. 190 00:07:26,160 --> 00:07:29,990 Imagine a live news ticker for your app just broadcasting updates instantly to 191 00:07:29,990 --> 00:07:30,560 everyone 192 00:07:30,560 --> 00:07:34,120 connected without them needing to constantly hit refresh. 193 00:07:34,120 --> 00:07:36,160 And we can't forget file storage. 194 00:07:36,160 --> 00:07:38,800 Most apps need to handle files at some point. 195 00:07:38,800 --> 00:07:43,430 SuperBase provides a restful API specifically for managing large files, things like 196 00:07:43,430 --> 00:07:43,760 user 197 00:07:43,760 --> 00:07:46,680 avatars, photos, videos, documents. 198 00:07:46,680 --> 00:07:50,410 It stores these files securely in an S3 compatible object storage service that's 199 00:07:50,410 --> 00:07:51,120 the standard 200 00:07:51,120 --> 00:07:53,320 for scalable cloud storage. 201 00:07:53,320 --> 00:07:56,560 But crucially it uses Postgres to handle all the permissions. 202 00:07:56,560 --> 00:08:00,320 So you can define rules like only the user who uploaded this photo can delete it or 203 00:08:00,320 --> 00:08:00,640 this 204 00:08:00,640 --> 00:08:01,680 video is public. 205 00:08:01,680 --> 00:08:05,270 So it's like having your own integrated secure cloud storage solution right 206 00:08:05,270 --> 00:08:06,000 alongside your 207 00:08:06,000 --> 00:08:07,000 database. 208 00:08:07,000 --> 00:08:10,160 You don't need to set up and manage a whole separate service for files. 209 00:08:10,160 --> 00:08:11,760 That definitely streamlines things. 210 00:08:11,760 --> 00:08:15,040 Okay, what about running custom backend logic? 211 00:08:15,040 --> 00:08:18,040 Sometimes you need code that doesn't just fit into the database or the front end. 212 00:08:18,040 --> 00:08:19,040 Good point. 213 00:08:19,040 --> 00:08:20,820 For that you have edge functions. 214 00:08:20,820 --> 00:08:25,440 These let you write custom server side code, typically in JavaScript or TypeScript, 215 00:08:25,440 --> 00:08:25,440 but 216 00:08:25,440 --> 00:08:29,000 without needing to manage or scale traditional servers yourself. 217 00:08:29,000 --> 00:08:30,280 It's serverless. 218 00:08:30,280 --> 00:08:34,290 Think of them as tiny, efficient, mini programs that run exactly when needed, maybe 219 00:08:34,290 --> 00:08:34,640 when a 220 00:08:34,640 --> 00:08:38,760 user signs up or when a file is uploaded, and the edge part is significant. 221 00:08:38,760 --> 00:08:42,600 It often means the code runs geographically closer to your users. 222 00:08:42,600 --> 00:08:43,600 For speed. 223 00:08:43,600 --> 00:08:44,600 Exactly. 224 00:08:44,600 --> 00:08:48,000 Reducing latency, making your app feel much snappier. 225 00:08:48,000 --> 00:08:52,460 So you could use an edge function to, say, send a welcome email automatically after 226 00:08:52,460 --> 00:08:53,460 sign-up, 227 00:08:53,460 --> 00:08:55,800 or maybe process an image after it's uploaded. 228 00:08:55,800 --> 00:08:58,960 All without provisioning a complex server infrastructure. 229 00:08:58,960 --> 00:09:02,900 And finally, one of the newer and honestly really exciting additions, especially 230 00:09:02,900 --> 00:09:03,240 given 231 00:09:03,240 --> 00:09:08,120 where tech is heading, is the AI Plus Vector Embeddings Toolkit. 232 00:09:08,120 --> 00:09:11,550 This integrates pretty seamlessly with popular machine learning models like those 233 00:09:11,550 --> 00:09:12,480 from OpenAI 234 00:09:12,480 --> 00:09:14,020 or Hugging Face. 235 00:09:14,020 --> 00:09:18,110 It lets you store, index, and search vector embeddings right within your Postgres 236 00:09:18,110 --> 00:09:18,920 database. 