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Glossary: Firebase and Supabase

backend-as-a-service (BaaS)

Also written: BaaS, backend as a service

A hosted backend you configure instead of write, so you don't run servers, password storage or backups yourself. Firebase and Supabase are examples.

Where the book teaches it

Related terms

backendFirebase, FirestoreSupabase, supabase-js