trailbase
An open, sub-millisecond, single-executable Firebase alternative with type-safe APIs, built-in WebAssembly runtime, realtime subscriptions, auth, MCP and admin UI built on Rust, SQLite (PG) & Wasmtime.
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What it is
An open, sub-millisecond, single-executable Firebase alternative with type-safe APIs, built-in WebAssembly runtime, realtime subscriptions, auth, MCP and admin UI built on Rust, SQLite (PG) & Wasmtime.
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This week on Hacker News
Nov 7–Nov 14 UTC · Direct repository links and separately labeled related project stories. Indexed through 11/14/2026, 1:49:46 PM UTC.
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Mentions over time
Observed mentions: 2024-11-14 20:55:09 UTC to 2025-05-25 20:51:14 UTC. Weeks start Monday, UTC.
Counts come from the repository’s dated source evidence. Index cutoff: 2026-11-02 08:16:59 UTC.
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| Period | Start (UTC) | End (exclusive, UTC) | Mentions | Submissions | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 11 | 2024-11-11 00:00:00 UTC | 2024-11-18 00:00:00 UTC | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | 2024-11-18 00:00:00 UTC | 2024-11-25 00:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | 2024-11-25 00:00:00 UTC | 2024-12-02 00:00:00 UTC | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Dec 2 | 2024-12-02 00:00:00 UTC | 2024-12-09 00:00:00 UTC | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Dec 9 | 2024-12-09 00:00:00 UTC | 2024-12-16 00:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 16 | 2024-12-16 00:00:00 UTC | 2024-12-23 00:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 23 | 2024-12-23 00:00:00 UTC | 2024-12-30 00:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 30 | 2024-12-30 00:00:00 UTC | 2025-01-06 00:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 6 | 2025-01-06 00:00:00 UTC | 2025-01-13 00:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 13 | 2025-01-13 00:00:00 UTC | 2025-01-20 00:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 20 | 2025-01-20 00:00:00 UTC | 2025-01-27 00:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 27 | 2025-01-27 00:00:00 UTC | 2025-02-03 00:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 3 | 2025-02-03 00:00:00 UTC | 2025-02-10 00:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 10 | 2025-02-10 00:00:00 UTC | 2025-02-17 00:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 17 | 2025-02-17 00:00:00 UTC | 2025-02-24 00:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 24 | 2025-02-24 00:00:00 UTC | 2025-03-03 00:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 3 | 2025-03-03 00:00:00 UTC | 2025-03-10 00:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 10 | 2025-03-10 00:00:00 UTC | 2025-03-17 00:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 17 | 2025-03-17 00:00:00 UTC | 2025-03-24 00:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 24 | 2025-03-24 00:00:00 UTC | 2025-03-31 00:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 31 | 2025-03-31 00:00:00 UTC | 2025-04-07 00:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 7 | 2025-04-07 00:00:00 UTC | 2025-04-14 00:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 14 | 2025-04-14 00:00:00 UTC | 2025-04-21 00:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 21 | 2025-04-21 00:00:00 UTC | 2025-04-28 00:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 28 | 2025-04-28 00:00:00 UTC | 2025-05-05 00:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| May 5 | 2025-05-05 00:00:00 UTC | 2025-05-12 00:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| May 12 | 2025-05-12 00:00:00 UTC | 2025-05-19 00:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| May 19 | 2025-05-19 00:00:00 UTC | 2025-05-26 00:00:00 UTC | 3 | 2 | 1 |
What Hacker News says
8 sourcesFast, Simple and Open Firebase Alternative: TrailBase
70 points · Open discussionFast, Simple and Open Firebase Alternative: TrailBase
2 points · Open discussionTrailbase: Fast, single-file, open-source app server built using Rust and SQLite
314 points · Open discussionTrailBase: Lightweight API-Server with Auth, Admin UI, and V8 JavaScript Engine
1 points · Open discussionSimple, fast Rust+SQLite app server now with V8 runtime (ES6/TS)
3 points · Open discussion