237 00:09:18,920 --> 00:09:23,200 Now, vector embeddings, that might sound complex, but in simple terms, they're like 238 00:09:23,200 --> 00:09:23,680 numerical 239 00:09:23,680 --> 00:09:28,300 fingerprints for complex data, like words, sentences, images, even sounds. 240 00:09:28,300 --> 00:09:31,300 They capture the meaning or semantic content of the data. 241 00:09:31,300 --> 00:09:34,070 So if two pieces of text have similar meanings, they're fingerprints, they're 242 00:09:34,070 --> 00:09:34,960 vector embeddings, 243 00:09:34,960 --> 00:09:36,920 will be numerically close together. 244 00:09:36,920 --> 00:09:40,490 This toolkit lets you easily store these meaningful numbers and then quickly find 245 00:09:40,490 --> 00:09:41,280 similar ones. 246 00:09:41,280 --> 00:09:42,560 That sounds incredibly powerful. 247 00:09:42,560 --> 00:09:45,840 Can you maybe give us an aha moment for this AI toolkit? 248 00:09:45,840 --> 00:09:48,800 What does it really unlock for, say, a regular developer? 249 00:09:48,800 --> 00:09:49,800 Absolutely. 250 00:09:49,800 --> 00:09:54,120 The aha moment here, I think, is that this isn't just some noosh add-on. 251 00:09:54,120 --> 00:09:57,920 It's a massive leap in accessibility for advanced AI features. 252 00:09:57,920 --> 00:09:58,920 Think about it. 253 00:09:58,920 --> 00:10:02,510 Previously, if you wanted to build, say, a smart search engine that understands 254 00:10:02,510 --> 00:10:03,040 meaning, 255 00:10:03,040 --> 00:10:08,190 not just keywords or a recommendation system or maybe AI-driven content moderation, 256 00:10:08,190 --> 00:10:08,280 you 257 00:10:08,280 --> 00:10:12,630 usually needed specialized machine learning engineers on your team or you'd spend 258 00:10:12,630 --> 00:10:12,940 ages 259 00:10:12,940 --> 00:10:17,400 setting up and managing separate, complex vector databases and infrastructure. 260 00:10:17,400 --> 00:10:20,990 SuperBase's AI toolkit basically says, hey, you can do that right here inside the 261 00:10:20,990 --> 00:10:21,520 platform 262 00:10:21,520 --> 00:10:23,480 you're already using with familiar tools. 263 00:10:23,480 --> 00:10:28,100 It means for maybe the first time, even a solo developer, someone without deep AI 264 00:10:28,100 --> 00:10:28,880 expertise, 265 00:10:28,880 --> 00:10:32,600 can embed truly cutting-edge AI capabilities directly into their app with 266 00:10:32,600 --> 00:10:33,640 relatively minimal 267 00:10:33,640 --> 00:10:34,640 effort. 268 00:10:34,640 --> 00:10:37,480 It fundamentally changes who gets to innovate with AI. 269 00:10:37,480 --> 00:10:42,580 It democratizes it, making these advanced capabilities available to almost everyone, 270 00:10:42,580 --> 00:10:46,200 not just the big tech giants with huge research budgets. 271 00:10:46,200 --> 00:10:49,940 And connecting all these components back to the bigger picture, it's really 272 00:10:49,940 --> 00:10:50,540 important 273 00:10:50,540 --> 00:10:52,280 to stress their commitment to open source. 274 00:10:52,280 --> 00:10:54,200 It's not just marketing fluff. 275 00:10:54,200 --> 00:10:58,550 SuperBase actively uses existing, well-regarded open source tools, usually with 276 00:10:58,550 --> 00:10:59,240 permissive 277 00:10:59,240 --> 00:11:02,240 licenses like MIT or Apache 2. 278 00:11:02,240 --> 00:11:03,520 That builds trust. 