remotestorage/remotestorage.js

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remoteStorage.js is a JavaScript/TypeScript client library for storing user data locally in the browser and syncing it with remoteStorage servers, as well as optionally Dropbox or Google Drive accounts. It enables offline-first, unhosted apps where users connect their own storage account, so developers need no backend for user data.

Use cases

• add offline-first data storage and sync to a web app
• let users connect their own storage account instead of building a backend
• sync app data across devices and applications
• cache data locally with localStorage/IndexedDB and sync when back online
• integrate Dropbox or Google Drive as user storage in a JavaScript app
• build unhosted apps that keep working when the server is down
• share data between apps via open data modules

When to choose

• you want offline-capable apps with automatic sync and no server-side user data storage
• you want users to keep control of their data by connecting their own remoteStorage, Dropbox, or Google Drive account
• you need a mature, production-tested client-side sync library for browser or Node.js apps

When to avoid

• you need a traditional hosted backend with server-side business logic over user data
• your app requires relational queries or complex server-side data processing
• you only need simple key-value storage without cross-device sync

Facets

library · maturity stable

caching file-system sdk web-development frontend privacy self-hosted files browser cross-platform offline-first remotestorage sync localstorage indexeddb unhosted dropbox google-drive oauth zero-backend nodejs

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