Question 1

What is Telebase?

Accepted Answer

Telebase is an open-source serverless backend platform that uses Telegram's storage infrastructure for persistent data, supercharged with Cloudflare edge caching for lightning-fast database queries and file management.

Question 2

How does Telebase work?

Accepted Answer

Telebase uploads your database tables and raw files directly to a private Telegram channel via bots. It uses Cloudflare KV edge database to cache indexes and queries, delivering ultra-fast low-latency read operations.

Question 3

Is Telebase open source?

Accepted Answer

Yes, Telebase is 100% open-source under the MIT license, and you can self-host it on Cloudflare Pages for free.

Question 4

Is Telebase a Firebase or Supabase alternative?

Accepted Answer

Yes! Telebase serves as a free, open-source serverless alternative to Firebase and Supabase, specifically customized for students, side projects, and hackathons where premium hosting budgets are limited.

Question 5

Can Telebase store files?

Accepted Answer

Yes, Telebase can store files of any size by splitting them into 19MB chunks (complying with Telegram bot API limits) and reassembling them dynamically during downloads.

Question 6

Can Telebase be used with Next.js?

Accepted Answer

Absolutely. Telebase provides a standard JSON API endpoint that can be queried from any Next.js application, React web app, mobile app, or backend server.