279 00:11:03,520 --> 00:11:06,720 But more than that, if they need a specific tool to realize their vision and it 280 00:11:06,720 --> 00:11:07,120 doesn't 281 00:11:07,120 --> 00:11:11,290 quite exist or isn't open source, they actually commit to building it themselves 282 00:11:11,290 --> 00:11:11,520 and then 283 00:11:11,520 --> 00:11:12,520 open sourcing it. 284 00:11:12,520 --> 00:11:13,520 Oh, interesting. 285 00:11:13,520 --> 00:11:14,520 Yeah. 286 00:11:14,520 --> 00:11:17,640 This collaborative, community-driven approach is really core to their identity. 287 00:11:17,640 --> 00:11:21,670 It fosters transparency, helps with security because more eyes are on the code, and 288 00:11:21,670 --> 00:11:22,000 it's 289 00:11:22,000 --> 00:11:25,840 a big reason why so many developers feel genuinely drawn to the platform. 290 00:11:25,840 --> 00:11:29,760 You know you're building on technology that's battle-tested and community-bedded. 291 00:11:29,760 --> 00:11:32,480 That commitment to open source definitely resonates. 292 00:11:32,480 --> 00:11:33,480 You hear that a lot. 293 00:11:33,480 --> 00:11:37,160 And it leads perfectly into the next obvious question. 294 00:11:37,160 --> 00:11:38,160 Okay. 295 00:11:38,160 --> 00:11:42,360 What does all this mean for you, the person listening, the builder, the innovator? 296 00:11:42,360 --> 00:11:46,720 Why are so many companies, big and small, and individual developers putting their 297 00:11:46,720 --> 00:11:47,120 trust 298 00:11:47,120 --> 00:11:49,380 in SuperBase for their projects? 299 00:11:49,380 --> 00:11:53,190 It really seems to boil down to making that whole back-end development process 300 00:11:53,190 --> 00:11:53,520 faster, 301 00:11:53,520 --> 00:11:56,240 easier, and more robust than it used to be. 302 00:11:56,240 --> 00:11:58,520 Sounds like a dream if you just want to build cool stuff. 303 00:11:58,520 --> 00:12:01,680 It really does seem to be delivering on that promise, judging by the feedback. 304 00:12:01,680 --> 00:12:05,070 The benefits are pretty compelling, and you see them echoed over and over in the 305 00:12:05,070 --> 00:12:05,640 developer 306 00:12:05,640 --> 00:12:06,640 community. 307 00:12:06,640 --> 00:12:11,680 I'd say the first major win is just unparalleled developer velocity and experience. 308 00:12:11,680 --> 00:12:12,920 That's huge. 309 00:12:12,920 --> 00:12:16,830 Users consistently report that SuperBase helps them go from idea to launched 310 00:12:16,830 --> 00:12:17,560 feature in a 311 00:12:17,560 --> 00:12:19,440 matter of hours. 312 00:12:19,440 --> 00:12:22,160 That's not an exaggeration for many simpler features. 313 00:12:22,160 --> 00:12:26,160 Some even claim it takes less than 10 minutes to set up a basic project shell. 314 00:12:26,160 --> 00:12:27,160 10 minutes? 315 00:12:27,160 --> 00:12:28,160 Wow. 316 00:12:28,160 --> 00:12:30,000 Yeah, it translates to enormous time savings. 317 00:12:30,000 --> 00:12:35,210 You can iterate faster, test ideas quicker, get your product in front of users much 318 00:12:35,210 --> 00:12:35,800 sooner. 319 00:12:35,800 --> 00:12:39,100 The term developer experience or DX comes up constantly. 320 00:12:39,100 --> 00:12:43,260 People describe it as incredibly easy to set up, having great documentation and 321 00:12:43,260 --> 00:12:43,880 being very 322 00:12:43,880 --> 00:12:45,360 junior friendly. 323 00:12:45,360 --> 00:12:49,140 One user just put it flatly, the DX is just amazing. 