Velt Self-Hosting Data Best Practices

Comprehensive implementation guide for Velt's self-hosting data feature in React and Next.js applications. Contains 18 rules across 7 categories, prioritized by impact to guide automated code generation and integration patterns.

When to Apply

Reference these guidelines when:

• Storing sensitive user-generated content on your own infrastructure
• Configuring VeltProvider dataProviders prop for comments, attachments, reactions, recordings, or users
• Choosing between endpoint-based (config) and function-based (custom) data providers
• Building backend API routes to handle Velt data provider requests
• Implementing database storage patterns (MongoDB, PostgreSQL) for Velt data
• Uploading attachments to S3 or other object storage via multipart/form-data
• Debugging data provider events with the dataProvider subscription
• Migrating from Velt-hosted storage to self-hosted storage

Rule Categories by Priority