Val Town migrated from Supabase to a simpler database setup at Render due to scalability issues. The post highlights the difficulties with Supabase in local development, documentation challenges, downtime experiences, limitations in using Supabase as Postgres, and architectural challenges faced. The author explains the decision to switch to a Postgres service at Render and the process of migrating data and simplifying the database usage. The new setup allows for local migrations, faster feature development, and improved reliability.
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BackgroundSupabaseLocal development was toughDocumentationDowntimeDatabase philosophyUsing Supabase as PostgresUsing Postgres as SupabaseDesigning for SupabaseWhere to go?The RewriteThe MigrationOnwards and upwardsSort: