Apito 🚀 ( Under Heavy Development )
The lightweight backend & API builder — now open source! Apito is a database-agnostic, plugin-friendly API builder written in Go. It helps you design, run, and publish APIs in seconds — locally, in Docker, or to the cloud. Whether you’re prototyping with SQLite or scaling with Postgres/MySQL/MongoDB, Apito gives you the same fast developer experience.
✨ Features
- ⚡ Lightweight: Go engine + static UI, <60MB Docker image.
- 🐳 Run anywhere: Local binary or Docker container.
- 🌐 Database agnostic: Supports Postgres, MySQL, MariaDB, MongoDB, Firestore, Firebase, DynamoDB, and more.
- 🔌 Plugin system: Extend with HashiCorp plugin framework.
- 🛠 CLI tools: Scaffold, run, sync, and publish APIs with one command.
- ☁️ Cloud-ready: Same schema & engine locally and in Apito Cloud (Google Cloud Run).
🚀 Quick Start
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Install the CLI curl -sL https://get.apito.io/install.sh | sh
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Create a new project apito create my-project
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Run locally apito start
📖 Documentation Check out the full docs here: https://docs.apito.io
🤝 Contributing We 💙 contributions! Here’s how you can help: Star this repo ⭐ — it means a lot!