startup

Startup: Node.js + Supabase

Architecture Diagram


              %% Autogenerated startup-node-supabase
graph TD
  classDef standard fill:#1e293b,stroke:#38bdf8,stroke-width:1px,color:#e5e7eb;
  classDef c-actor fill:#1e293b,stroke:#e5e7eb,stroke-width:1px,stroke-dasharray: 5 5,color:#e5e7eb;
  classDef c-compute fill:#422006,stroke:#fb923c,stroke-width:1px,color:#fed7aa;
  classDef c-database fill:#064e3b,stroke:#34d399,stroke-width:1px,color:#d1fae5;
  classDef c-network fill:#2e1065,stroke:#a855f7,stroke-width:1px,color:#f3e8ff;
  classDef c-storage fill:#450a0a,stroke:#f87171,stroke-width:1px,color:#fee2e2;
  classDef c-security fill:#450a0a,stroke:#f87171,stroke-width:1px,color:#fee2e2;
  classDef c-gateway fill:#2e1065,stroke:#a855f7,stroke-width:1px,color:#f3e8ff;
  classDef c-container fill:#422006,stroke:#facc15,stroke-width:1px,color:#fef9c3;

  subgraph infra ["INFRA"]
    direction TB
    nginx(("<b>Nginx</b><br/><i>gateway</i>"))
    class nginx c-network
    api("<b>Node.js API</b><br/><i>service</i><br/><span style='font-size:0.8em'>Custom Logic</span>")
    class api c-compute
  end

  %% Orphans
  user(("<b>User</b><br/><i>actor</i>"))
  class user c-actor
  supabase("<b>Supabase Platform</b><br/><i>baas</i><br/><span style='font-size:0.8em'>Auth, DB, Realtime</span>")
  class supabase c-database

  %% Edges
  nginx -.-> api
  api -.-> supabase

Startup: Node.js + Supabase

A rapid-development stack using a simple Node.js API (Express/NestJS) for logic and Supabase for the heavy lifting of Auth, DB, and Realtime.

Architecture Diagram

Description

This architecture leverages the “Backend-as-a-Service” model to reduce infrastructure overhead. The Node.js service is lightweight, handling only custom business logic that doesn’t fit into database policies.

Core Components:

Supabase: Provides a fully managed PostgreSQL database, Authentication system, and Auto-generated APIs.
Node.js Service: A simplified backend running on a VM or small container, handling webhooks, integrations, or complex non-SQL logic.
Nginx: Secures the Node.js API and serves the frontend assets if not CDN-hosted.

Why this stack? Supabase handles 80% of standard SaaS features (User management, Row Level Security) out of the box, allowing founders to focus on product differentiation.

Tech Stack

Component	Technology
Segment	startup
Deployment	hybrid-baas
Language	nodejs
Database	supabase
Web Server	nginx