Serverpod is an open-source app server written in Dart, designed specifically for the Flutter community, that automatically generates server and client-side code to simplify remote endpoint calls. It addresses the challenges of server management by providing built-in features like real-time monitoring, high-performance caching, and a user-friendly ORM for efficient database interactions.
Funding
$1.8M raised to dateRaised to date based on public sources. This may differ from the amount the company actually raised and is based only on what is publicly available on the internet.
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Product
Problem
Developing server-side applications for Flutter apps can be complex, requiring developers to manage infrastructure, write boilerplate code for client-server communication, and handle tasks such as data persistence, caching, and real-time monitoring. This complexity increases development time and can lead to inconsistencies between client and server code.
Solution
Serverpod is an open-source application server, written in Dart, designed to simplify backend development for Flutter applications. It automatically generates both server-side and client-side code, streamlining the process of creating remote endpoint calls. The platform offers built-in features such as real-time monitoring, high-performance caching, and an ORM (Object-Relational Mapping) for efficient and type-safe database interactions. Serverpod aims to reduce development time and ensure consistency between the Flutter frontend and the Dart-based backend.
Target Audience
Serverpod is targeted towards Flutter developers who need a streamlined solution for building and managing their application backends.
Features
- Automatic code generation for client-server communication, eliminating boilerplate.
- Built-in ORM that uses native Dart types and null-safety for database interactions.
- Integrated high-performance distributed caching to reduce database load.
- Real-time monitoring tools for pinpointing exceptions and slow database queries.
- Support for file uploads directly to cloud storage services like S3 and Google Cloud.
- Authentication mechanisms, including social logins.
- Data streaming capabilities via authenticated web sockets.
- Task scheduling to replace cron jobs.
- Health checks to monitor database and external service status.
- Easy deployment using Docker containers.