GETadb.com
Infrastructure
hosted backend for agents
SHOW HN2026
How HN took it
6 positive, 14 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 14 critical, out of 34 comments about the project. Thread score -0.46.
Idea: 4 for, 5 againstDesign: 1 for, 5 againstPrivacy: 0 for, 3 againstExecution: 1 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Near-zero time to hello world for experiments
From 1 comment
When you're experimenting on ideas, it's really nice when time to hello world is near zero. It's also nice when you aren't limited to a certain number of dbs or your projects get…
nezaj on HN
Objections
Unsafe to have GET requests create state and access control is absent by default
From 2 comments
The GET request method is supposed to be safe. "Request methods are considered 'safe' if their defined semantics are essentially read-only; i.e., the client does not request, and…
offmycloud on HNThe biggest problem I see with vibecoded apps attached to a db is that the db is configured with exactly 0 access control (even if whatever backend does support it), and anyone…
Retr0id on HN
Fetching instructions from a URL into an LLM is risky
From 1 comment
So, give your LLM a URL and tell it to follow the instructions there? Err, no thanks.
wewewedxfgdf on HN
Plain SQLite already covers agent needs
From 2 comments
This is very cool! But why do we need this? An agent can just have a local DB using SQLite for example.
dennisy on HNAre neither of those things possible with a sqlite backend??? Why would one ever reach for this bespoke database tech
noitpmeder on HN
Prompt injects UI aesthetic instructions into backend setup
From 2 comments
> Remember! AESTHETICS ARE VERY IMPORTANT. All apps should LOOK AMAZING Why are your database instructions giving instructions about the UI design?
danpalmer on HNRight but it's not your responsibility to direct the UI. Your responsibility is backend services, possibly at a stretch, the architecture of apps as they relate to using those…
danpalmer on HN
Requests
Export data to Postgres-friendly format
From 1 comment
Is there an easy way to export all data to a format friendly with Postgres?
reassess_blind on HN
Explain how the database and sync work
From 1 comment
I'd love to learn how the database is built and the sync works
avinassh on HN
Questions
Why not just use SQLite
From 1 comment
This is very cool! But why do we need this? An agent can just have a local DB using SQLite for example.
dennisy on HN
How access control is handled
From 1 comment
The biggest problem I see with vibecoded apps attached to a db is that the db is configured with exactly 0 access control (even if whatever backend does support it), and anyone…
Retr0id on HN
Alternatives named
SQLite
From 2 comments
This is very cool! But why do we need this? An agent can just have a local DB using SQLite for example.
dennisy on HNYou are right about the activation energy to throw up anything new really comes down to a hosted db that won't rot. My initial experience with supabase was incredible in that…
apsurd on HN
Supabase
From 2 comments
I found https://www.instantdb.com/about very interesting; you built a new database! The triples stuff is cool. For GETadb, it's a conflicting sell. The people that need "a db…
apsurd on HNYou are right about the activation energy to throw up anything new really comes down to a hosted db that won't rot. My initial experience with supabase was incredible in that…
apsurd on HN
Neon
From 1 comment
I found https://www.instantdb.com/about very interesting; you built a new database! The triples stuff is cool. For GETadb, it's a conflicting sell. The people that need "a db…
apsurd on HN
Render
From 1 comment
I found https://www.instantdb.com/about very interesting; you built a new database! The triples stuff is cool. For GETadb, it's a conflicting sell. The people that need "a db…
apsurd on HN