Working with Supabase Studio

Supabase is a rapidly growing open-source platform that enables developers to quickly set up real-time backends using PostgreSQL, offering features such as authentication, file storage, and autogenerated APIs. It serves as an alternative to Firebase, with the choice between the two depending on project needs, as Supabase emphasizes open-source technologies. The platform includes Supabase Studio, a dashboard for managing projects, allowing users to create tables, build relationships within data, and access APIs without needing extensive SQL knowledge. Supabase also supports various authentication methods, storage of media files, and integration with external products. The platform's autogenerated APIs offer REST, Realtime, and GraphQL access, with the latter still in development. Supabase is currently in beta but is expected to be fully production-ready soon, with future features like GraphQL support and Supabase Functions in the pipeline. The platform allows for local development through its CLI tool and integrates with various JavaScript libraries and community-driven libraries for other programming languages.