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Eldad Fux

Appwrite - 100% open source alternative for Firebase

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A secure open-source backend server provides the core APIs required to build web and mobile applications. Appwrite provides authentication, database, storage, functions, and advanced realtime capabilities.

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Sebastien Pastor
Love the product from day 1 (since 0.10 I think !) It helped us build https://thumbup.tech focusing most of our effort on the front and (almost) letting appwrite do the heavy work backend side. We loved especially how functions work. It's basically where you can put all your backend logic in. So far we haven't been limited in using functions. Kudos to the Appwrite community on github which is super responsive, kind & helpful ! Kudos to @eldad_fux for starting this project !
Haimantika Mitra
Maker
@elsuperseby Thumbup looks amazing! Thanks for building with us :)
Christy Jacob
Maker
@eldad_fux @elsuperseby Thats some amazing feedback! Functions have been a major enabler for developers to run any kind of custom code! 🤩
Matej Bačo
Maker
@eldad_fux @elsuperseby I am flabbergasted to see your project! 🤯 Amazing work!!! 🎉
Damodar Lohani
Maker
@eldad_fux @elsuperseby Wow your product looks amazing. And so proud that Appwrite helped build it. Thank you for using Appwrite and helping Appwrite become better.
Sebastien Pastor
@eldad_fux @meldiron Flabbergasted nothing less? :) Thank you! We just developped what think was missing in tech recruitment : a simple way to receive & apply to job then talk directly to a recruiter without hassles. Upvotes always welcome ! https://www.producthunt.com/prod... And again, would not have been about to launch the product without Appwrite !
Eldad Fux
Maker
Hi there, it’s Eldad from the Appwrite team 👋 App development is complex and repetitive. Creating modern applications requires a ton of different skills and has a huge learning curve. I started working on Appwrite in 2019 to abstract the complexity of software development so I can focus on creating value, and more importantly, have fun writing code. As someone who started their software engineering journey in the open-source community, I always wanted to find a way to contribute back to the community. This encouraged me to publish Appwrite on GitHub later that year. To my amazement, the project immediately started trending on GitHub, and a community formed around it. Three years later, thanks to the help of a growing community of +200k members, we’re officially announcing Appwrite. I couldn’t have done it alone. Appwrite is a secure backend server that provides the core APIs required to build modern applications. Appwrite provides authentication, database, storage, functions, and advanced real-time capabilities. Appwrite is built to meet developers where they are. Appwrite supports 24 runtimes and 11 different programming languages with 12 different SDKs. Developers and teams can stick with the tech stack they are already comfortable with. Appwrite also has support for a variety of adapters for authentication, storage, databases, messaging, and logging. Appwrite is designed to be easy to start and quick to grow. Developer experience is at the heart of what we do. From the way, we designed our docs, through our SDKs and integrations, the consistency of our APIs, and the intense discussions we hold with our community about naming conventions. The developer’s journey is always at the top of our minds. You can self-host Appwrite with a single command anywhere and have full control over your data and your user’s privacy. This is just the beginning for Appwrite. We believe Appwrite has tremendous potential to make developers' lives easier in even more ways. Here’s a sneak peek at some features we’re currently working towards: MongoDB and PostgreSQL adaptors, GraphQL support, more flexible queries and relations, geolocation data and querying, push notifications, and offline sync. We’re excited to hear about your feedback and see you in the Appwrite community! You can learn more about what Appwrite can do for you here: https://appwrite.io/ https://github.com/appwrite/appw...
Eldad Fux
Maker
Appwrite is the collective creation of every community member. It doesn’t matter if you’ve submitted a pull request, shared your frustration or love, or recommended Appwrite to your peers, you all helped us reach this major milestone. We are all making Appwrite better - together. Unfortunately, we could not add everyone as Makers on Product Hunt, so we created this special page as a gesture of our appreciation: https://appwrite.io/thankyou.txt You are also welcome to claim your special Appwrite Maker card: ​​https://makers.appwrite.io/
Fares
@eldad_fux Congrats on the launch 🚀
Eldad Fux
Maker
@fares_aktouf Thank you so much!
Agent joons
@fares_aktouf @eldad_fux am grateful for this milestone achieved but am eagerly anticipating the cloud release. When do you think this will happen???
Christy Jacob
Maker
@fares_aktouf @eldad_fux @agent_joons Hey there 👋 We're working on the Appwrite Cloud as we speak. Very soon we'd be opening up the Cloud for a select group of users that have expressed interest. If you'd like to be included in the list, please drop in your details here https://appwrite.io/cloud
Krishna Agarwal
Why I am not listed as a Maker, I filled the form?
