Software and apps

Database

Where your software stores its information in an organized way: customers, jobs, invoices, messages. The spreadsheet behind the app, but built to hold a lot and never lose a row.

Why it matters for your business

The database is the asset. Screens and apps can be rebuilt; years of customer history cannot. You should know where yours lives, that it is backed up, and that you can export it. Our builds use Supabase, and the client holds the keys.

In practice

A builder's CRM, website forms and project photos all write to one database. When the builder wants a new report, it is a query against data already there, not a new system.

Related terms

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