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Job guide
Add a Database
When your app needs to save stuff, you'll need one of these...
Job guide
Add Authentication
You need logins, sessions, and account recovery without accidentally turning your weekend into a security incident.
Tool review
Arcjet
Application security toolkit for rate limiting, bot detection, signup protection, WAF-style filters, email validation, and AI prompt protection. A practical abuse-prevention layer for small teams shipping public apps quickly.
Tool review
Auth.js
Open-source authentication toolkit formerly known as NextAuth.js, now maintained under the Better Auth umbrella. Worth considering when you want more direct control over auth wiring and are comfortable owning the implementation details.
Blog post
Markdown Formatting for Beginners: The Copy-Paste Guide
A friendly Markdown cheat sheet with copyable examples for headings, lists, links, images, tables, quotes, checklists, and fenced code blocks.
Blog post
Supabase, Mattsplained
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Related glossary terms
DNS
DNS is the layer that makes your custom domain point at the right hosting platform, email provider, or subdomain target.
Shared tags: web, networking
HTTP / HTTPS
The protocol for moving data on the web; HTTPS is the secure version.
Shared tags: web, networking
IP address
A numeric address for a device on a network.
Shared tags: web, networking