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# Connecting an App, a PostgreSQL database and an Admin Dashboard
- URL: https://www.alnoor-ebrahim.com/connecting-an-app-a-postgresql-database-and-an-admin-dashboard/
- Published: 2026-07-11T18:43:52.000Z
- Updated: 2026-07-11T21:31:14.000Z
- Description: Built a long overdue professional archive and custom admin dashboard using the free tiers of Supabase and Retool. Read the full guide in the Article section that offers a secure, step-by-step roadmap that you can use to automate your data management and protect your files with zero overhead.
- Author: Alnoor Ebrahim
- Tags: Projects, Artificial Intelligence, Enterprise Productivity

Every app that generates files eventually needs a home for them. You want a permanent copy, a way to search past runs, and a way to delete the ones you no longer need, without opening a database console to do it. This project was long overdue and it now shows how to set that up using two tools: Supabase as the Postgres database and file storage layer and Retool as the admin dashboard. The result is a working archive that allows me to browse, search, and manage from a browser, with each tool talking to Supabase through its own key and its own set of permissions.

**Read the full guide in my Articles section to skip the common technical pitfalls and deploy a production-ready data management layer today**