Basalt gives every project a dedicated Postgres database, plus sign-in, file storage and live subscriptions that read from that same database. This section takes you from an empty account to a running app.
Pick a path
Framework quickstarts
Connect a Next.js, React or plain TypeScript app in under ten minutes.
Local development
Run the whole Basalt stack on your laptop with the `basalt` CLI.
Architecture
How the database, gateway, auth service and storage fit together.
API keys
Publishable and secret keys, and which one belongs where.
What you need
A Basalt account. The free tier includes two projects.
Node.js 20 or later for the JavaScript quickstarts.
About ten minutes.
Already running Postgres? You can bring your own data with pg_dump. See Importing data.