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parse-server. Parse-compatible API server module for Node/Express. JS, 14271, 3819. parse-server-conformance-tests. Conformance tests for parse-server adapters.

Social recommendations and mentions

We have tracked the following product recommendations or mentions on Reddit and HackerNews. They can help you see what people think about Parse-Server and what they use it for.
  • What to choose for backend
    If you like headless CMS / Backend As A Service you should consider https://directus.io/ or https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server. Both nodejs and open source. - Source: Reddit / 10 months ago
  • Any general purpose visualisation "just add the data" framework
    There's numerous standard backends which frontenders could use in simplistic cases to start, say https://github.com/PostgREST/postgrest or https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server. - Source: Reddit / about 1 year ago
  • Show HN: Caffeine, minimum viable back end for prototyping
    Parse is still around and supported: https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server. - Source: Hacker News / over 1 year ago
  • Ask HN: What Back End Framework with User Management Is Your Favorite?
    I am curious what backend framework you would choose to run with for prototyping an application with run of the mill user management requirements. That is functionality along the lines of: session management, password policies, password reset, user verifications, etc. Sadly it seems there really aren't any frameworks that have user management natively supported. The only one I am aware of is [Parse... - Source: Hacker News / over 1 year ago
  • [Open Source] I made my first app. Its a fully functional social media app. And I decided to open source it.
    I believe you are referring to main.js file. The answer is no. I used parse server for backend. And by default all classes are public which means everyone can read every data. There is a preferred way to prevent this. You disable all class level permissions for every class. Then you put your app logic to cloud code which is main.js file you were looking at. Here is an article about this... - Source: Reddit / almost 2 years ago

External sources with reviews and comparisons of Parse-Server

Firebase Alternative: 3 Open-Source ways to follow
Parse Server comes with a gazillion out-of-the-box features that allows you to get your MVP out quick and effortlessly. Currently, Parse server is the most popular and robust BaaS framework available that helps developers build mobile apps faster without any technical locks. It is an open source version of the Parse backend that can be easily downloaded for free on GitHub. Many developers have successfully...

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