# Supabase Beta March 2021

[Supabase](https://yomu.fyi/company/supabase) · Paul Copplestone · Apr 6, 2021

**Type:** Announcement

## Summary

Supabase announced a series of platform updates for March 2021, headlined by the launch of Supabase Storage and new local development capabilities. The new storage offering integrates an open-source Fastify and TypeScript API backed by S3, while direct database connections now bundle PgBouncer for connection pooling. Developers can run the platform locally via the Supabase CLI, utilize Docker tooling for self-hosting, and access the open-sourced Supabase UI component library. Community contributions brought OAuth scopes to Supabase Auth for requesting elevated third-party provider permissions, alongside newly published free and pro pricing tiers. In addition, development is underway on an Elixir-based workflow engine compatible with the Amazon States Language for automated event handling.

## Context

Users required managed media storage, direct database connection pooling for tools like Prisma, local development workflows, transparent pricing structures, and scoped third-party authentication permissions.

## Approach / What changed

Supabase introduced S3-backed storage with a TypeScript Fastify API, bundled PgBouncer for direct database access, added local execution commands to the Supabase CLI with Docker self-hosting tooling, published formal pricing tiers, and integrated OAuth scopes into Supabase Auth.

## Takeaways

- Supabase Storage offers media handling backed by Amazon S3 and an open-source Fastify and TypeScript API.
- Direct database connections to Postgres now bundle PgBouncer to manage connection pooling for external tools like Prisma.
- Supabase Auth supports OAuth scopes to request elevated third-party permissions, such as repository access, during user authentication.

**Tags:** [Authentication](https://yomu.fyi/topic/authentication), [Docker](https://yomu.fyi/topic/docker), [Open Source](https://yomu.fyi/topic/open-source), [Postgres](https://yomu.fyi/topic/postgres), [TypeScript](https://yomu.fyi/topic/typescript)

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