What do I need to set up Supabase on a VPS?

You need a VPS (starting at $4-6/month), SSH access, and the app code in a GitHub repo. For Supabase and VPS, you also need environment variables, a domain, and SSL configured before going live.

How long does it take to move to a VPS?

A straightforward Supabase deployment takes 2-4 hours for someone familiar with servers. RepoAssistant does it in 24h with a ship-or-refund guarantee.

How much does it cost to host Supabase on a VPS?

A VPS for Supabase or VPS starts at $4-6/month for a 1-2 GB instance from providers like Hetzner, DigitalOcean, or Hostinger. RepoAssistant's deploy service is a fixed $39-149 one-time fee.

What if something breaks after deployment?

Every deployment includes a smoke test (login, forms, database writes, API calls) and a handover doc with restart, rollback, and deploy commands. If the app is blocked pre-launch, we fix and ship within 24h or refund.

Supabase ownership guide

Self-host Supabase only if you are ready to own backups

Supabase can be self-hosted, but this is not a magic cheaper button. You take responsibility for the server, updates, Postgres, backups, restore testing, and security.

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What is probably broken

Managed Supabase is convenient, but you want more control, predictable cost, data ownership, or one VPS for multiple small apps.

What production should look like

A clear decision plus a practical Compose setup path with named volumes, env vars, domains, backups, updates, and restore testing planned before launch.

STEP 01

Decide if self-hosting is actually worth it

If you do not want to maintain a database, stay managed. Self-hosting is for control and predictable ownership, not for avoiding responsibility.

Choose managed Supabase if you need platform support and do not want database operations.
Choose self-hosting if data control, isolated infrastructure, or predictable cost matters more.
Do not self-host without a backup and restore plan.

STEP 02

Deploy Supabase as Docker Compose

Supabase self-hosting is a Docker Compose style deployment. A panel can help manage it, but the critical production parts are persistent volumes, secrets, backups, updates, and restore tests.

Use Docker Compose rather than treating Supabase as a single simple app.
Put secrets in the server/deploy-panel environment store and reference them in the compose file.
Use Docker named volumes for Postgres and storage data, not repo-relative mounts.

STEP 03

Connect apps and verify recovery

The first success is not the dashboard loading. The real success is app connectivity and recoverable data.

Point your app DATABASE_URL and Supabase env vars at the self-hosted service.
Test auth, row inserts, file uploads, and API calls from the deployed app.
Run a restore test before treating the server as production.

Quick check

Is your app production-ready?

If you cannot tick all five, we can fix it. Send us the repo and we handle the rest.

?Custom domain with HTTPS
?Environment variables configured
?Database wired and backed up
?Auto-deploy on push
?Smoke tested and live

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