324 00:12:49,140 --> 00:12:51,320 Another said it makes working with the DB so much easier. 325 00:12:51,320 --> 00:12:56,480 It just removes so much of the usual friction and frustrating boilerplate code. 326 00:12:56,480 --> 00:12:59,820 Even beyond just the speed of development, there are real advantages in performance 327 00:12:59,820 --> 00:13:00,040 and 328 00:13:00,040 --> 00:13:01,040 cost savings. 329 00:13:01,040 --> 00:13:05,490 We've seen reports, for instance, where a user migrated their existing database 330 00:13:05,490 --> 00:13:05,600 over 331 00:13:05,600 --> 00:13:10,400 to SupaBase's hosted Postgres and they found it was much, much faster, their words, 332 00:13:10,400 --> 00:13:10,400 at 333 00:13:10,400 --> 00:13:14,320 half the cost compared to their previous managed database provider. 334 00:13:14,320 --> 00:13:15,320 Faster and cheaper. 335 00:13:15,320 --> 00:13:16,320 That's quite the combination. 336 00:13:16,320 --> 00:13:17,320 It really is. 337 00:13:17,320 --> 00:13:20,310 That's a massive win, especially for startups or projects operating on tight 338 00:13:20,310 --> 00:13:20,840 budgets. 339 00:13:20,840 --> 00:13:24,130 It shows that efficiency and power don't necessarily have to come with a premium 340 00:13:24,130 --> 00:13:25,120 price tag. 341 00:13:25,120 --> 00:13:27,720 Yeah, half the cost and faster performance. 342 00:13:27,720 --> 00:13:29,640 It's definitely going to grab attention. 343 00:13:29,640 --> 00:13:33,160 It sounds like it frees up mental bandwidth too, not just budget. 344 00:13:33,160 --> 00:13:34,160 Precisely. 345 00:13:34,160 --> 00:13:38,840 And that leads directly to another key benefit people mention, the focus on front 346 00:13:38,840 --> 00:13:39,280 end. 347 00:13:39,280 --> 00:13:43,610 Developers really seem to appreciate not having to worry about the back end quite 348 00:13:43,610 --> 00:13:44,240 so much. 349 00:13:44,240 --> 00:13:48,280 They feel empowered to just code it together for the front end. 350 00:13:48,280 --> 00:13:52,370 So if your passion is the user interface, the user experience, the visual design, 351 00:13:52,370 --> 00:13:52,680 the 352 00:13:52,680 --> 00:13:56,680 interaction logic, SuperBase lets you dedicate more of your brainpower there. 353 00:13:56,680 --> 00:13:59,970 You're not getting constantly sidetracked by server maintenance, database scaling 354 00:13:59,970 --> 00:14:00,500 issues, 355 00:14:00,500 --> 00:14:04,200 or writing complex API endpoints for basic operations. 356 00:14:04,200 --> 00:14:07,890 And of course, for something as critical as robustness and security, you need 357 00:14:07,890 --> 00:14:08,720 confidence. 358 00:14:08,720 --> 00:14:12,800 Users generally feel the whole experience is very robust and secure. 359 00:14:12,800 --> 00:14:16,060 A lot of that confidence comes from building on Postgres, which has a stellar 360 00:14:16,060 --> 00:14:16,640 reputation 361 00:14:16,640 --> 00:14:18,400 for stability and security features. 362 00:14:18,400 --> 00:14:21,380 Plus, SuperBase integrates things like that row-level security we talked about, 363 00:14:21,380 --> 00:14:21,820 ensuring 364 00:14:21,820 --> 00:14:25,360 data integrity and user privacy are handled correctly right from the start. 365 00:14:25,360 --> 00:14:28,600 You don't have to remember to bolt on complex security measures later. 366 00:14:28,600 --> 00:14:30,480 Sensible defaults are baked in. 367 00:14:30,480 --> 00:14:33,520 And lastly, something that shouldn't be underestimated is the community. 