Deploy a Stateless Python Micro-App to Deta Space with Deta Base
Keep durable state out of ephemeral sandbox disk by writing to Deta Base, then verify the value survives a redeploy.
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Deta Space Storage: Choosing Between Base, Drive, and an External Database
A decision guide for Deta Space Micros comparing managed Base, Drive, and external databases, with schema constraints, trade-offs, and a validation round-trip.
Deta Space Authentication: Choosing Between Space Auth and Custom OIDC
A decision guide for Deta Space apps: compare built-in Space Auth against custom OIDC/JWT stacks, understand sandbox constraints, and validate both paths with the Space CLI.
detaspacePaginating Deta Base in Deta Space: Cursor Keys, Index Rules, and When to Switch to Postgres
Deta Base pagination is cursor-based and index-backed. Learn how to page with limit and last, why unindexed queries fail, and when to move to an external Postgres.
Simplifying Inter-App Communication with Deta Space Micros
Stop fighting with VPCs and connection strings. Learn how Deta Space's Micro architecture simplifies inter-app communication and data persistence for small-scale projects.
Implementing Recurring Tasks in Deta Space with Scheduled Actions
Learn how to use Scheduled Actions in Deta Space to run recurring background tasks like database cleanup and API polling without external cron services.
Designing Apps for Deta Space: Per-User State and the Tenancy Inversion
Deta Space moves app state into each user's own cloud folder, inverting the traditional developer-backed tenancy model. This post walks through the trade-offs, an illustrative notes-app example, and how to verify the isolation yourself.
Deta Space Collections After the Shutdown: What the Per-User Document Store Got Right
Deta Space shut down in 2024, taking its zero-config Collections store with it. What the per-user design got right, where it hit limits, and what to do with old deta SDK code today.
Deta Base fetch pagination cursor binding to query predicates prevents mid-iteration filter refinement
Context Deta Base fetch() returns a maximum of 1,000 items per call and uses an opaque last cursor for subsequent pages. The cursor is bound to the exact query predicate supplied in the initial call; altering any condition operator or attribute between paginated requests invalidates the cursor and restarts iteration from the beginning. Goal Enable a consumer