Clorabase

Clorabase is a free backend alternative (BaaS) for Android apps that uses GitHub API to facilitate backend features. Clorabase is mostly made for small apps which has small backend/server/database requirements. If your app scales large or you need more database storage or bandwidth, Clorabase may not serve you. You should consider using Firebase. Clorabase AIMS provides a money-free production-ready backend for building Android apps as a hobby or start-up. It is for those who don't earn money from their apps and build apps just for learning or non-profit use.

Features

• No account needed
• Unlimited usage & quota
• Absolutely Free, No paid plans
• Serverless database
• In-app messaging
• In-app updates
• Cloud storage for apps
• Push messaging

Implementation

To add SDK

In your project build.gradle

allprojects {
		repositories {
			...
			maven { url 'https://jitpack.io' }
		}
	}

In module build.gradle

	dependencies {
	               implementation 'com.github.Clorabase:Clorabase:v3.0.0'
	}

To generate a GitHub OAuth token

1. Goto Create token
2. Select the 'Classic' token type and set the expiry to 'No expiration'
3. Check the following in the scope sections:
   • delete_repo
   • repo
4. Click generate.

Now you can use this token to access the console and SDK.

⚠️NOTE: Never publish your code containing this token on GitHub, if you did, then the token will automatically deleted and your code will break

Documentation

• [User guide](https://docs.clorabase.tk

When to use this instead of Firebase

See the table below to compare Clorabase and Firebase with their features.

Usage	Clorabase	Firebase
Large storage (>10GB)	Yes	No
Large database (>512MB)	Yes	Yes
Unlimited push notification	Yes	No
In-app messaging	Yes	Yes
In-app update	Yes	Absent
Authentication	Absent	Yes

The rule of thumb is, if you’re building a small project or dedicated mobile application, and you don’t mind the high bandwidth or database storage, Clorabase is a great place to start. If you’re looking for a more general-purpose data solution, value performance at scale and advanced querying, Firebase is going to serve your needs best.

Example project

Clorabase start-up

BETA TESTING

This is currently in beta testing and does not represent final quality. You may find bugs, crashes or other issues. Please report it to us. To participate in beta testing, email us at participate@itsrahil.me or DM @x0.rahil on Instagram. We will put your name in beta contributors and testers.

Console

You can download the console from the assets of the latest release.