Supabase RAG Project Starter

This is a monorepo for a Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) project using Supabase and Next.js.

Case study

Business Challenge

How do you build real-time AI applications that can handle millions of users while maintaining low latency and high availability?

Technical Approach

-Challenge: Traditional databases can't handle real-time AI workloads at scale -Solution: Supabase + TypeScript architecture for real-time AI backends -Implementation: Edge functions, real-time subscriptions, and type-safe APIs -Business Impact: Sub-100ms response times for AI-powered features

Technical Insights

Real-Time Architecture: WebSocket-based real-time data synchronization

Edge Computing: Distributed AI inference at the network edge Type Safety: End-to-end TypeScript for reliable AI service integration Scalable Infrastructure: Auto-scaling backend services for variable AI workloads

Lessons for Enterprise AI

Modern AI applications require real-time infrastructure. Supabase's architecture patterns show how to build AI systems that feel instant to users while handling enterprise-scale data loads.

Structure

your-project/
├── apps/
│   └── web/                    # Next.js frontend
│       ├── src/
│       │   ├── app/            # App Router (Next.js 13+)
│       │   ├── components/
│       │   ├── lib/
│       │   │   └── supabase.ts # Supabase client config
│       │   └── types/
│       ├── package.json
│       └── next.config.js
├── supabase/                   # Supabase project files
│   ├── functions/              # Edge Functions
│   │   ├── scrape-urls/
│   │   ├── embed-content/
│   │   └── search-rag/
│   ├── migrations/             # Database migrations
│   ├── seed.sql                # Initial data
│   └── config.toml             # Supabase config
├── packages/                   # Shared packages (optional)
│   └── types/                  # Shared TypeScript types
├── scripts/                    # Utility scripts
│   ├── scrape-urls.ts
│   └── setup-db.ts
├── docs/                       # Documentation
├── package.json                # Root package.json (if using workspaces)
└── README.md

Getting Started

Prerequisites

• Node.js (18+ recommended)
• Supabase CLI (npm install -g supabase)
• pnpm, yarn, or npm (for workspaces)

Setup

1. Clone the repo
2. Install dependencies: pnpm install (or yarn install)
3. Start Supabase locally: supabase start
4. Start the Next.js app: pnpm --filter web dev (or cd apps/web && pnpm dev)

Folder Details

• apps/web: Next.js frontend
• supabase/functions: Edge functions (serverless)
• supabase/migrations: DB migrations
• packages/types: Shared TypeScript types
• scripts/: Utility scripts
• docs/: Documentation

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License

MIT