April 2022 Summaries

Supabase has introduced its Partner Gallery, an open-source platform featuring integration partners who extend Supabase's functionality and certified experts to assist in building new projects. The gallery is built using Supabase's stack and includes a variety of tools such as Postgres Full Text Search, next-image with Supabase Storage, and email sending based on insert triggers with Supabase Edge Functions. The Partner Gallery showcases expert services from agencies like Morrow and Quinence, as well as integrations with various tools across auth, developer tools, and low-code platforms.

The Supabase Hackathon recently concluded, with many impressive submissions. Winners were chosen in categories such as Most Impressive GraphQL Project, Most Interesting Usage Of Edge Functions, and Most Fun / Visually Pleasing. Prizes included limited edition gold medal shirts for winners and silver tees for runners-up. The Supabase community encourages developers to join their Discord server and explore resources like getting started guides and example projects.

In March, Supabase released numerous updates and features including the ability to deploy Javascript & Typescript functions, support for GraphQL queries, Realtime multiplayer and presence capabilities, and Enterprise enhancements such as logging and observability dashboard. They also partnered with GitHub secret scanning, hosted a Community Day, wrote an article on open-sourcing codebases, announced Supabrew for April Fools', and released video highlights from Launch Week 4. Additionally, they are hiring for various roles and have a swag store available.

Supabase Realtime, a platform that listens to database changes and sends them via WebSockets, has introduced its next version with multiplayer features. The new version introduces multi-tenancy for listening to multiple databases simultaneously and includes a distributed cluster of nodes for better resource utilization, fault tolerance, and lower latencies. Realtime is built on Elixir and Phoenix, which are great for concurrency, distributed computing, and WebSockets. New features include Presence for showing user online status and Broadcast for sending ephemeral events like cursor movements. The platform's WebSocket functionality has been re-architected as an "extension" architecture, allowing users to listen to multiple PostgreSQL databases or other databases such as MySQL.

The fourth launch week of Hackathon: Bring the Func(🕺) is underway from April 1st to April 10th, with a focus on GraphQL support and Supabase Edge Functions. Participants are encouraged to build projects using these features for a chance to win limited edition swag and have a tree planted in their name through the Future Forest Company. The hackathon includes categories such as most impressive GraphQL project, most interesting usage of Edge Functions, and most fun/visually pleasing project. Submissions should be made via madewithsupabase.com, and winners will be announced on Twitter throughout the week after submission closes.

Supabase, a developer-focused database company, has introduced SupaBrew, a non-alcoholic beer designed specifically for developers. Brewed in accordance with strict German Beer Purity laws and made from open source ingredients, SupaBrew aims to provide refreshment during long coding sessions. The beverage is available in various pricing plans, including free consumption for indie devs and subscription-based plans for larger teams. This announcement is an April Fools' joke, but it highlights the company's commitment to addressing developer problems.

Today marks Supabase Realtime Day, where we announce and demonstrate the latest version of Realtime with multiplayer features. This new version introduces multi-tenancy to listen to multiple databases simultaneously, as well as a distributed cluster of nodes for better resource utilization, fault tolerance, and lower latencies. Built on Elixir and Phoenix, Realtime now supports WebSocket functionality for building multiplayer games, collaborative apps, and more. New features include Presence for showing user online status, Broadcasts for sending ephemeral events, and Extensions for listening to database changes from various sources. A demo application showcases the new functionalities, and users can sign up for the waitlist at multiplayer.dev or follow development on GitHub.

The Supabase team is hosting a Hackathon starting at 9am PT on April 1st, 2022, with a focus on GraphQL and Edge Functions, to encourage the creation of innovative open-source projects using their platform. The event will run for 10 days until April 10th and has several categories for submissions, including Most impressive GraphQL project, Most interesting usage of Edge Functions, and Most fun/visually pleasing. Participants can submit their projects via madewithsupabase.com/bring-the-func, with a focus on creativity, functionality, and use of Supabase features. The team will plant a tree for every submitted project and provide certificates to the winners through the Future Forest Company. The event aims to foster community engagement and support, with resources and guides available for participants, including tutorials and examples.