368 00:14:33,520 --> 00:14:38,100 The community around SuperBase is frequently described as strong. 369 00:14:38,100 --> 00:14:41,240 This vibrant ecosystem is a huge part of its appeal. 370 00:14:41,240 --> 00:14:45,140 It means readily available support through forums and Discord, shared knowledge, 371 00:14:45,140 --> 00:14:45,840 user-created 372 00:14:45,840 --> 00:14:49,810 tutorials, and a constant stream of new integrations and library updates, often 373 00:14:49,810 --> 00:14:50,700 driven directly 374 00:14:50,700 --> 00:14:52,700 by what developers are asking for. 375 00:14:52,700 --> 00:14:56,520 It feels less like just using a product and more like participating in a movement. 376 00:14:56,520 --> 00:14:58,880 Those are really powerful endorsements across the board. 377 00:14:58,880 --> 00:15:03,200 It paints a very vivid picture of a platform that's actually delivering value. 378 00:15:03,200 --> 00:15:06,800 And just to capture that sentiment directly from the community, we saw quotes like, 379 00:15:06,800 --> 00:15:10,520 Working with SuperBase has been one of the best dev experiences I've had lately. 380 00:15:10,520 --> 00:15:11,720 That's high praise. 381 00:15:11,720 --> 00:15:14,800 And another one, clearly blown away, just exclaimed, 382 00:15:14,800 --> 00:15:18,100 Holy crap, SuperBase is absolutely incredible. 383 00:15:18,100 --> 00:15:20,860 Just elegant backend is the service I've ever used. 384 00:15:20,860 --> 00:15:22,820 This is a dream. 385 00:15:22,820 --> 00:15:26,740 That kind of raw enthusiasm really speaks volumes about the impact that's having on 386 00:15:26,740 --> 00:15:27,160 developers' 387 00:15:27,160 --> 00:15:28,160 day-to-day work. 388 00:15:28,160 --> 00:15:29,160 It really does. 389 00:15:29,160 --> 00:15:33,320 And what's truly fascinating when you step back is how SuperBase is fundamentally 390 00:15:33,320 --> 00:15:34,200 democratizing 391 00:15:34,200 --> 00:15:36,760 these powerful backend capabilities. 392 00:15:36,760 --> 00:15:40,200 It's not just about making things faster for experienced engineers. 393 00:15:40,200 --> 00:15:44,230 It's about making complex infrastructure genuinely accessible to a much wider range 394 00:15:44,230 --> 00:15:45,640 of creators. 395 00:15:45,640 --> 00:15:50,260 From the solo indie hacker bootstrapping their first sauce product all the way up 396 00:15:50,260 --> 00:15:50,840 to large 397 00:15:50,840 --> 00:15:55,540 enterprises looking for more efficient, scalable, and developer-friendly solutions. 398 00:15:55,540 --> 00:15:59,570 And a big part of that accessibility is how adaptable the platform is designed to 399 00:15:59,570 --> 00:15:59,920 be. 400 00:15:59,920 --> 00:16:02,960 It doesn't force you into one specific way of building things. 401 00:16:02,960 --> 00:16:07,600 They ensure this adaptability by providing what they call modular client libraries. 402 00:16:07,600 --> 00:16:10,850 These are basically pre-written code packages that make it easy to interact with 403 00:16:10,850 --> 00:16:11,400 SuperBase 404 00:16:11,400 --> 00:16:14,940 from almost any programming language or framework you might prefer. 405 00:16:14,940 --> 00:16:18,390 So whether you're building a web app with JavaScript or TypeScript, a mobile app 406 00:16:18,390 --> 00:16:18,600 with 407 00:16:18,600 --> 00:16:23,440 Flutter or Swift, doing data science with Python, enterprise work with C Sharp or 408 00:16:23,440 --> 00:16:23,920 Java, 409 00:16:23,920 --> 00:16:28,000 backend services with Go or Rust, or even making games with the GiveDot engine 410 00:16:28,000 --> 00:16:28,400 using 411 00:16:28,400 --> 00:16:29,400 GDScript. 