Supabase as a production backendnot just as a Firebase replacement.

Custom application backend

PostgreSQL schema designed for the use case, versioned migrations, Row Level Security configured from the start. Not an auto-generated schema that needs fixing later.

Authentication and role management

Supabase Auth with JWT, fine-grained role and permission management via RLS, SSO available (SAML, OIDC for enterprise contexts). Multi-provider authentication configured and tested.

Backend for AI applications

Vector embeddings storage via pgvector, API for LLM agents, MCP servers that expose Supabase data to the model in a controlled way. The database as the AI’s memory.

Firebase replacement

Migration from Firebase (Firestore, Auth, Storage) to Supabase with a rethought relational schema, exported and restructured data, and migrated authentication. No service interruption.

Replacing Airtable

For teams that have outgrown Airtable: migration of bases to PostgreSQL, recreation of automations in n8n, and building a custom business interface if needed.

Sovereign hosting

Self-hosted Supabase on OVH or Scaleway for contexts where data cannot leave controlled infrastructure (healthcare, finance, sensitive data).

Row Level Security

Supabase’s RLS is powerful and dangerous if misconfigured. A missing or overly permissive RLS policy exposes data. We define and test RLS policies for each table from the schema design stage.

Scalable data schema

A poorly designed schema is costly to fix once the application is in production. We design the schema with foreseeable evolutions in mind, using versioned migrations via Supabase’s migration tool.

Performance under load

PostgreSQL is performant, and so is Supabase if indexes are properly set and queries are well-written. We audit slow queries, identify N+1 issues, and configure connection pooling before they become a problem.

Backups and recovery plan

Supabase Cloud provides automatic backups. In self-hosted setups, this must be explicitly configured. We define the backup and disaster recovery strategy from the start, not after an incident.

For most projects: quick start, automatic backups, managed updates, no ops to handle. Data is hosted on AWS eu-west (Ireland), GDPR-compliant for most use cases.

For projects where data cannot leave a controlled infrastructure: healthcare, finance, data covered by demanding client contracts, public sector. We deploy and maintain the Supabase infrastructure on OVH or Scaleway.