Overview
What is Celest?
Celest is a backend-as-a-service for Flutter developers that enables you to build your backend entirely in Dart. Build the use cases you need without any additional tooling or context switching to different programming languages. Celest lets you write your backend in Dart, enabling you to share logic between your Flutter app and your backend.
What can I build with Celest?
Celest offers the following building blocks for your backend:
Build functions that run in the cloud with your custom business logic.
Authenticate your users with social sign-in, passwordless and WebAuthn.
Define your SQL types and relationships in Dart code.
Author fine-grained access controls for all your backend components.
Serve content globally with edge caching built-in.
Integated hosting for Dart and Flutter web apps.
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How do I use Celest?
You primarily interact with Celest using the Celest CLI.
Once you download and install the CLI, run celest start from your Flutter project to create the celest folder. This folder contains all of your backend logic. The CLI will watch for changes in this folder and hot-reload your backend as you work. A client library is automatically generated for you in your Flutter app. When you feel confident with your changes, use the CLI to deploy your backend to the cloud.
Celest offers a set of "Cloud Widgets"—constructs that encapsulate functionality on the backend. Using these widgets you can declaratively define your backend features such as serverless functions and authentication.
Next steps
Follow the next guide to set up the CLI and get started building your backend in Dart.