Eldad Fux
Maker
@mrkrishnaagarwal Unfortunately, we could not add everyone as Makers on Product Hunt, so we created this special page as a gesture of our appreciation: https://appwrite.io/thankyou.txt you can find your name on the list! You are also welcome to claim your special Appwrite Maker card: ​​https://makers.appwrite.io/
Christy Jacob
Maker
@mrkrishnaagarwal Hey Krishna thank you so much for being an active supporter of the Appwrite project. We are super grateful. We received over 800 submissions for makers and ran into some ProductHunt limitations when trying to add all of them. However, we've created a page on Appwrite that will forever list the makes of Appwrite! You can check it out here https://appwrite.io/thankyou.txt
Krishna Agarwal
Thanks a lot, I can understand
Krishna Agarwal
Thanks Good to see my Maker card.
Eldad Fux
Maker
@mrkrishnaagarwal glad you like it :) I already added mine to my GitHub readme 😎
Matúš Ferčák
Appwrite brings an improved concept of BaaS. For me, the custom functions are amazing ✌🏻
Christy Jacob
Maker
@matus_fercak Thank you so much! Functions are my favourite feature too!! What's your favourite function runtime and how do you like the experience with the Appwrite CLI ?
Haimantika Mitra
Maker
@matus_fercak Thank you! Functions are my personal favorite too!
Matúš Ferčák
@christy_jacob1 My favourite function runtime is Deno, working with Appwrite CLI is straightforward 👌🏻
Christy Jacob
Maker
@matus_fercak That sounds wonderful!! We're bringing some awesome improvements to functions very soon and we hope you'll love them. We're just getting started 🤩
Eldad Fux
Maker
@matus_fercak We'd love to see your work when its ready to be shared with the world 🤩
Terry Lennon
Been a huge supporter of Appwrite for over a year, championing it even at the companies I was working at. Their community is second-to-none (the envy of other BaaS services on the market), speed of feature release is exceptional, and the support in their Discord is incredible. This will be one of the key pillars of the future dev world - @eldad_fux and team are going to go far!
Bradley Schofield
Maker
@terry_lennon Thank you for your amazing words! We won't let you down! 💪
Eldad Fux
Maker
@terry_lennon Thank you so much!! So many kind words! This is definitely going to help us push even stronger. 🙏
Terry Lennon
@bradley_schofield I'm confident you, the team and the community won't at all. So much so, I've doubled down and committed my next two prod apps to be 100% appwrite, after careful experimentation with Supabase, Firebase and Amplify. Full faith in you guys!
Terry Lennon
@eldad_fux Absolutely smashing it mate, thanks for bringing this gem into the world! Best of luck today, and here's to many more years of Appwrite success!
Eldad Fux
Maker
@bradley_schofield @terry_lennon it means a lot! We're always here if you need any help!
Jandy
So far the most interesting OS BaaS I saw out there.
Christy Jacob
Maker
@jandys Super stoked you like the project! ♥️ Thank you for those kind words
Eldad Fux
Maker
@jandys this is so nice to hear! Do consider joining the massive Appwrite community on Discord: https://appwrite.io/discord
Jandy
@eldad_fux I am the guy from Reddit you shared my comment with your team and the guy who is on your Discord for last year and a half yet never tried :D :D But thanks for another invite :D
Damodar Lohani
Maker
@eldad_fux @jandys Thank you for sticking with us and helping us in this journey together.
Vincent Ge
Maker
@eldad_fux @jandys So is this the week you finally give Appwrite a spin?
Rahul Mehta
would love to try this. congratulations on the launch guys.
Arman
Maker
@rahul_mehta17 Thank you! What are you going to build with it? :)
Haimantika Mitra
Maker
@rahul_mehta17 Thank you Rahul!
Christy Jacob
Maker
@rahul_mehta17 Thank you Rahul! If you need help with the setup, our Discord community is the place to be 😼 https://appwrite.io/discord
Vincent Ge
Maker
I think you'll enjoy how quickly you can get building with Appwrite ;)
Steven Nguyen
Maker
@rahul_mehta17 Installation is super easy with one command, but it's even easier to experiment with our Gitpod integration: https://github.com/appwrite/inte... I can't wait to see what you make! Feel free to add it to https://github.com/appwrite/awes... when you're done!
Rohit Ghumare
Simplifying the product development. 🙌
Christy Jacob
Maker
@rohit_ghumare Thank you Rohit! That's exactly the idea behind Appwrite! Making software development fun and simple 🤩
Eldad Fux
Maker
@rohit_ghumare best feedback we could have got! Thank you so much!
