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Illia BasalaievandMiranda Limonczenko ee1eb5dbca docs: standardize quickstart guides (#48950)
## I have read the
[CONTRIBUTING.md](https://github.com/supabase/supabase/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md)
file.

YES

## What kind of change does this PR introduce?

Docs update

## What is the new behavior?

- All 19 guides follow one step order: create project → set up database
→ create app → AI tooling → add keys → create client → query data → run
it → go to production. Added _template.mdx with structure requirements;
it is not enforced with a lint check for now - this will be a separate
PR before adding new guides.
- 4 new partials replace copy-pasted blocks (AI tooling, connection
strings, mobile env vars, going to production).
- Error handling: return a message instead of a blank page when a query
fails.
- All guides verified and tested separately - all work as described.
What was fixed: wrong env var names in the Hono sample, a Next.js page
that redirected to login, missing database permissions in Refine and
Hono, and stale file paths and APIs in SvelteKit, Refine, and TanStack.
- Astro, Expo, Python, Laravel, and Rails were live but missing from the
quickstart grid or listing page. Added, with two new icons.

## Quick links for review

Base preview:
https://docs-git-docs-standardize-framework-quickstarts-supabase.vercel.app/docs

**Quickstart discovery**: new Astro/Expo/Python/Laravel/Rails entries
and icons

- [Docs homepage
grid](https://docs-git-docs-standardize-framework-quickstarts-supabase.vercel.app/docs)
<img width="1998" height="882" alt="CleanShot 2026-08-12 at 12 06 31@2x"
src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/942eb7e2-1e85-4b20-a6a7-c2b127d31b2b"
/>


- [Getting started
overview](https://docs-git-docs-standardize-framework-quickstarts-supabase.vercel.app/docs/guides/getting-started)
<img width="856" height="878" alt="CleanShot 2026-08-12 at 12 13 30@2x"
src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/d48091a9-7daf-4796-a521-14116b7479c9"
/>

### New shared files:


**[apps/docs/content/guides/getting-started/quickstarts/_template.mdx](https://github.com/supabase/supabase/blob/e311542913cf8da07f322a7586339d6f5de30c61/apps/docs/content/guides/getting-started/quickstarts/_template.mdx?plain=1)**
A reference contract the other 19 quickstart guides are checked against.
Documents the required frontmatter, the canonical 10-step section order,
every guide's deviation from that order (and why), the direct-Postgres
exception (Laravel/Rails/RedwoodJS/Spring Boot), and the
discovery-surface/icon requirements for adding a new guide. No lint rule
enforces it yet; that's a follow-up PR.


**[apps/docs/content/_partials/quickstart_ai_tooling.mdx](https://github.com/supabase/supabase/blob/e311542913cf8da07f322a7586339d6f5de30c61/apps/docs/content/_partials/quickstart_ai_tooling.mdx?plain=1)**
Example:
[Next.js](https://docs-git-docs-standardize-framework-quickstarts-supabase.vercel.app/docs/guides/getting-started/quickstarts/nextjs#4-set-up-ai-tooling-optional)
→ "Set up AI tooling" section
Shared by all 19 guides: astrojs, expo-react-native, flask, flutter,
hono, ios-swiftui, kotlin, laravel, nextjs, nuxtjs, reactjs, redwoodjs,
refine, ruby-on-rails, solidjs, spring-boot, sveltekit, tanstack, vue


**[apps/docs/content/_partials/quickstart_going_to_production.mdx](https://github.com/supabase/supabase/blob/e311542913cf8da07f322a7586339d6f5de30c61/apps/docs/content/_partials/quickstart_going_to_production.mdx?plain=1)**
Example:
[Next.js](https://docs-git-docs-standardize-framework-quickstarts-supabase.vercel.app/docs/guides/getting-started/quickstarts/nextjs#going-to-production)
→ "Going to production" section
Shared by all 19 guides: same full list as above


**[apps/docs/content/_partials/quickstart_connection_string.mdx](https://github.com/supabase/supabase/blob/e311542913cf8da07f322a7586339d6f5de30c61/apps/docs/content/_partials/quickstart_connection_string.mdx?plain=1)**
Example:
[Laravel](https://docs-git-docs-standardize-framework-quickstarts-supabase.vercel.app/docs/guides/getting-started/quickstarts/laravel#5-set-up-the-postgres-connection-details)
→ connection string setup step
Shared by 3 guides: laravel, ruby-on-rails, spring-boot – the
ORM/backend frameworks that connect directly to Postgres rather than
through the Data API


