InstantDB
Realtime client-side database with relational queries
Instant is an open-source realtime database that gives apps offline-first relational queries and instant sync. The backend server can be self-hosted to keep app data on your own infrastructure.
Key features
- Realtime sync
- Relational queries
- Offline support
- Self-hostable backend
Strengths
- Released under the AGPL-3.0 license
- First-class Docker support for quick deployment
- Mature project with 10.4k GitHub stars
- Written in TypeScript
InstantDB replaces
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