Use a backend service with Astro

Ready to add features like authentication, storage or data to your Astro project? Follow one of our guides to integrate a backend service.

Tip

Find community-maintained integrations for adding popular features to your project in our integrations directory.

Backend service guides

Section titled Backend service guides

Note that many of these pages are stubs: they’re collections of resources waiting for your contribution!

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  Firebase

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  Supabase

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  Turso

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  Xata

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  Appwrite

What is a backend service?

Section titled What is a backend service?

A backend service is a cloud-based system that helps you build and manage your backend infrastructure. It provides a set of tools and services for managing databases, user authentication, and other server-side functionality. This enables you to focus on building your applications without having to worry about managing the underlying infrastructure.

Why would I use a backend service?

Section titled Why would I use a backend service?

You might want to consider a backend service if your project has complex server-side needs, for example:

• user sign-ups and authentication
• persistent data storage
• user-uploaded asset storage
• API generation
• realtime communication