Supabase developer here. At this point, the proxy is necessary because all the major browsers block direct TCP/IP traffic. They allow websocket connections so

Supabase developer here. At this point, the proxy is necessary because all the major browsers block direct TCP/IP traffic. They allow websocket connections so that's how we're getting around it. There have been proposals to open up TCP/IP traffic but they've all been shot down so for the security implications.