dswbx

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   by dswbx 1y ago

   Yes it can, a lot of people just choose a React fullstack framework, and it integrates specifically well inside those – so it's just a focus. But it can also be deployed using Docker, Bun, Node or Cloudflare Workers. There's an in
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   by dswbx 1y ago

   Thanks a lot Cam! :)
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   by dswbx 1y ago

   Yes, e.g. you can fully host it on Cloudflare using Workers, D1 and R2. There is an example in the repo and CLI starter to get started quickly (`npx bknd create -i cloudflare`)
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   by dswbx 1y ago

   bknd would be the "backend part" of your application, managing the schema, exposing REST APIs to access it, secure it, handling media uploads. The database (postgres, libsql, d1, etc.) is hosted as usual. Fullstack frameworks like
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   by dswbx 1y ago

   Yes, I agree, but it's really hard to find the right words. How would you describe it better? That bknd is "embeddable" doesn't mean it has to. Backends such as Supabase or Firebase run on separate deployments. Especiall
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   by dswbx 1y ago

   Since you can embed bknd into any stack, and you can hook into system events, there are plenty of options to customize authorization according to your needs.
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   by dswbx 1y ago

   Similar to Firebase it's multi-strategy based. You can use a combo of email/password or OAuth/OIDC (internally using https://github.com/panva/oauth4webapi ) – currently there are 2 pre-configured (Google,
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   Show HN: Bknd – Firebase alternative that embeds into any React stack(github.com)

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