**[apps/docs/content/_partials/quickstart_mobile_env_note.mdx](https://github.com/supabase/supabase/blob/e311542913cf8da07f322a7586339d6f5de30c61/apps/docs/content/_partials/quickstart_mobile_env_note.mdx?plain=1)**
Example: [iOS
SwiftUI](https://docs-git-docs-standardize-framework-quickstarts-supabase.vercel.app/docs/guides/getting-started/quickstarts/ios-swiftui#get-api-details:~:text=This%20guide%20substitutes%20your%20project%20URL%20and%20key%20directly)
→ environment variables step
Shared by 3 guides: ios-swiftui, flutter, kotlin – note Expo React
Native is mobile too but doesn't use this partial, since it has its own
`EXPO_PUBLIC_` prefix convention inline instead.

## Per guide changes

**[Astro](https://docs-git-docs-standardize-framework-quickstarts-supabase.vercel.app/docs/guides/getting-started/quickstarts/astrojs#9-query-supabase-data-from-astro)**
Typed query error in the server client sample.

**[Expo React
Native](https://docs-git-docs-standardize-framework-quickstarts-supabase.vercel.app/docs/guides/getting-started/quickstarts/expo-react-native#8-query-data-from-the-app)**
Added an `error` state alongside instruments. Also removed the broken
[`--web` verification
path](https://docs-git-docs-standardize-framework-quickstarts-supabase.vercel.app/docs/guides/getting-started/quickstarts/expo-react-native#9-start-the-app):
expo-sqlite needs Metro wasm + COEP/COOP config the guide never had
(CodeRabbit finding).


**[Flask](https://docs-git-docs-standardize-framework-quickstarts-supabase.vercel.app/docs/guides/getting-started/quickstarts/flask#7-create-the-supabase-client)**
Split "Create the Supabase client" and ["Query
data"](https://docs-git-docs-standardize-framework-quickstarts-supabase.vercel.app/docs/guides/getting-started/quickstarts/flask#8-query-data-from-the-app)
into their own steps.


**[Flutter](https://docs-git-docs-standardize-framework-quickstarts-supabase.vercel.app/docs/guides/getting-started/quickstarts/flutter#9-setup-deep-links-optional)**
Reworded the deep-links section; keeps the framework-specific [Android
`INTERNET` permission
subsection](https://docs-git-docs-standardize-framework-quickstarts-supabase.vercel.app/docs/guides/getting-started/quickstarts/flutter#android)
under "Going to production."


**[Hono](https://docs-git-docs-standardize-framework-quickstarts-supabase.vercel.app/docs/guides/getting-started/quickstarts/hono#6-declare-supabase-environment-variables)**
Split into "Install dependencies," "Declare environment variables," "Set
up anonymous sign-ins," and "Query data" as separate steps. Fixes wrong
env var names from the previous sample.

**[iOS
SwiftUI](https://docs-git-docs-standardize-framework-quickstarts-supabase.vercel.app/docs/guides/getting-started/quickstarts/ios-swiftui#8-query-data-from-the-app)**
Added an `isLoading` state so the loading overlay doesn't hang forever
on a successful empty result (CodeRabbit fix).


**[Kotlin](https://docs-git-docs-standardize-framework-quickstarts-supabase.vercel.app/docs/guides/getting-started/quickstarts/kotlin#5-install-dependencies)**
Fixed the Compose compiler plugin declaration: `apply false` was missing
from the app module (CodeRabbit finding).


**[Laravel](https://docs-git-docs-standardize-framework-quickstarts-supabase.vercel.app/docs/guides/getting-started/quickstarts/laravel#5-set-up-the-postgres-connection-details)**
Now uses the shared `quickstart_connection_string.mdx` partial for the
session-pooler/SSL guidance instead of inline copy.


**[Next.js](https://docs-git-docs-standardize-framework-quickstarts-supabase.vercel.app/docs/guides/getting-started/quickstarts/nextjs#6-allow-public-access-to-the-instruments-page)**
New step fixing the page that previously redirected to login. Its
middleware path check is also now segment-aware so it doesn't over-match
paths like `/instruments-private` (CodeRabbit finding).


**[Nuxt](https://docs-git-docs-standardize-framework-quickstarts-supabase.vercel.app/docs/guides/getting-started/quickstarts/nuxtjs#7-create-the-supabase-client)**
"Create the Supabase client" and ["Query
data"](https://docs-git-docs-standardize-framework-quickstarts-supabase.vercel.app/docs/guides/getting-started/quickstarts/nuxtjs#8-query-data-from-the-app)
split out as their own steps.


