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Some may disagree but in my experience Supabase was definitely challenging to selfhost. Don't get me wrong; I'm pretty confident with selfhosting but Supabase was definitely on the hard side.

Pocketbase being literally single-binary doesn't make Supabase look good either, although funtionalities differ.

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Yes, we have a vastly different architecture[0] from Pocketbase. We choose individual tools based on their scaling characteristics and give you the flexibility to add/remove tools as you see fit.

I doubt we can ever squeeze the "supabase stack" into a single binary. This undoubtedly makes things more difficult for self-hosters. Just self-hosting Postgres can be a challenge for many. We will trying to make it easier, but it will never be as simple as Pocketbase.

[0] https://supabase.com/docs/guides/getting-started/architectur...

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