412 00:16:29,400 --> 00:16:30,600 Ah, that's a lot of options. 413 00:16:30,600 --> 00:16:31,600 It is. 414 00:16:31,600 --> 00:16:33,840 There's likely a SuperBase library ready for you. 415 00:16:33,840 --> 00:16:38,200 It really means you can integrate SuperBase into your existing workflow and use it 416 00:16:38,200 --> 00:16:38,560 with 417 00:16:38,560 --> 00:16:40,760 pretty much any framework you like. 418 00:16:40,760 --> 00:16:44,710 It gives you immense flexibility and avoids locking you into a single technology 419 00:16:44,710 --> 00:16:45,300 stack. 420 00:16:45,300 --> 00:16:50,710 It sounds incredibly versatile and beneficial for so many use cases, but no tool is 421 00:16:50,710 --> 00:16:51,120 ever 422 00:16:51,120 --> 00:16:54,960 the perfect silver bullet for absolutely every single scenario, right? 423 00:16:54,960 --> 00:16:58,540 Are there any maybe considerations or trade-offs a developer should keep in mind 424 00:16:58,540 --> 00:16:59,080 when they're 425 00:16:59,080 --> 00:17:02,820 deciding if SuperBase is the right fit for their specific project? 426 00:17:02,820 --> 00:17:04,800 That's a really excellent and important point. 427 00:17:04,800 --> 00:17:07,600 For a balanced view, yes, absolutely. 428 00:17:07,600 --> 00:17:11,450 While SuperBase is incredibly powerful and flexible for a vast range of 429 00:17:11,450 --> 00:17:12,400 applications, 430 00:17:12,400 --> 00:17:16,080 like any platform, it does have its, let's say, sweet spots. 431 00:17:16,080 --> 00:17:20,910 For example, if you have a very highly specialized, perhaps legacy Postgres setup 432 00:17:20,910 --> 00:17:21,880 already running 433 00:17:21,880 --> 00:17:26,630 with maybe lots of very unique custom extensions or extremely demanding niche 434 00:17:26,630 --> 00:17:28,660 performance characteristics 435 00:17:28,660 --> 00:17:33,070 that fall way outside a typical web or mobile app pattern, well, migrating that 436 00:17:33,070 --> 00:17:33,960 might require 437 00:17:33,960 --> 00:17:36,280 some careful planning and consideration. 438 00:17:36,280 --> 00:17:38,600 It might not be a simple lift and shift. 439 00:17:38,600 --> 00:17:43,240 Also, while the open source nature is a huge plus for transparency and flexibility, 440 00:17:43,240 --> 00:17:43,240 there 441 00:17:43,240 --> 00:17:47,260 might be edge cases, perhaps in regulated industries, or for systems needing 442 00:17:47,260 --> 00:17:47,720 absolute 443 00:17:47,720 --> 00:17:52,440 fine-grained control over every single server parameter and hardware configuration, 444 00:17:52,440 --> 00:17:52,480 where 445 00:17:52,480 --> 00:17:55,800 some very large teams might still opt for a completely custom, self-managed 446 00:17:55,800 --> 00:17:56,760 infrastructure. 447 00:17:56,760 --> 00:17:58,360 Okay, that makes sense. 448 00:17:58,360 --> 00:18:02,020 But honestly, for the vast majority of modern web applications, mobile backends, 449 00:18:02,020 --> 00:18:02,880 and increasingly 450 00:18:02,880 --> 00:18:06,920 AI-driven projects, SuperBase strikes an exceptional balance. 451 00:18:06,920 --> 00:18:10,190 It offers features, performance, scalability, and that crucial ease of use that 452 00:18:10,190 --> 00:18:10,840 dramatically 453 00:18:10,840 --> 00:18:13,960 outweighs these more nuanced considerations for most developers. 