Basalt Documentation

Learn how to get up and running with Basalt through tutorials, APIs and platform resources.

Agent Prompt

Help me get set up with Basalt. Do the following:

  1. Install the basalt CLI as a dev dependency with npm install basalt --save-dev, so the version is pinned per project.

  2. Run basalt init, then basalt start to boot the local stack.

  3. Install @basalt/client and create one client from BASALT_URL and BASALT_PUBLISHABLE_KEY.

Connect a framework

Start with a quickstart guide to connect your project in minutes.

React
Next.js
Summit Start
Vista
Nimbus
Ember
Prism
TypeScript
iOS Swift
Android Kotlin
Flutter
Local CLI

Build your backend

Build with a complete backend platform, from your database to your application logic.

Database
Every project is a full Postgres database, with live changes, daily backups and extensions.
Auth
Passwords, magic links and social providers, with users stored in your own database.
Storage
Store and serve large files, protected by the same row-level policies as your tables.
Live
Listen to database changes and broadcast messages to subscribed clients.

Use a client library

Use Basalt from the language your application is built with.

JavaScript
Flutter
Swift

Explore more

The tools, integrations and guides that help you get more from Basalt.

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Local development
Run the whole stack on your machine with the CLI.
Backups
Daily snapshots and point-in-time recovery.
Row-level policies
Make tables safe to query from a browser.
Architecture
How the services fit around one Postgres database.