nhost/nhost
Nhost
Nhost is an open-source backend as a service that provides a managed PostgreSQL database, authentication, and file storage accessible through a unified GraphQL API. It functions as a backend infrastructure orchestrator, enabling the deployment and management of full-stack environments using containerization and command-line automation.
The platform distinguishes itself by automating the transformation of relational database tables into a secure GraphQL API and providing an integrated identity provider that supports passwords, magic links, and OAuth. It also includes a serverless function runtime for executing isolated backend logic with automatic bundling and hot-reloading.
The system covers a broad range of capabilities, including user identity and session management, S3-compatible object storage with dynamic image transformation, and role-based access control. It also provides tools for local development synchronization, virus scanning for file uploads, and integration protocols for connecting large language models to project data.
The infrastructure can be managed via a command-line interface or self-hosted on private servers using containers.
Features
- Backend-as-a-Service Platforms - Provides a managed platform that bundles a PostgreSQL database, authentication, and a GraphQL API.
- GraphQL APIs - Automatically transforms relational database tables into a secure GraphQL API for queries and subscriptions.
- Backend-as-a-Service Platforms - Provides a comprehensive backend-as-a-service platform combining PostgreSQL, authentication, and file storage.
- GraphQL API Generators - Automatically derives GraphQL schemas and resolvers from relational database tables to expose data.
- GraphQL API Generators - Automatically transforms relational database tables into a GraphQL API by mapping the database schema to a query engine.
- File Storage and Metadata Management - Manages file storage using S3-compatible object storage with an integrated permissions engine for metadata.
- PostgreSQL Database Platforms - Provides a managed PostgreSQL data store with integrated schema management and real-time subscriptions.
- PostgreSQL Integrations - Uses a PostgreSQL database as the single source of truth for both application data and authentication records.
- Relational Data Stores - Employs a relational PostgreSQL database as the primary store for application data and user identity.
- Backend Resource Management - Provides a command-line interface for controlling local development, project deployments, and secret management.
- Serverless Function Runtimes - Ships a scalable runtime for executing isolated backend logic with automatic bundling and hot-reloading.
- Infrastructure Provisioning Tools - Automates the provisioning of managed databases, authentication, and APIs to accelerate application development.
- Container Orchestrators - Uses container orchestration to ensure consistent backend environments across local development and self-hosted deployments.
- Serverless Runtimes - Includes a serverless runtime for executing isolated backend logic with automatic bundling and hot-reloading.
- JWT Session Management - Secures user sessions and API access using signed JSON Web Tokens for stateless authorization.
- Identity Authentication - Verifies user identities using passwords, magic links, SMS, OAuth providers, and hardware security keys.
- Identity Providers - Acts as a centralized identity provider supporting diverse authentication protocols and session management.
- JWT Authentication - Implements identity verification and session management using signed JSON Web Tokens.
- Role-Based Access Control - Restricts data access based on user roles by integrating identity verification with database-level permissions.
- Session Token Refreshers - Issues and refreshes secure tokens to maintain user sessions across multiple network requests.
- User Identity Management - Manages user profiles, authentication, and identity-related data using standard protocols for email and SMS.
- S3-Compatible Cloud Storage - Implements S3-compatible object storage with an integrated metadata layer for precise access control.
- Image Transformations - Provides S3-compatible storage with integrated permissions and dynamic on-the-fly image transformation.
- Object Storage Integrations - Provides an S3-compatible interface for binary data storage with integrated metadata for permission checks.
- Backend Client Libraries - Provides language-specific libraries to link applications to the backend infrastructure.
- Backend-as-a-Service Integrations - Offers a client SDK to manage authentication, file storage, and API requests from frontend applications.
- Full-Stack Orchestration - Orchestrates the deployment of full-stack environments using containers and command-line automation.
- Local Development Environments - Provisions local backend environments with database migrations and metadata for pre-production testing.
- Local Development Environments - Synchronizes local development with production by tracking database migrations and API metadata.
- Self-Hosted Deployment Tools - Allows the entire backend stack to be deployed on private servers using containerization.
- Self-Hosted Infrastructure - Enables self-hosting the entire open-source backend stack on private servers using containers.
- Query Execution Engines - Provides a runtime engine to execute GraphQL queries and mutations against the backend data store.
- Serverless Functions - Provides a serverless runtime for executing isolated backend logic with automatic bundling and hot-reloading.
- Backend as a Service - Backend platform powered by GraphQL and managed services.
- Platform as a Service - Backend-as-a-service platform with database and GraphQL.
- Application Projects - Open source backend-as-a-service platform.
- Backend and Infrastructure - Serverless backend platform with database and auth.
- Application Platforms - Open source backend platform featuring GraphQL and database services.
