Data and databases
An application needs data. From inside the App Builder you reach the same data surfaces as the rest of ALIGN, plus the ability to connect a real database. This page covers how each one shows up in the IDE. The platform pages go deeper on each topic.
Your Datastore
Section titled “Your Datastore”The Datastore panel in the tool rail lists your saved assets: vectors, rasters and
web-service references, all in open, cloud-native formats. Drop an asset into your app,
or point the AI Assistant at one with an @
mention. It is the same catalogue you use everywhere in ALIGN.
Read more on the Datastore page.
The Data Hub
Section titled “The Data Hub”The Data Hub lets you browse trusted open datasets and import them straight into your project, without leaving the IDE.
Connecting a database with Supabase
Section titled “Connecting a database with Supabase”When your app needs to store or serve its own data, the Data Sources panel lets you connect Supabase, a managed PostgreSQL database with the PostGIS spatial extension.
From the panel you can:
- link your Supabase account,
- pick an existing project or create a new database, which deploys a managed Postgres and PostGIS instance for your app,
- and manage the connected project, including its edge functions.
Creating a Supabase project from ALIGN is the simplest way to give your application a spatial database of its own.
Your credentials stay yours
Section titled “Your credentials stay yours”Any account or key you connect is stored securely and scoped to what it is for. It is never written into a saved app, an export, or anything you share. See Integrations for how ALIGN keeps credentials out of your artifacts.