Convex
Open-source reactive backend with a TypeScript database
Convex is an open-source reactive application backend that combines a database, server functions and realtime sync addressed entirely through TypeScript. The backend can be self-hosted with Docker.
Key features
- Reactive database
- TypeScript functions
- Realtime sync
- Self-hostable
Strengths
- Released under the Apache-2.0 license
- First-class Docker support for quick deployment
- Mature project with 12.3k GitHub stars
- Written in TypeScript
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