RustBase

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Single binary, one data folder

SQLite under the hood. Drop one executable on a server, run the setup wizard, and you have a working backend. No services to install, no migrations to run by hand.

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Multi-tenant by design

System → workspace → app. Each app owns its end-user pool, OAuth config, and data; workspaces group apps under one administrative tenant.

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Auth that fits

Email + password, email OTP, TOTP, OAuth2 (Google, GitHub, any OIDC). Refresh tokens with rotation. Three layers of admins.

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Realtime out of the box

SSE and WebSocket subscriptions on every collection. Records publish to in-process pub/sub on every create / update / delete.

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Extensible without a redeploy

Embedded QuickJS runtime. Drop a .js or .ts file into data/hooks and lifecycle handlers, cron jobs, and custom HTTP routes light up.

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Hierarchical policies

Master sets bounds. Workspace tightens. App picks a value inside both. Auto-clamp + audit when a parent narrows.

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Operator-friendly

Per-scope audit log, embedded SvelteKit dashboard, optional Litestream replication. Backups are object storage; restores are a directory copy.

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Built in Rust

axum + sqlx + tokio. Zero unsafe. Property-tested config engine. Comprehensive test suite that runs on every commit.

Why RustBase?

You want a backend. You don't want to wire up Postgres, Redis, S3, an auth service, a queue, a cron runner, and an admin UI before you can ship your first feature.

RustBase gives you all of that in one binary, with a data/ directory you can scp or tar for backups and a dashboard at /_/ for everything you'd otherwise need a custom admin panel for.

# Run it
./rustbase

# Visit the dashboard
open http://localhost:8080/_/

# Make a request
curl http://localhost:8080/api/workspaces/master/apps/blog/collections/posts/records \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" \
  -d '{"title":"Hello","body":"first post"}'

That's it. The setup wizard creates the master admin on first visit, the API is documented in the REST reference, and JS hooks under data/hooks/<workspace>/<app>/ extend the runtime without a rebuild.

Support us

RustBase is built and maintained on personal time. If it helps you ship — or if you just want to encourage more work on it — contributions are welcome through PayPal. The link is a payment link, so you set the amount yourself.

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Code contributions, bug reports, and doc fixes are equally valued — see the contributing guide.

RustBaseMulti-tenant backend. Single binary. Real isolation.