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/ Self-Hosting Guides / Backend & BaaS Best Self-Hosted Backend & BaaS Tools Self-hosted backend-as-a-service tools replace Firebase with auth, a data API, storage, and realtime you run. Compare them on data layer (Postgres-native vs. their own abstraction), footprint (single-binary vs. multi-service), and the operational gaps self-hosting opens, like backups.
Batteries-included backend-as-a-service with auth, databases, storage, functions, messaging, and realtime — a self-hosted, Docker-based alternative to Firebase. PHP MariaDB
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Instant REST and GraphQL APIs plus a customizable admin app layered over any SQL database — a data platform for turning an existing or new database into a headless CMS/backend. Node.js TypeScript
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Open-source Firebase alternative built on Postgres and Hasura's instant GraphQL API, with authentication, file storage, and serverless functions in one Docker Compose stack. PostgreSQL Hasura
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Po Backend & BaaS PocketBase
Open-source backend in a single Go binary — embedded SQLite database, built-in auth, realtime subscriptions, file storage, and an admin dashboard with zero external dependencies. Go SQLite
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Postgres-native backend platform bundling auth, realtime subscriptions, storage, and edge functions behind a single API gateway. The open-source Firebase alternative. PostgreSQL TypeScript
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