454 00:18:13,960 --> 00:18:18,080 It's absolutely designed and proven to handle millions of users and transactions. 455 00:18:18,080 --> 00:18:22,000 But yes, as with any major technology choice, understanding your project's specific, 456 00:18:22,000 --> 00:18:22,240 unique 457 00:18:22,240 --> 00:18:23,920 demand is always key. 458 00:18:23,920 --> 00:18:27,400 That adds some really valuable nuance and paints a much fuller picture. 459 00:18:27,400 --> 00:18:28,400 Thank you. 460 00:18:28,400 --> 00:18:29,400 So let's bring it back. 461 00:18:29,400 --> 00:18:31,760 What does this all mean for us, for you listening? 462 00:18:31,760 --> 00:18:35,850 In a world where digital transformation isn't just a buzzword but an absolute 463 00:18:35,850 --> 00:18:36,680 necessity, 464 00:18:36,680 --> 00:18:42,080 how does a platform like SuperBase truly empower individuals in small, agile teams? 465 00:18:42,080 --> 00:18:46,100 How does it let them innovate at a speed that, maybe just a few years ago, seemed 466 00:18:46,100 --> 00:18:46,640 possible 467 00:18:46,640 --> 00:18:50,260 only for huge organizations with vast resources? 468 00:18:50,260 --> 00:18:54,060 It feels like it genuinely changes the game, turning ambitious ideas into tangible 469 00:18:54,060 --> 00:18:54,520 reality 470 00:18:54,520 --> 00:18:58,000 with surprising, almost deceptive ease. 471 00:18:58,000 --> 00:19:01,480 It really makes you think about what's possible now for smaller players. 472 00:19:01,480 --> 00:19:02,480 So let's wrap up. 473 00:19:02,480 --> 00:19:04,840 We've taken a deep dive today into SuperBase. 474 00:19:04,840 --> 00:19:08,190 We've discovered how this postgres development platform essentially bundles 475 00:19:08,190 --> 00:19:08,760 together all 476 00:19:08,760 --> 00:19:13,090 the crucial backend tools you need, from robust, portable databases and secure 477 00:19:13,090 --> 00:19:14,040 authentication 478 00:19:14,040 --> 00:19:18,000 to real-time features, file storage, versatile edge functions for custom logic, and 479 00:19:18,000 --> 00:19:18,320 even 480 00:19:18,320 --> 00:19:20,080 that cutting-edge AI integration. 481 00:19:20,080 --> 00:19:23,630 And it's all packaged up in an open-source, easy-to-use platform designed from the 482 00:19:23,630 --> 00:19:23,960 ground 483 00:19:23,960 --> 00:19:27,750 up to help you build and scale your applications with, frankly, unprecedented speed 484 00:19:27,750 --> 00:19:28,680 and efficiency. 485 00:19:28,680 --> 00:19:33,520 It truly feels like it's democratizing powerful backend capabilities. 486 00:19:33,520 --> 00:19:37,030 So if you're building an application, whether it's your first or your 50th, or 487 00:19:37,030 --> 00:19:37,280 maybe you're 488 00:19:37,280 --> 00:19:41,210 just curious about modern development practices and how to bring your digital ideas 489 00:19:41,210 --> 00:19:41,600 to life 490 00:19:41,600 --> 00:19:46,880 faster, we definitely encourage you to check out SuperBase and explore it further. 491 00:19:46,880 --> 00:19:50,320 And once again, our sincere thanks to SafeServer for supporting this deep dive. 492 00:19:50,320 --> 00:19:53,570 They are genuine experts in hosting software and supporting your digital 493 00:19:53,570 --> 00:19:54,360 transformation 494 00:19:54,360 --> 00:19:55,360 journey. 495 00:19:55,360 --> 00:19:59,800 You can find out much more about them at www.saveserver.de. 496 00:19:59,800 --> 00:20:02,040 Thanks for joining us and we'll catch you on the next deep dive.