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Velo

About Velo

Velo is a Laravel-based backend utilizing MySQL as the primary database and EAV (Entity-Attribute-Value) schema for dynamic collections.

The goal of this project is to make a Backend-as-a-service platform that is cheap to deploy whilst maintaining key features of a Backend-as-a-service platform. This project is heavily inspired by PocketBase and its open-source nature.

Demo

Try it out!

• Velo: Demo
• Flashcard (Uses Velo as its backend): Flashcard

Key Features

• Dynamic Collections: Create and manage data schemas on the fly without writing migrations.
• Collection Types: Support for different collection types (Base, Auth, View (coming soon)).
• Realtime: Built-in WebSocket support via Pusher and Laravel Reverb.
• Admin Panel: Modern, reactive admin panel built using Livewire 4.

Tools & Technologies Used

This project is proudly built with:

• Laravel 12
• Livewire 4
• TailwindCSS
• MaryUI

Quick Start

Prerequisites:

• PHP >8.4
• Composer
• MySQL
• Node/Bun

composer create-project kevintherm/velo my-velo-backend
cd my-velo-backend
composer install
cp .env.example .env
php artisan key:generate

# configure your db vars

bun install # or npm install
bun run build # or npm run build

php artisan migrate

php artisan serve

Velo should now be available on http://localhost:8000

Documentation

Full documentation is available in the docs/ directory:

• Core Concepts & Architecture
• API Reference
• Hooks Extension System

Contributing

Thank you for considering contributing to the Velo project!

Improvement & Security Vulnerabilities

If you discover a security vulnerability within Velo, please open a new issue or send an email to the maintainers.

License

Velo is open-sourced software licensed under the MIT license.