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• laf is a cloud-native development platform
• laf is an open-source BaaS platform（Backend as a Service)
• laf is an out-of-the-box serverless platform.
• laf is an one-stop-shop for all your cloud-native development needs:
  • Cloud Function
  • Cloud Datastore
  • Cloud Storage
  • API Gateway
  • And MORE!
• laf can be the open-source alternative to Firebase.
• laf can be the self-hosted and automatically configured alternative to AWS with all its cloud native capabilities and so much more!

laf provides teams of any sizes with a single, unified cloud-native development platform at any time with almost zero cost!

• Application Management
  • deploy/start/stop your application within seconds. There's no need to configure anything!
• Cloud Function
  • run your code in the cloud zero extra cost.
• Cloud Database
  • out-of-the-box DB service for your applications.
• Cloud Storage
  • easy-to-use storage service that are compatible with AWS S3 and more.
• WebIDE
  • a cloud-native IDE for your code with code-linting, formatting and auto completion.
• Static Site Hosting
  • only one click to deploy your static sites, no more Nginx configuration!
• Client DB
  • Supports "direct" access from front-end client to your cloud database through laf-client-sdk with fine-grained access control.
  • Speed up your development and no more naive CRUD!
• WebSocket
  • Built-in support for WebSocket, everything you need is included!

Cloud Function	Cloud Storage
Cloud Database	Application Management

1. Front-end Developer + laf = Full Stack Developer

   • laf privided laf-client-sdk for front-end which can be used in any JS runtime.
   • laf cloud function are developed using JS/TS, no need to learn any other languages.
   • laf provides static site hosting in one click, no more worries about server config, nginx, domain name, etc.
   • laf will provides more SDK in the future (Flutter/Android/iOS) to give you a unified experience on any platforms.

2. Front-end Developer, free you from all the trivia and configs, focus on the code itself!

   • laf saves you from tedious server admin/operation works.
   • laf saves you from boring nginx configs.
   • laf saves you from the hassle of manual DB deployment, security config.
   • laf saves you from the torment of 「10 min coding, 10 hour deploying」.
   • laf lets you inspect logs in the browser in any places at any time. No more SSH to the server!
   • laf lets you「write functions like blog」, just code and click to deploy!

3. Cloud Native Developer, get a more powerful, user-friendly and flexiable platform. No more contraints from AWS or GCP!

   • You can provide full source code to your clients which enables them to deploy the application in any environment.
   • You can modify/customize your cloud platform, laf is open-sourced and built with customization in mind.

4. Node.js Developer，laf is developed using Node.js, you can treat it as another Node.js framwork/platform.

   • You can write/debug/deploy your cloud functions in the browser with minimal effort.
   • You can inspect/search logs with no configuration needed.
   • No more hassle of DB/Storage/Nginx configuration, deploy your application at any time.
   • Make any Node.js code cloud-native (a crawler, a automatic script, etc), write code like writing a blog!

5. Individual Developer & Startup Team, reduce cost and start fast!

   • Reduce development time, shorten your product verfication cycle.
   • Be agile and adpat to the changing market.
   • Focus on your product, start fast and fail fast.
   • One developer + laf = A whole team.

life is short, you need laf:)