> ## Documentation Index
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# Bilt Cloud

> Add a backend to your app — auth, database, file storage, and server logic

Bilt Cloud gives your app a full backend — user sign-in, a PostgreSQL database, file storage, and server-side logic — without writing backend code or creating an account with another service.

## What it is

Bilt Cloud is Bilt's managed backend. Enable it with one click and Bilt provisions a database and backend for your project; from then on, features you describe in chat can store real data, authenticate users, upload files, and run logic on the server. You manage it from **Settings → Database** in your project.

## What you can do

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  <Card title="Database" icon="table" href="/docs/features/backend/database">
    Store and query data in PostgreSQL tables — browse and edit it in the dashboard
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  <Card title="Sign-in & users" icon="users" href="/docs/features/backend/auth">
    Email, Apple, and Google sign-in, with a list of everyone who signed up
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  <Card title="File storage" icon="folder-open" href="/docs/features/backend/storage">
    Upload and serve images, videos, and documents from storage buckets
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  <Card title="Automations" icon="gears" href="/docs/features/backend/functions">
    Server-side logic with deploy status and per-run logs
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Data is **user-protected** by default — policy-based rules keep each user's data private to them.

Once enabled, describe the feature you want in chat and Bilt writes the code that talks to your backend — auth flows, queries, uploads, and server calls.

## Connection options

| Option                        | Description                                                                               |
| ----------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Bilt-managed**              | One click — Bilt provisions and manages the backend for you, no external account required |
| **Connect your own Supabase** | Authorize your Supabase account, then create a new project or link an existing one        |

Projects on the older Bilt-managed Supabase backend can move to Bilt Cloud with the **Migrate to Bilt** button — data, users, files, and functions included.

## Built-in inspector

See what Bilt built without leaving your project, under **Settings → Database**:

* **Data** — browse tables, relationships, and the rows stored in them
* **Users** — see accounts and manage sign-in providers
* **Automations** — server logic, deployments, and invocation logs
* **Files** — storage buckets and their contents
* **Advanced** — run raw SQL queries

## Security

Backend credentials are encrypted at rest. Data access is protected per user, and secrets you add stay on the server — they're never bundled into your app. If you connected your own Supabase account, you can revoke Bilt's access at any time.

## Guide

For a step-by-step walkthrough, see the [connect a backend guide](/docs/guides/connect-backend).

<Card title="Questions? We're happy to help" icon="circle-question" href="mailto:support@bilt.me">
  Email [support@bilt.me](mailto:support@bilt.me), or ask in the [Discord community](https://discord.gg/9Y8vpDAhbD).
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