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Parse Server is an open source backend that can be deployed to any infrastructure that can run Node.js. Parse Server works with the Express web application framework. It can be added to existing web applications, or run by itself.

The full documentation for Parse Server is available in the wiki. The Parse Server guide is a good place to get started. An API reference and Cloud Code guide are also available. If you're interested in developing for Parse Server, the Development guide will help you get set up.

A big thank you 🙏 to our sponsors and backers who support the development of Parse Platform!

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• Flavors & Branches
  • Long Term Support
• Getting Started
  • Running Parse Server
    • Compatibility
      • Node.js
      • MongoDB
      • PostgreSQL
    • Locally
    • Docker Container
    • Saving an Object
    • Connect an SDK
  • Running Parse Server elsewhere
    • Sample Application
    • Parse Server + Express
  • Parse Server Health
    • Status Values
• Configuration
  • Basic Options
  • Client Key Options
  • Access Scopes
  • Email Verification and Password Reset
  • Password and Account Policy
  • Custom Routes
    • Example
    • Reserved Paths
    • Parameters
  • Custom Pages
  • Using Environment Variables
  • Available Adapters
  • Configuring File Adapters
  • Idempotency Enforcement
  • Localization
    • Pages
      • Localization with Directory Structure
      • Localization with JSON Resource
      • Dynamic placeholders
      • Reserved Keys
      • Parameters
  • Logging
• Deprecations
• Live Query
• GraphQL
  • Running
    • Using the CLI
    • Using Docker
    • Using Express.js
  • Checking the API health
  • Creating your first class
  • Using automatically generated operations
  • Customizing your GraphQL Schema
  • Learning more
• Contributing
• Contributors
• Sponsors
• Backers

Flavors & Branches

Parse Server is available in different flavors on different branches:

• The main branches are [release][log_release], [beta][log_beta] and [alpha][log_alpha]. See the changelog overview for details.
• The long-term-support (LTS) branches are named release-<version>.x.x, for example release-5.x.x. LTS branches do not have pre-release branches.

Long Term Support

Long-Term-Support (LTS) is provided for the previous Parse Server major version. For example, Parse Server 5.x will receive security updates until Parse Server 6.x is superseded by Parse Server 7.x and becomes the new LTS version. While the current major version is published on branch release, a LTS version is published on branch release-#.x.x, for example release-5.x.x for the Parse Server 5.x LTS branch.

⚠️ LTS versions are provided to help you transition as soon as possible to the current major version. While we aim to fix security vulnerabilities in the LTS version, our main focus is on developing the current major version and preparing the next major release. Therefore we may leave certain vulnerabilities up to the community to fix. Search for pull requests with the specific LTS base branch to see the current open vulnerabilities for that LTS branch.

Getting Started

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