I built Silobase because I wanted the convenience of Supabase or Firebase, but with my own infrastructure. I had a database already set up, and I didn’t want to be forced into using a managed one just to get an API.

It started when I was building a dashboard and realized I needed a backend API to talk to my existing database. I didn’t want to spin up a whole new server or write boilerplate. I just wanted a plug and play API layer that worked with the stack I already had.

That’s what led to Silobase: an open source Backend as a Service (BaaS) that lets you expose your own PostgreSQL or MSSQL database over a clean REST API. No backend code. No vendor lock in.

You can self host it, connect it to your own database or storage, and get instant endpoints with support for filtering, pagination, role based access control, and more.