Nhost: Launch in minutes. Scale without limits
Nhost is a fully managed, extensible backend platform designed for speed, flexibility, and scale - without the infrastructure headaches.
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Nhost is an open-source Firebase alternative providing a complete backend platform with GraphQL, Postgres, authentication, storage, serverless functions, and more for developers to build and scale web and mobile apps rapidly.
🚀 Overview
Nhost is a fully managed, extensible backend platform that combines powerful open-source tools into a seamless experience, allowing developers to launch prototypes and scale to millions of users without infrastructure headaches.
It solves the common problem of backend setup: configuring databases, APIs, auth, storage, and functions takes time and expertise. Nhost provides everything instantly ready, with production-grade scalability from day one.
Built for indie hackers on side projects, fast-moving startups, and engineering teams like those at Midnight Society (scaled to 400k users in weeks), React Flow, and Revtron (80% faster onboarding).
The team built Nhost to deliver superior developer experience with SQL (Postgres), GraphQL (Hasura), and open-source freedom, as a true alternative to proprietary BaaS like Firebase.
✨ Key Features
- Postgres database: Enterprise-grade relational DB with real-time subscriptions, instantly available.
- GraphQL API: Real-time API powered by Hasura for flexible queries.
- Authentication: Built-in secure auth supporting email/password, OAuth, magic links, roles & permissions.
- Storage: Global file storage with uploads, CDN delivery, and image transformations.
- Serverless Functions: Auto-scaling JS/TS functions for custom logic.
- AI Toolkit: Vector embeddings, assistants, RAG, file stores.
- Nhost CLI & Dashboard: Local dev, CI/CD, observability.
- Optional: Custom containers, global regions (6+), edge functions upcoming.
🛠 Tech Stack
- Backend: PostgreSQL, Hasura (GraphQL), Node.js (Auth, Storage, Functions), Go (core services)
- Client SDK: nhost-js (TypeScript/JavaScript)
- Dashboard: React, Tailwind CSS
- CLI: Node.js
- Auth: Custom JWT-based
- Hosting: Nhost Cloud, self-host via Docker Compose
👥 Who Is This For?
This project is useful for:
- Developers who want to build full-stack apps without backend boilerplate
- Teams looking for scalable BaaS with SQL and GraphQL
- Indie makers building and launching products fast
📸 Screenshots / Demo
- Live demo: https://console.nhost.io (sign up free at https://app.nhost.io/signup)
- GitHub: https://github.com/nhost/nhost
🔥 Project Status
- 🟢 Actively building
Last updated: 2026-03-24
❓ FAQ
Is this project free?
Freemium (Free tier: 1GB DB/storage, limited projects/functions, no CC required. Team/Enterprise: pay-as-you-grow from $0.05/GB etc.)
Is the source code available?
Yes — https://github.com/nhost/nhost (9.1k stars, monorepo)
Can I contribute?
Join Discord (https://discord.gg/nhost), discuss on GitHub Discussions, submit issues/PRs per CONTRIBUTING.md. Everyone welcome!
📬 Contact & Links
- Website: https://nhost.io
- GitHub: https://github.com/nhost/nhost
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/nhost
- Email: hello@nhost.io
- Discord: https://discord.gg/nhost
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