get-convex/convex-backend

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What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded

Convex is an open-source reactive database and backend platform that lets developers write database queries and server functions in pure TypeScript with strong consistency. This repository contains the backend server, which can be self-hosted via Docker or prebuilt binaries, alongside the managed cloud offering.

Use cases

• build a realtime live-updating web app backend
• self-host a backend-as-a-service with database and server functions
• write backend business logic in TypeScript with strong consistency
• give LLM agents a simple reactive database to build apps against
• run a backend locally with SQLite or against Postgres
• replace a separate database plus API server with one reactive platform

When to choose

• you want reactive, live-updating data in your app without polling or websockets plumbing
• you prefer writing backend logic in TypeScript instead of SQL or a separate API layer
• you want a self-hostable alternative to Firebase or Supabase with strong consistency
• you are building dynamic apps quickly, including with AI-assisted development

When to avoid

• you need heavy relational modeling, complex joins, or direct SQL access
• you require full control over the database engine or exotic storage requirements
• you need a lightweight embedded database rather than a full backend service
• you depend on features only available in the managed cloud offering

Facets

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database http-server rpc websocket cli self-hosted databases backend web-development developer-tools self-hosted self-hosted rust cross-platform reactive-database serverless-backend realtime-sync typescript-backend baas docker web-server typescript

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