Open-source BYOD blog platform with user-owned Supabase

by SeriousChannel9323

I’ve been thinking about data ownership in blogging platforms.

Most tools centralize user data in their own database. If the service disappears, so does everything you wrote.

So I built an open-source BYOD (Bring Your Own Database) blog platform where:

The UI is hosted
But the database belongs to the user
You connect your own Supabase instance
The platform never “owns” your content

It’s an experiment in reversing the typical SaaS control model.

Technically it uses:

Next.js
Supabase (user-provided or default)
PDF export layer
Minimalist archive-style interface

Curious what you think about the BYOD model from an engineering perspective.
Is decentralizing data ownership like this viable long-term, or just extra friction for users?

OP

SeriousChannel9323·2/15/2026, 10:36:05 PM

How to help

The user has developed an open-source blog platform where users connect their own Supabase database instead of relying on a centralized one. This approach aims to give users full data ownership, challenging the typical SaaS model. The user seeks feedback on the viability of this decentralized model from an engineering perspective.

Product areas

Database

Integrations

Stack

Next.js

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