> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.fluxend.app/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Introduction

> Fluxend is a blazing-fast, self-hosted BaaS built with Go — no fluff, no bloat, no lock-in. Ship production-grade backends in minutes with full control over your data, logic, and storage. It's your backend. Done your way. Fully open source.

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## Setting up

The first step to blazing fast backend is setting it up the right way

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  <Card title="Installation" icon="person-running-fast" color="#ffa601" href="https://docs.fluxend.app/quickstart">
    Setup and start flying within seconds locally or deploy to production
  </Card>

  <Card title="Frquently Asked Questions" icon="circle-question" color="#ffa601" href="https://mintlify.com/docs/development">
    Browser through frequently asked questions to better understand how everything works
  </Card>

  <Card title="Make a blog" icon="paintbrush-pencil" color="#ffa601" href="https://docs.fluxend.app/tutorials/make-a-blog">
    Learn the basics by building a basic blog with CRUD operations
  </Card>

  <Card title="Troubleshoot" icon="spider" color="#ffa601" href="https://docs.fluxend.app/essentials/troubleshooting">
    Are you having isuses? Learn how to debug most common problems
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## Features

Fluxend doesn’t babysit you — it gives you raw backend firepower out of the box

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  <Card title="Realtime Database" icon="palette" color="#ffa601" href="https://docs.fluxend.app/essentials/database">
    Everything offered by Postgres + Instant updates pushed to clients
  </Card>

  <Card title="Row-Level Permissions" icon="universal-access" color="#ffa601" href="https://docs.fluxend.app/essentials/database">
    Control access down to the individual row with Postgres RLS
  </Card>

  <Card title="Multi-Driver Storage" icon="cloud-check" color="#ffa601" href="https://docs.fluxend.app/essentials/storage">
    Need to store files? S3, Dropbox, Backblaze, or local FS — your call
  </Card>

  <Card title="Automatic REST Endpoints" icon="globe-pointer" color="#ffa601" href="https://docs.fluxend.app/essentials/rest">
    Define tables, get CRUD endpoints automagically
  </Card>

  <Card title="Authentication" icon="user-check" color="#ffa601" href="https://docs.fluxend.app/essentials/authentication">
    Forget about manual authentication. OAuth, JWT, Magic Links — pick your poison
  </Card>

  <Card title="Smart Forms" icon="sparkles" color="#ffa601" href="https://docs.fluxend.app/essentials/forms">
    Auto-generated forms with validations and logic - Fully in your hands
  </Card>
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