# Has anyone tried FaunaDB?

**URL:** <https://forum.codeselfstudy.com/t/has-anyone-tried-faunadb/2215>\
**Category:** Operating Systems, Editors, and Tools\
**Tags:** databases, javascript\
**Created:** [April 14, 2020, 10:45am UTC](https://forum.codeselfstudy.com/t/has-anyone-tried-faunadb/2215 "2020-04-14T10:45:45Z")\
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**Author:** ![Josh](https://forum.codeselfstudy.com/user_avatar/forum.codeselfstudy.com/josh/32/4_2.png) [@Josh](https://forum.codeselfstudy.com/u/Josh)\
**Post date:** [April 14, 2020, 10:45am UTC](https://forum.codeselfstudy.com/t/has-anyone-tried-faunadb/2215/1 "2020-04-14T10:45:45Z")

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Has anyone tried FaunaDB? It looks like it might be similar to Firebase, but with some GraphQL features.

> **[Build a dynamic JAMstack app with GatsbyJS and FaunaDB | CSS-Tricks](https://css-tricks.com/build-a-dynamic-jamstack-app-with-gatsbyjs-and-faunadb/)**
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> In this article, we explain the difference between single-page apps (SPAs) and static sites, and how we can bring the advantages of both worlds together in a

Some more links:

[https://app.fauna.com/tutorials/authentication](https://app.fauna.com/tutorials/authentication)

[https://docs.fauna.com/fauna/current/start/cloud.html](https://docs.fauna.com/fauna/current/start/cloud.html)

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**Author:** ![Josh](https://forum.codeselfstudy.com/user_avatar/forum.codeselfstudy.com/josh/32/4_2.png) [@Josh](https://forum.codeselfstudy.com/u/Josh)\
**Post date:** [April 21, 2020, 9:19pm UTC](https://forum.codeselfstudy.com/t/has-anyone-tried-faunadb/2215/2 "2020-04-21T21:19:20Z")

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Here’s a FaunaDB tutorial that uses 11ty.

> **[Create A Bookmarking Application With FaunaDB, Netlify And 11ty — Smashing...](https://www.smashingmagazine.com/2019/10/bookmarking-application-faunadb-netlify-11ty/)**
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> At the heart of the JAMstack are static site generators that store your data as flat files. Sometimes, managing data this way can be overly complicated. Sometimes, we still need a database. With that in mind, Netlify — a serverless cloud database —...
