Auth
Email/password, magic link, OAuth, TOTP 2FA, API keys, refresh tokens, account lockout, role-based access.
BunBase
The backend you actually own.
BunBase is a self-hosted backend that ships everything a mobile or web app needs — auth, a live database, real-time push, file storage — in a single lightweight process. No vendor, no per-seat pricing, no data leaving your servers.
What’s included
Section titled “What’s included”Collections
Schema-less records on SQLite. Dynamic columns, relations, soft delete, full-text search, cursor pagination.
Realtime
WebSocket subscriptions scoped to collection, record, or user. Filters, presence, heartbeat, auto-reconnect.
Storage
Upload to local disk or any S3-compatible bucket. Streaming uploads, signed URLs, image transforms.
Rate Limiting
Sliding-window limits per IP and per user. Redis-backed for multi-instance clusters.
Observability
Structured JSON logs, Prometheus /metrics, p50/p95/p99 histograms, hot backups via VACUUM INTO.
Pick your SDK
Section titled “Pick your SDK” JavaScript / TypeScript Web, Node.js, Bun, React Native, Expo.
React Hooks with SWR-style caching and realtime cache sync.
iOS — Swift Swift Package, no third-party deps, Combine, Keychain.
Android — Kotlin Gradle library, coroutines, StateFlow, EncryptedSharedPreferences.
Flutter — Dart Pub package, ValueNotifier, connectivity_plus, offline queue.
How it works
Section titled “How it works”A single Bun process handles all traffic. A dedicated worker owns SQLite — no ORM, no connection pool. Scale horizontally by adding Redis.
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────┐│ BunBase ││ ││ App Worker 1 App Worker N ││ ┌───────────┐ ┌───────────┐ ││ │ REST API │ ... │ WS / RT │ ││ │ Admin API │ │ Auth │ ││ └─────┬─────┘ └─────┬─────┘ ││ └────────┬────────────┘ ││ MessagePort RPC ││ ┌────────────────┐ ││ │ DB Worker │ ││ │ SQLite WAL │ ││ └────────────────┘ │└─────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ↕ Redis (optional, clusters)Runs on a $5 VPS. Scales with Redis when you need it.