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Tech stack for a Next.js and Supabase app (2026)

Next.js and Supabase starter, designed by StackPrism from one sentence: 4 components, a reason for each, and the live checks that watch them.

The stack

  • Next.js
  • Supabase
  • PostgreSQL
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The idea someone typed
“A simple Next.js app deployed on Vercel that uses Supabase for auth and the Postgres database, with Supabase Storage for user avatars.”

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Why this stack

The smallest stack that still covers accounts, data and files: one Next.js app on Vercel, and Supabase for everything behind it. Supabase Auth handles sign-in, its managed Postgres holds the data, and Supabase Storage keeps user avatars. Four components and no servers to run yourself.

Why each piece

All 4 components on the diagram: what each one does, what it talks to, and what stops if it goes down.

  1. Next.js App

    Deployed on Vercel. Calls Supabase Auth (auths), Postgres Database (queries) and Supabase Storage (uploads).

    Nothing else on the diagram depends on it.

  2. Supabase Auth

    Authentication service. Called by Next.js App (auths).

    If it goes down, 1 of 3 components stops working.

  3. Postgres Database

    Supabase managed Postgres. Called by Next.js App (queries).

    If it goes down, 1 of 3 components stops working.

  4. Supabase Storage

    User avatar storage. Called by Next.js App (uploads).

    If it goes down, 1 of 3 components degrades.

When this stack fits

  • You want accounts, a database and file uploads with no servers to run.
  • A prototype or a small app where four components are enough.

When to pick something else

  • You need payments too: the vibe-coded MVP example adds Stripe to the same shape.
  • Heavy server-side work: add an API service or background jobs rather than doing everything in the Next.js app.

What you need to build this

4 components across 4 areas of the stack.

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Frontend1

  • Next.js App

    Deployed on Vercel

    npm install next

    Docs

Data1

  • Postgres Database · PostgreSQL

    Supabase managed Postgres

    Docs

Auth1

  • Supabase Auth

    Authentication service

    npm install @supabase/supabase-js

    Docs

Storage & CDN1

  • Supabase Storage

    User avatar storage

    npm install @supabase/supabase-js

    Docs

Install

npm install next @supabase/supabase-js

SDKs only. Pick your own database driver or ORM.

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