**[React](https://docs-git-docs-standardize-framework-quickstarts-supabase.vercel.app/docs/guides/getting-started/quickstarts/reactjs#7-create-the-supabase-client)**
Same
client-creation/[query-data](https://docs-git-docs-standardize-framework-quickstarts-supabase.vercel.app/docs/guides/getting-started/quickstarts/reactjs#8-query-data-from-the-app)
split as the other Vite-based guides.


**[RedwoodJS](https://docs-git-docs-standardize-framework-quickstarts-supabase.vercel.app/docs/guides/getting-started/quickstarts/redwoodjs#2-gather-database-connection-strings)**
Expanded into explicit transaction-mode/session-mode connection strings,
Prisma schema, migration, seed, and scaffold steps; fixes stale file
paths and APIs from the previous version.


**[Refine](https://docs-git-docs-standardize-framework-quickstarts-supabase.vercel.app/docs/guides/getting-started/quickstarts/refine#8-allow-writes-to-the-instruments-table)**
New step fixing the missing RLS grants that made the scaffolded
create/edit pages fail.

**[Ruby on
Rails](https://docs-git-docs-standardize-framework-quickstarts-supabase.vercel.app/docs/guides/getting-started/quickstarts/ruby-on-rails#4-set-up-the-postgres-connection-details)**
Now uses `quickstart_connection_string.mdx`; added a [reminder to save
the database
password](https://docs-git-docs-standardize-framework-quickstarts-supabase.vercel.app/docs/guides/getting-started/quickstarts/ruby-on-rails#1-create-a-supabase-project)
before it's needed for the connection string.


**[SolidJS](https://docs-git-docs-standardize-framework-quickstarts-supabase.vercel.app/docs/guides/getting-started/quickstarts/solidjs#7-create-the-supabase-client)**
Same
client-creation/[query-data](https://docs-git-docs-standardize-framework-quickstarts-supabase.vercel.app/docs/guides/getting-started/quickstarts/solidjs#8-query-data-from-the-app)
split, adapted to Solid's `resource.error`.

**[Spring
Boot](https://docs-git-docs-standardize-framework-quickstarts-supabase.vercel.app/docs/guides/getting-started/quickstarts/spring-boot#4-set-up-the-postgres-connection-details)**
Connection-string section now uses the shared partial instead of a
duplicated inline caution.


**[SvelteKit](https://docs-git-docs-standardize-framework-quickstarts-supabase.vercel.app/docs/guides/getting-started/quickstarts/sveltekit#8-query-data-from-the-app)**
Updated `load` functions (both `+page.js` and `+page.server.ts`
variants) with explicit query-error typing; fixes stale file paths and
APIs from the previous version.


**[TanStack](https://docs-git-docs-standardize-framework-quickstarts-supabase.vercel.app/docs/guides/getting-started/quickstarts/tanstack#8-query-supabase-data-from-tanstack-start)**
`fetchInstruments` now returns and renders the query error instead of
silently returning an empty list (CodeRabbit finding); fixes stale file
paths and APIs from the previous version.


**[Vue](https://docs-git-docs-standardize-framework-quickstarts-supabase.vercel.app/docs/guides/getting-started/quickstarts/vue#7-create-the-supabase-client)**
Same
client-creation/[query-data](https://docs-git-docs-standardize-framework-quickstarts-supabase.vercel.app/docs/guides/getting-started/quickstarts/vue#8-query-data-from-the-app)
split as the other Vite-based guides.

<!-- This is an auto-generated comment: release notes by coderabbit.ai
-->
## Summary by CodeRabbit

* **New Features**
* Added SolidJS, RedwoodJS, Refine, Laravel, and Ruby on Rails
quickstarts.
* Added framework discovery entries for Astro, Expo React Native,
Python, Laravel, and Rails.
* Added optional AI tooling, MCP setup, connection-string, mobile
configuration, and production-readiness guidance.
* Added a Hono authentication example with anonymous sign-in, user
details, and instrument data.

* **Documentation**
* Expanded setup, environment, authentication, RLS, migration, SSL, and
deployment guidance.

* **Bug Fixes**
  * Improved sample error handling for failed data requests.
<!-- end of auto-generated comment: release notes by coderabbit.ai -->

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Co-authored-by: Miranda Limonczenko <miranda.limonczenko@supabase.io>
2026-08-14 15:03:37 +02:00
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