React Native for beginners - Build a Scalable Chat App Backend with Supabase and Clerk

In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to build and connect the backend for a real-time chat app using Supabase, Clerk, and Expo Router. ✨ Add a complete auth & user management system to your Expo app in minutes using Clerk: https://go.clerk.com/njd-expo We’ll set up authentication, manage users, and create a scalable messaging backend that powers real-time updates for your mobile chat app. This video focuses on the backend logic, building the foundation that makes your chat app real-time, scalable, and production-ready. You’ll work with Supabase functions, real-time subscriptions, webhooks, and efficient data modeling to bring your frontend to life. 📚 Get the step-by-step guide and Asset Bundle: https://www.notjust.dev/projects/real-time-chat ❗️ React Native Mastery is the ONLY course you need to Master mobile development with React Native & Expo 🚀 Enroll here: https://www.notjust.dev/react-native-mastery 🚀 Join the waitlist for the Incubator: https://www.notjust.dev/incubator 📝 This video includes a lot of tools and technologies, providing an excellent opportunity to learn how to: 👉 Set up Supabase tables for users, messages, and channels 👉 Sync Clerk authentication with Supabase using webhooks 👉 Create secure API routes for sending and retrieving messages 👉 Use Supabase Realtime to power instant chat updates 👉 Structure your database for group chats and message threading 👉 Handle message delivery, read status, and online presence tracking 👉 Manage environment variables and API secrets safely 👉 Test the full backend integration with the frontend from Part 1 👉 Deploy and scale your backend using Supabase Dashboard 👉 Debug and monitor your backend using Supabase logs and policies .. and MORE! 💡 Have an idea for a future tutorial? Share it on our Idea Board: https://github.com/orgs/notJust-dev/discussions 💬 Join the notJust Development gang and let's build together: Twitter: https://twitter.com/VadimNotJustDev Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/VadimNotJustDev Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/notjustdev LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vadimsavin Discord: https://discord.gg/VpURUN2 #notjustdev #reactnative #supabase #clerk #expo