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## Welcome!

NocoDB is an open source Airtable alternative.

NocoDB works by connecting to any relational database and transforming them into a smart spreadsheet interface! This allows you to build no-code applications collaboratively with teams. NocoDB currently works with MySQL, PostgreSQL, Microsoft SQL Server, SQLite, Amazon Aurora & MariaDB databases.

Also NocoDB's app store allows you to build business workflows on views with combination of Slack, Microsoft Teams, Discord, Twilio, Whatsapp, Email & any 3rd party APIs too. Plus NocoDB provides programmatic access to APIs so that you can build integrations with Zapier / Integromat and custom applications too.

## Features

### Rich Spreadsheet Interface
- ⚡  Search, sort, filter, hide columns with uber ease
- ⚡  Create Views : Grid, Gallery, Kanban, Gantt, Form
- ⚡  Share Views : public & password protected
- ⚡  Personal & locked Views 
- ⚡  Upload images to cells (Works with S3, Minio, GCP, Azure, DigitalOcean, Linode, OVH, BackBlaze)!!
- ⚡  Roles : Owner, Creator, Editor, Commenter, Viewer, Commenter, Custom Roles.
- ⚡  Access Control : Fine-grained access control even at database, table & column level.

### App Store for workflow automations :
- ⚡  Chat : Microsoft Teams, Slack, Discord, Mattermost
- ⚡  Email : SMTP, SES, Mailchimp
- ⚡  SMS : Twilio
- ⚡  Whatsapp
- ⚡  Any 3rd Party APIs

### Programmatic API access via :
- ⚡  REST APIs (Swagger) 
- ⚡  GraphQL APIs.
- ⚡  Includes JWT Authentication & Social Auth
- ⚡  API tokens to integrate with Zapier, Integromat.


## Architecture - Simple Overview

<img src="architecture.png" style="background: white;border-radius:4px;padding :10px">

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| Project Type | Metadata stored in | Data stored in |
|---------|-----------|--------|
| Create new project | NC_DB | NC_DB |
| Create new project with external DB | NC_DB | External database |