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TrailBase

Single-executable backend-as-a-service written in Rust, with REST and realtime APIs, built-in auth and an admin dashboard.

TrailBase is a backend-as-a-service shipped as one executable written in Rust. It serves REST and realtime APIs over SQLite, with experimental Postgres support, and includes sign-in through OAuth providers and a built-in admin dashboard. The project publishes a binary download, an install script and a Docker image, and the repository can also be built from source. Its own pages describe it as a Firebase alternative and compare it with PocketBase and Supabase.

Worth knowing

The README gives the project an alpha status badge, and Postgres support is marked experimental. The server keeps running to answer requests, so it needs a host that runs processes and not only static files. Its repository is under the Open Software License 3.0, while the client libraries are published under Apache-2.0.

Identity

Status
Active
Maintainer
trailbaseio2
First release
20245

Rendering and deploy

Runs as
Always on3
Install with
binary download34

Releases

Current major version
Pre-1.05
Last release
2026-10-305

Adoption

GitHub stars
5,7412
Contributors
316

Why these figures do not compare

Sources

  1. 2026-11-03: links, Categories, Databases, Content API, Admin interface
    trailbase.io/
  2. 2026-11-03: links, Maintainer, Written in, GitHub stars
    api.github.com/repos/trailbaseio/trailbase
  3. 2026-11-03: links, Runtime, Install with, Runs as
    trailbase.io/getting-started/install
  4. 2026-11-03: Install with, License
    github.com/trailbaseio/trailbase
  5. 2026-11-03: Current major version, Last release, First release
    api.github.com/repos/trailbaseio/trailbase/releases
  6. 2026-11-03: Contributors
    api.github.com/repos/trailbaseio/trailbase/contributors

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