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Supabase for Real Projects

Ship real apps fast with Supabase — database, auth, storage and security in one free backend.

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About this course

Learn to build the entire back half of a real app with Supabase: a Postgres database with a visual table editor, email and social login, file storage, Row-Level Security, realtime updates and edge functions — connected to a web or no-code frontend. By the end you can stand up a working Nigerian product idea (a directory, marketplace or booking app) backed by Supabase, secure it properly, and share a live link or repo to win freelance, remote or startup work.

Supabase is the entire back half of an app — real Postgres database, login, file storage, security and live updates — that you can set up in ten minutes for free. It's the fastest way to turn an idea into a real, working product, which is exactly why it shows up in freelance briefs and remote job posts.

What you'll learn

Course syllabus — 7 lessons

  1. Why Supabase — and setting up your first project12 min
  2. Designing your database — tables, columns and relationships13 min
  3. Adding authentication — email and social login12 min
  4. Row-Level Security — the lesson that protects your users14 min
  5. Storage and realtime — files and live updates13 min
  6. Edge functions — server-side logic and secrets13 min
  7. Connecting a frontend and shipping a real Nigerian product14 min

Your project

Build (or fully build out) a small Supabase-backed app with RLS, auth and a real read/write

A live link to the working app (or the public GitHub repo of a coded project), plus a one-line note describing the app and how to try the read and write. The app must have at least one main table, working auth (a user can sign up and log in), RLS turned on with correct policies, and at least one working READ and one working WRITE from the frontend.

Certificates on Skillnaija are earned, not issued for attendance: you submit this project, it is graded against a rubric, and passing issues a certificate anyone can verify.

Frequently asked questions

Is Supabase for Real Projects free?

Yes. Supabase for Real Projects is completely free on Skillnaija. You need a free account to open the lessons, and there is no charge for the course, the project, or the certificate.

How long does Supabase for Real Projects take to complete?

5 weeks · ~4 hrs/week. There are 7 lessons, about 2 hours of material in total. You learn at your own pace and your progress is saved.

Do I need any experience to start Supabase for Real Projects?

Beginner-friendly. You can start from scratch — no prior experience is assumed.

What will I learn in Supabase for Real Projects?

You will build practical skills in Postgres tables & the Supabase table editor, Email & social authentication, Row-Level Security (RLS) policies, File storage & buckets, Realtime subscriptions, Edge functions & secrets, Connecting Supabase to a frontend. Every lesson is written for a Nigerian context, with examples drawn from how the work is actually done and paid for here.

Do I get a certificate for Supabase for Real Projects?

Yes, but it has to be earned. You complete the course project — Build (or fully build out) a small Supabase-backed app with RLS, auth and a real read/write and submit it for grading. Passing the project issues a verifiable certificate; finishing the lessons alone does not.

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