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Appwrite: Complete Cloud Infrastructure

Name: Appwrite: Complete Cloud Infrastructure
Author: appwrite

Get a full cloud stack for web, mobile and AI apps with Appwrite, used by developers with 57k+ GitHub stars, ideal for startup founders

57,063 stars5,658 forksTypeScriptHealth Score 9/10Updated 8/20/2026100% free · open source

What it does

Appwrite provides a complete cloud infrastructure for building web, mobile, and AI apps, including features like authentication, databases, storage, and hosting

Install / run

docker-compose up

When to use it

•You need a scalable backend for your web or mobile application
•You want to build an AI-powered app with a robust cloud infrastructure
•You need a unified platform for managing auth, databases, and storage across multiple applications

Quick start

1Clone the Appwrite repository from GitHub using the command `git clone https://github.com/appwrite/appwrite`
2Create a new project using the Appwrite console by running `docker-compose up` and accessing `http://localhost:8080` in your browser
3Create a new Webhook using the Appwrite API by sending a POST request to `http://localhost/v1/webhooks` with a JSON payload
4Use the Appwrite SDK to integrate Appwrite into your application, for example by using the `appwrite.init()` function in your JavaScript code
5Explore the Appwrite documentation and tutorials to learn more about the available features and APIs

Ready-to-paste prompt

curl -X POST -H 'content-type: application/json' -d '{"name": "My Webhook", "url": "https://example.com/webhook"}' http://localhost/v1/webhooks

Heads up: Appwrite requires Docker and Docker Compose to be installed and running on your system, and you need to ensure that the Docker containers are properly configured and started before accessing the Appwrite console

Saves to your device

Topics

android

appwrite

backend

backend-as-a-service

docker

firebase

flutter

hosting

ios

javascript

nextjs

react

react-native

reactnative

self-hosted

selfhosted

serverless

supabase

swift

web

How Appwrite: Complete Cloud Infrastructure works

Codeflow

Free to inspect

Appwrite: Complete Cloud Infrastructure is a very large TypeScript project (~206k lines across 1402 code files, plus 429 test files). It is a full software project: use it through its install path rather than reading it end to end. Last commit this month, BSD-3-Clause license, has a test suite.

Size

Very large codebase

~206k lines · 1402 code files · days to read — use, don't read

Setup

Developer setup

A real software project. Use it via its install path; don't expect to read it all.

Runs on

Node.js · PHP · Docker

No API keys detected

TypeScript 61%PHP 38%Shell 1%Dockerfile 1%

Where to start reading

1
README.md
Start here — what it does and how to install it
2
AGENTS.md
The instructions the AI actually follows
3
bin/ssl
Where the program starts running
4
composer.json
Dependencies and the commands it exposes
5
src/Appwrite/Utopia/Response/Model/Index.php
Inside src/ — the main logic begins here