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Open-source Firebase/Supabase alternative, with zero-trust security by default.

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Nuvix

The open-source backend for secure, AI-ready applications.

Auth · Database · Storage · Messaging One platform. Self-host anywhere. Built for scale.

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What is Nuvix?

Most apps need the same backend building blocks: auth, a database, file storage, and messaging. The usual answer is four different vendors, four dashboards, and four billing pages before you write a single line of product code.

Nuvix replaces all of that.

One unified backend
Single permission model
Fully self-hostable
Security-first by design
Built for AI-powered products

Stop managing multiple services. Start building products.

Core Features

Authentication

Multi-tenant auth with user accounts, sessions, teams, and role-based access. Security isn't a config option—it's the default.

Includes: OAuth/Social login, MFA, session management, team roles, permissions.

Database

PostgreSQL under the hood. Three schema modes so you pick the right fit for each use case:

Mode	Best For	What You Get
Document	Prototyping, MVPs	NoSQL-style flexibility, no SQL needed
Managed	Production apps	Auto-generated CRUD + Row-Level Security policies
Unmanaged	Custom logic	Raw SQL, full control, no guardrails

Mix and match across the same project. All three share one unified API.

Storage

Permission-aware file system with S3-compatible drivers or local storage. The same permission rules that govern your database govern your files.

Includes: Local & S3-compatible storage, permission inheritance, signed URLs, CDN-ready.

Messaging

Email, SMS, and push notifications through a single API. No need to wire up SendGrid, Twilio, and Firebase separately.

Includes: Email templates, SMS delivery, push notifications, delivery tracking, scheduling.

AI-Ready

Purpose-built for AI products. Secure data layers, granular permissions, session management, and file handling for ML pipelines. Store embeddings, manage context, enforce access rules on every request.

Getting Started

Quickest Start: CLI

Get up and running in seconds with the Nuvix CLI.

curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nuvix-dev/cli/main/install.sh | bash

Then run:

nuvix local init
nuvix local up

Open http://localhost:3000 and start building.

Requirements: Docker

Alternative: Docker Compose

git clone https://github.com/nuvix-dev/docker.git nuvix
cd nuvix
cp .env.example .env
docker compose up -d

Full self-hosting instructions

Local Development

bun install
bun run dev     # Start dev server with auto-reload
bun run test    # Run full test suite
bun run lint    # Format & lint with Biome

Web SDK Installation

Use the Nuvix client SDK in your web projects:

npm

npm install @nuvix/client

bun

bun add @nuvix/client

Quick Usage

import { Client } from '@nuvix/client';

const nx = new Client()
    .setEndpoint('https://api.nuvix.in/v1')

// Authentication
const session = await nx.account.createAnonymousSession();

// Database queries
const todos = await nx.db.from('todos').select('*');

Architecture

nuvix/
├── apps/
│   ├── server              Core API server (Fastify)
│   └── platform            Platform services
├── libs/
│   ├── core                Shared core logic
│   ├── pg-meta             PostgreSQL metadata layer
│   └── utils               Common utilities
├── configs/                Default configurations
├── docs/                   Documentation source
└── scripts/                Build & deployment scripts

Security Model

Security isn't an afterthought. Every request in Nuvix passes through the same permission pipeline.

Managed Schemas - Auto-generate Row-Level Security policies. You don't write them by hand.
Project Isolation - Tenant data is separated at the database level.
Self-Hosted - Your data never leaves your infrastructure.
Unified Pipeline - Same permission model for database, storage, and messaging.

Security in Nuvix is always on. You don't enable it—it's the default.

Roadmap

Exciting features coming soon:

[ ] Realtime subscriptions (WebSocket support)
[ ] Edge functions (Deploy functions at the edge)
[ ] Python SDK
[ ] Vector / embeddings support (AI-optimized)
[ ] Multi-region self-hosting guide

Have an idea? Open an issue or join our Discord.

Contributing

We welcome contributions. Whether it's code, docs, bug reports, or ideas—we'd love your input.

By submitting a pull request, you agree that Nuvix may use, modify, copy, and redistribute the contribution under terms of its choosing.

Bugs & Security

Found a bug? We'd appreciate a detailed issue on GitHub with steps to reproduce.

Found a security vulnerability? Please do not open a public issue. Email [email protected] instead. We'll work with you to patch it before any public disclosure.

Resources & Links

Resource	Purpose
Documentation	Guides, API reference, tutorials, examples
Console	Admin dashboard (self-hosted or managed)
Discord Community	Get help, ask questions, share ideas
X / Twitter	Latest updates and announcements

License

FSL-1.1-Apache-2.0

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