How to Build Your Own Nhost
Replace Nhost with a custom build. Launch in minutes. Scale without limits
Build Difficulty: 4/5
A few focused days to build a solid replacement
Estimated Timeline
Based on 54 features at Few Days difficulty, expect about 3-5 days with AI-assisted development.
Recommended Tech Stack
Full-stack React framework with API routes and server components
PostgreSQL database, auth, and real-time subscriptions
Utility-first styling for rapid UI development
Key Features to Replicate
Top features across 8 categories. See all 54 features
Authentication(8 features)
Secure user sign-up, sign-in, and management
Customize authentication email templates
Configure custom email sending
Traditional email and password login
Passwordless email-based authentication
+3 more in this category
Support(6 features)
24/7/365 customer support with SLA
Professional architecture review services
Dedicated support via Discord channel
Access to dedicated technical account manager
Dedicated onboarding services
+1 more in this category
AI(5 features)
Auto-Embeddings, Assistants, File Stores, and more
Automatically generate embeddings for data
AI service for auto-embeddings and AI operations
AI-powered assistants for your applications
Vector database extension for AI embeddings
Deployment(5 features)
Infrastructure available in 6 regions across 4 continents
Deploy your app with a single git push
Use custom domain names for your applications
Dedicated and fully managed cluster for infrastructure
Push your code and Nhost automatically deploys your backend
Security(5 features)
Features such as disabling admin secret and limiting query depth
HIPAA compliance support (coming soon)
Built-in HTTPS and SSL support
Advanced access control and permissions
SOC 2 Type II compliance certification
Storage(5 features)
Content delivery across 80+ CDN locations worldwide
Advanced access control for storage
Content delivery network for file storage
Transform and optimize images
File uploads, downloads, and CDN
Compute(4 features)
Deploy your services written in any language
Managed container runtime for running your own services
Private container registry for your services
Scalable JS/TS backend logic without servers
API(3 features)
Advanced GraphQL features and security controls
Instant, real-time API for your data
Real-time data subscriptions via GraphQL
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DIY hosting estimate based on Vercel + Supabase free/pro tiers (~$20/mo). Build time estimated from 54 features at easy complexity.