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Re:Show HN: InstantDB – A Modern Firebase by cheema33 on Friday August 23, 2024 @01:14PM (#41330858)
I have done a little more reading and it appears that one fundamental difference between InstantDB and ElectricSQL is that InstantDB does not sync with standard PostgreSQL tables. ElectricSQL does.

If that understanding is correct, then InstantDB may be a good fit if you are starting your database from scratch or can completely get rid of your existing one.

I have more than 170GBs of data in a SQL database. I can sync parts of it to ElectricSQL using shaped queries.

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Re:Show HN: InstantDB – A Modern Firebase by stopachka on Friday August 23, 2024 @03:44PM (#41332398)
> standard PostgreSQL tables

We're working on a feature where you bring an existing Postgres database, and use Instant as the sync layer [1]. If you have an app like this and would be interested in beta testing, let us know: [email protected]

[1] For a peak, you can search for 'byop' in the codebase. Here's a fun introspection query, which definitely awed me about Postgres' powers: https://github.com/instantdb/instant/blob/main/server/src/in...

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