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Setting Up Your Supabase Database for User Profiles and Leads

Supabase provides a powerful SQL Editor to manage your database and implement robust user features. This guide will help you set up a profiles table to extend the authenticated user data and optionally create a leads table to collect email leads.

Tutorial

Step 1: Create the Profiles Table

The profiles table is essential for storing user-specific data like Stripe customer IDs, subscription access, and other metadata.

SQL Query: Profiles Table

Run this query in the Supabase SQL Editor:


Step 2: Automatically Handle New User Signups

To ensure profiles are created for every new user, implement the following function and trigger:


Step 3: Add Row Level Security (RLS) Policies

To ensure users can only access or modify their own data, enable Row Level Security (RLS) and define policies for the profiles table:


Step 4: (Optional) Create the Leads Table

If you want to collect leads using a ButtonLead component, create a leads table:

SQL Query: Leads Table


Step 5: Claim Your Domain and Index Your Site

  1. Claim Ownership: Use Google Search Console to claim your domain and improve indexing.

  2. Sitemap and Robots: Generate sitemap.xml and robots.txt files to help search engines crawl your site efficiently.

Benefits of This Setup

  1. Automated Profile Creation: Automatically extend user data during signup.

  2. Secure Access with RLS: Protect user privacy and maintain data integrity.

  3. Streamlined Lead Collection: Easily collect and manage email leads for marketing campaigns.

  4. Ready for Scaling: These configurations ensure your database is secure and scalable for future growth.

With these steps, your database is now ready to handle user profiles and lead collection effectively. Let me know if you need further guidance! 🚀