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Connect

Welcome! Let’s get your app connected to Supabase — an open-source toolkit that provides authentication (manage user sign-ups, logins, and permissions), file storage (store and serve images, videos, and documents), a database (powerful Postgres with an API out of the box), and row-level security (define who can insert, update, or delete rows).

Ways to Connect​

You can connect Nowa to Supabase either automatically—by selecting an existing Supabase project or creating a new one in Nowa—or manually, by choosing your project in Supabase and entering the URL and API key in Nowa.

Automatically​

In this way, you give Nowa permission to access your Supabase projects.

Here’s how can you do it:

  1. On the left side panel, click the Supabase icon.
  2. Press the Connect button.
  3. In the Supabase website that opens, select the organization you want to connect.
  4. Click the Authorize Nowa button.

Great! Now you can either start fresh with a new project or continue with one you already have.

Use Cases​

We try to help you by giving ideas about which option to use and when to use it.

  • Start a new Supabase project: Perfect if you want to start fresh with a clean database.
  • Connect an existing project: Best if you already have a Supabase project and want to keep building on top of it.

🅰️ Start a new Supabase project​

We make your life easier by letting you create a Supabase project directly inside Nowa.

Here’s how you can:

  1. Click Create New Project.
  2. Enter your project name — this can be anything you like (for example, “MyApp”).
  3. Select your Region — choose the one closest to your users for best performance.
  4. Set your database password — this is your own password that protects the database.
  5. Finally, click Create Project.

🅱️ Connect an existing project​

Simply choose your project from the list and click the Select button.

Manually​

In this way, you need to manually add your Supabase URL and API key.

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If you connect your existing project this way, Nowa won’t request access to your projects, and you won’t see the option to create a new project from within Nowa.

Here’s how can you do it:

  1. On the left side panel, click the Supabase icon.
  2. Press the Use keys button.
  3. In the Supabase Dashboard, go to Connect → App framework and copy the URL and key.
  4. Click the Connect button.

See the results live​

Once you connect, your data shows up instantly in Nowa.

That means you can drag, drop, and design your app with real data.