Glad you’re here! bknd is a lightweight, infrastructure agnostic and feature-rich backend that runs in any JavaScript environment.
  • Instant backend with full REST API
  • Built on Web Standards for maximum compatibility
  • Multiple run modes (standalone, runtime, framework)
  • Official API and React SDK with type-safety
  • React elements for auto-configured authentication and media components

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Preview

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Quickstart

Enter the following command to spin up an instance: 
npx bknd run
To learn more about the CLI, check out the Using the CLI guide.

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Start with a Framework/Runtime

Start by using the integration guide for these popular frameworks/runtimes. There will be more in the future, so stay tuned!

Next.js

React Router

Astro

Node

Cloudflare

Bun

AWS Lambda

Vite

Docker

Yours missing?

Create a new issue to request a guide for your runtime or framework.

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Use your favorite SQL Database

The following databases are currently supported. Request a new integration if your favorite is missing.

SQLite

Turso/LibSQL

PostgreSQL

Cloudflare D1