Rohit Ghumare
@eldad_fux keep it up 💯
Eldad Fux
Maker
@rohit_ghumare Will do 🙏
Tatheer Zahra
Its awesome and a great setup with storages procedures
Haimantika Mitra
Maker
@tatheer_zahra Thanks Tatheer for your kind words! Means a lot! :)
Christy Jacob
Maker
@tatheer_zahra We're glad you found the storage service seamless. That was precisely our goal when building Appwrite.
Matej Bačo
Maker
@tatheer_zahra Thank you for your kind words 😍 We recently implemented chunk upload and we are working towards video encoding 💪
Tatheer Zahra
@meldiron hope to work on it soon
Matej Bačo
Maker
@tatheer_zahra Can't wait to see your project! Make sure to join our Discord community to learn, share, and stay in touch https://appwrite.io/discord
Alejandro Morales
I just migrated a project from Firebase to Appwrite: Authentication, Users, Databases and Storage. And I can't be more in love with it. Just awesome how it is build and also presented to the user. Great UI too. So simple and with lots of features. Stop reading this, just go and try!!
Haimantika Mitra
Maker
@alexparton Thanks Alejandro! Looks like you used our latest migration feature!
Christy Jacob
Maker
@alexparton Your comment is heartwarming! Thanks for the awesome testimonial. 🤩
Alejandro Morales
@haimantika_mitra you are very welcome. and... nope, I did not use it this time :') but I will for sure use it to migrate every other project I have!
Haimantika Mitra
Maker
@alexparton Oh please do, and let us know what you think about it!
Vincent Ge
Maker
@alexparton Koodos goes to @sara_k1 @chen_parnasa and @carlaa for their awesome design work on our UI :P
Yetesfa Alemayehu
One of The best OpenSource hero🫡 we’ve been waiting for is actually Appwrite!
Haimantika Mitra
Maker
@yetesfa_alemayehu Thank you Yetesfa!
Eldad Fux
Maker
@yetesfa_alemayehu Thank you so much 🙏
Christy Jacob
Maker
@yetesfa_alemayehu Glad to hear that! If you need any help, don't forget our Discord support channels are right here https://appwrite.io/discord
Matej Bačo
Maker
@yetesfa_alemayehu Thank you! 🫡
Wess Cope
Maker
@yetesfa_alemayehu If all heroes wore capes, we would have to send out a lot of capes to send to our community!
Ariel Weinberger
Looking great, best of luck to you guys!
Arman
Maker
@ariel_weinberger Thank you very much :)
Matej Bačo
Maker
@ariel_weinberger Thanks for the wishes 🤞
Eldad Fux
Maker
@ariel_weinberger Thank Ariel! It means a lot, thank for all the help along the way! ❤️🙏
Sara
Maker
Ron Fybish
Great product with amazing people 💪 Keep it up 🔥🙌
Haimantika Mitra
Maker
@ron_fybish1 Thank you Ron! :) The community is our strength!
Matej Bačo
Maker
@ron_fybish1 Thanks for the kind words! 🔥 Appwrite is honestly the best people environment I have ever been part of.
Eldad Fux
Maker
@ron_fybish1 Thanks for all the support from day 1 Ron, you're awesome!
Tessa Mero
Maker
@ron_fybish1 Very kind comment. YOU are amazing too!
Steven Nguyen
Maker
@ron_fybish1 Thanks for the kind words! 🙏 The amazing community is one of the biggest factors why I stuck with Appwrite when I first started 😊
Rahman Ramsi
Congrats for the launch @eldad_fux Huge shoutout to the Appwrite team for this amazing app
Haimantika Mitra
Maker
@rahman_ramsi Thank you Rahman for your support :)
Eldad Fux
Maker
@rahman_ramsi Thank you so much, this our collective effort. Building in public with the open source community has been a life changing experience for us!
Aditya Oberai
Maker
@rahman_ramsi Thanks a lot! 😄 Quick question, is there any particular Appwrite service you love to work with or are looking forward to trying out?
Vincent Ge
Maker
@eldad_fux @rahman_ramsi And a huge shout out to the thousands of GitHub contributors and community members for helping us get here ;)
Binay Singh
Congratulations on the launch guys!! This is crazy!! does it have API support?
Haimantika Mitra
Maker
@binay_singh2 Thank you Binay! Yes, we do have API support, you can find more here - https://appwrite.io/docs
Matej Bačo
Maker
@binay_singh2 Thanks for the kind words! ❤️ Appwrite follows REST API standards, so communication should be a piece of cake. Even better, we have many SDKs, so you can use your favorite language to code Appwrite applications. You can learn more about both SDK and non-SDK communication here: https://appwrite.io/docs/sdks
Binay Singh
@meldiron @haimantika_mitra Thank you for sharing the resource. i will check it out!
Daniel Engels
Although my tech roadmap is busy, I'll have to give a profound look on Appwrite. There are not so many secure open source solutions for backend
Christy Jacob
Maker
@daniel_engels We'd love you to give Appwrite a shot. If you need any help, we're here on Discord to offer any support https://appwrite.io/discord 😄
Matej Bačo
Maker
@daniel_engels I am glad to hear that! 😍 I love the Appwrite permission system as it makes it really simple and a matter of a few checkboxes. I can confidently say my Appwrite applications are secure.
Arman
Maker
@daniel_engels Thank you! :) Feel free to jump on the Discord server if are in need of support: https://appwrite.io/discord
Bradley Schofield
Maker
@daniel_engels Out of all the things I have running on my local servers, Appwrite is one of the only things I trust being exposed to the internet because I can see all the security and effort that goes into it just by taking a glance at the code. 🔐
Vincent Ge
Maker
@daniel_engels I think you're gonna have a lot of fun building with Appwrite. That's how I got attracted to this team.
David Large
I found out about Appwrite through HugoConf, and I’m delighted you’ve reached 1.0 so quickly! Well done, team!
Eldad Fux
Maker
@davidlarge Thank you so much David, this means a lot!
Haimantika Mitra
Maker
@davidlarge Hi David 👋, I spoke at the conference about building a blogging site with Appwrite and Hugo! Glad to know that you remember about Appwrite! :)
Vincent Ge
Maker
@davidlarge OSS Loves OSS!
Tessa Mero
Maker
@davidlarge How awesome! HugoConf is such a great event too! I'm glad you were able to discover Appwrite <3
Swapnil M Mane
Many congratulations, Appwrite team, for the Product Hunt launch. It's great to see such a powerful open-source product. Indeed, it is a great choice for the backend. ❤️
Christy Jacob
Maker
@swapnilmmane Thanks a lot Swapnil! Appwrite 1.0 is a result of the combined efforts from the community. We're extremely grateful and proud to get here!
Eldad Fux
Maker
@swapnilmmane Thank you Swapnil, words like this makes us push stronger time and time again! ❤️
Matej Bačo
Maker
@swapnilmmane I am really glad you enjoy using Appwrite 🎉 Make sure to join our Discord community to stay up to date with everything we work on: https://appwrite.io/discord
Aditya Oberai
Maker
@swapnilmmane Thank you so much, Swapnil! 😄 Quick question, have you had a chance to try out Appwrite already? Any particular service you love working with or are looking forward to trying out?
Steven Nguyen
Maker
@swapnilmmane Thanks for the support! 🙏🏼 Open source FTW! 🚀
Varun Razora
That's what i am looking for since ages and plus it's open source. I am gonna love it. I am using These firebase tool right now *Realtime database *Crashlytics *Auth *Firestore *Storage *Functions *Machine Learning *Cloud Messaging As you can see how our product depends on Firebase and i can see you guys are covering most of their product. This is one of the great launches i see on PH.
Christy Jacob
Maker
@varunrazora Thank you for the kind words Varun! We're only getting started and a lot more features are anticipated! 🤩
Damodar Lohani
Maker
@varunrazora Thank you so much for amazing words. Do join our community on discord https://appwrite.io/discord
Bradley Schofield
Maker
@varunrazora Happy to hear you're as excited as we are for Appwrite! We have loads planned in our roadmap and we are only just getting started! 🎉
Eldad Fux
Maker
@varunrazora This is awesome to hear! We're also going to have a lot new services on the stack in the coming months! Welcome to track our GitHub PRs to watch for all the cool stuff! https://github.com/appwrite/appw...
Tessa Mero
Maker
@varunrazora Thank you and hope that you decide on making Appwrite your main backend if you aren't already 😊
Bernard Badó
This is a beast of a product! Just note that it's coming from a Firebase hater.
Eldad Fux
Maker
@bernard_bado Thank!! You're more than welcome to also join us on Discord: https://appwrite.io/discord
Haimantika Mitra
Maker
@bernard_bado Thank you Bernard, for your kind words! Excited to know what you have built with Appwrite!
Matej Bačo
Maker
@bernard_bado Love the enthusiasm! 💪 Can't wait to see all the amazing things you build with Appwrite.
Christy Jacob
Maker
@bernard_bado We'd love to hear your experience with Appwrite!
Tessa Mero
Maker
@bernard_bado Thank you for the kind comment :)