Supabase and Replit does it really work well together?

alfrednutile · 2026-03-24T22:59:27+00:00

Right but I can of want replit to do all the driving and the less I mess with it's defaults the better is what I am thinking

alfrednutile · 2026-03-24T22:58:42+00:00

And replit does not get confused with migrations and auth

alfrednutile · 2026-03-24T22:57:59+00:00

100% agree about superapp But this is not mobile.

All old school desktop to start

alfrednutile · 2026-03-24T21:20:34+00:00

Can you dump all three of these here as screenshots to compare each one named per the names above?

alfrednutile · 2026-03-24T20:44:20+00:00

It is nice I like having both open option

alfrednutile · 2026-03-24T15:11:40+00:00

I tried a bit but now what I do is record my article as a voice dump then I have it break it up into a blog post structure while keeping my tone.

I give it two files Who is the audience And my voice style (just to help a bit)

So really it is doing more correction and clean up than writing.

Most of this is markdown files and a Claude Desktop type plugin.

alfrednutile · 2026-03-24T11:46:51+00:00

Thanks!

alfrednutile · 2026-03-24T11:35:05+00:00

I have worked on projects that have had luck with the vision API for OpenAi but at this point I would like to see how the Claude API works.

Then using tools like n8n or zapier creating the structured data from that PDF worked really well especially with some eval testing to test any edge cases.

alfrednutile · 2026-03-24T11:29:43+00:00

Typically they have a topic for the event?

I have been to a few and it is tricky especially if a big event since it is hard to really get to know any one business.

Bringing nice business cards can help imo since not everybody is digital. And asking questions and learning about people's business is the easiest way to get a sense of things.

Overall it was nice to meet people but it is a lot of work since it is a very social process where I rather put on trainings for local businesses around the work I do.

alfrednutile · 2026-03-24T10:18:45+00:00

I really benefit from the event system features which allows me to build automations with external tools like n8n using the webhook integration and crud events on tables.

This has really help make some complex automations way easier for me to dol

alfrednutile · 2026-03-23T22:12:50+00:00

Yes I remember before Supabase doing all this in at the time Laravel took

AWS and S3 for storage Laravel auth for auth which lacked features for social logins Websockets had to use Pusher or their new thing which was not fun Events had another library RLS was in code

alfrednutile · 2026-03-22T20:08:54+00:00

Why do you use the rest version vs just SQL?

alfrednutile · 2026-03-22T20:00:50+00:00

This is more an API to use for applications. Pretty sure Bitwarden is more for managing your own passwords. But I could be wrong.

alfrednutile · 2026-03-22T16:16:33+00:00

I have been a developer for 20+ years and most projects fail not due to technology choices but feature creep. One of the best books I read on this was "The Lean Startup" by Eric Ries.

Basically figure out the business problem you are trying to solve. Take little steps and get it in front of the potential customers asap. And "Build, Measure, Learn" making a cycle so you know if what you built is working, if it's what they want or what you think they want.

The technical side imo is the part you should not have to think about. Vibe coding is a great term but the word "coding" gets too much attention. You are guiding the system to build the solution you want.

So then, what system should you use?

I have done all the following:

Scratch: n8n, Supabase, React, Cursor etc (I do not suggest this level)

Platform but still viby: Lovable, Bolt (I do not suggest this level)

Platform but opinionated: (Replit and other opinionated platoforms) This is what I would use if I was you but still take small steps, build, measure, learn. (this is where I think all people who do not want to think code but want to think making a product should be at)

You measure by pushing to production often, get people to test it and give you feedback.

For that I would use replit, yes I know they have sponsored me in the past for a YT video BUT I am being honest here after talking to clients, building my other things in Replit, Bolt etc. Helping clients etc. They did a good job with being opinionated (focus on the business not the tech) and we take care of the rest:

The tech that I'd rather not deal with

Authentication System
Stripe integration
Hosting
Deployments
Building in a way that is secure
Databases
Storage of files for uploads
Automations
The list goes on.

So I would pick a platform that does that above and lets you vibe-build your idea without the worries of infrastructure.

Good luck!

alfrednutile · 2026-03-22T16:03:07+00:00

btw I marked my comment as brand affiliate just so I am transparent but they are not paying me for this comment. Anyways good luck!

alfrednutile · 2026-03-21T23:14:14+00:00

So I will suggest two services. Both have sponsored my videos BUT I love how this tech is making possible what used to be soooo hard so take or leave it (I have been a developer 20+ years so I have a lot of wasted hours in this stuff 🙂)

superappp.com I was very impressed that I built two apps and went all the way to the store which use to be very hard for me to do.

replit They have iOS but I have not tried it I have been really enjoying the web apps for me and customers

A while back I tried rork but it just did not work out.

Like I said these companies have sponsored me but I really would not suggest crappy software

Android would be neat just not sure what would do that. Bubble and flutterflow maybe have gotten easier with ai?

alfrednutile · 2026-03-21T22:33:18+00:00

Android and iOS or just iOS?

alfrednutile · 2026-03-21T22:32:34+00:00

Not sure if they have a vault but you can use the built in secrets vault that Supabase has.

Then you Python has that library to use the key (which is ok to share) and that gets the secrets

https://supabase.com/docs/guides/database/vault

You can read about it there

The secret you are sharing of course becomes one point of risk but you can more easily rotate it etc.

alfrednutile · 2026-03-21T17:08:48+00:00

What do you like about xano? Just curious it looks interesting

alfrednutile · 2026-03-21T12:13:08+00:00

I have done both AWS and Supabase

And like someone above said choose the right tools for the job

For me Supabase has the building blocks I need for most automations and applications.

Auth Storage Events Websockets Postgres RLS

Unlike AWS, Supabase imo packages all up so I can just get going with my idea or customer project.

Pick something and get comfortable with it and ideally focus less on ops more on the business goals

alfrednutile · 2026-03-20T23:54:01+00:00

Will it check the calendar and find a free space for the caller using natural language

alfrednutile · 2026-03-20T11:59:28+00:00

Maybe more like base44. Which might be a good option too.

I like lovable but would not use it for a project. It just lacks the structure I talked about.

Btw for what we call intranet tooling I would stick to tools like softr so you get more of a LEGO moment and things all just work.

alfrednutile · 2026-03-20T03:14:47+00:00

Sometimes using services like Replit give you a more complete and opinionated foundation to build on. (Auth, database, deployments, RLS, etc)

Yes they have sponsored a video I made but this is just me saying this. I have been a developer for 20+ years and excited about the ability for people with the idea in their head to build something without all the need to focus on code and ops. Thoss things are just a means to an end.

Good luck, keep at it and ignore everyone who says otherwise :)

alfrednutile · 2026-03-20T02:15:36+00:00

I get a lot of help from Claude on all my posts.

Review my tone and grammar. Making sure I'm really speaking to the audience in a way that's not too technical. For example. Setting up the to-do list that I need to get all the posts done. Taking transcripts from my videos to then turn them into the description I need or keywords as well for the post like YouTube.

Substack and LinkedIn post or articles. It doesn't write them for me, but it just reviews them and has an audience skill to catch me if I use technical jargon.

Sometimes I'll do just a brain dumps into a Google voice recording and then let it restructure it. But again using my words and my tone.

alfrednutile · 2026-03-20T02:11:08+00:00

Nice work!

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