# Simple backend with nocodb \[Jun 24\]

**URL:** <https://community.nocodb.com/t/simple-backend-with-nocodb-jun-24/566>\
**Category:** Discord-Discussions\
**Created:** [November 3, 2022, 10:13am UTC](https://community.nocodb.com/t/simple-backend-with-nocodb-jun-24/566 "2022-11-03T10:13:21Z")\
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**Author:** ![NocoDB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/6f9a4e/32.png) [@NocoDB](https://community.nocodb.com/u/NocoDB)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2022, 10:13am UTC](https://community.nocodb.com/t/simple-backend-with-nocodb-jun-24/566/1 "2022-11-03T10:13:21Z")

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> 🙋‍♂️ **heebers** _asked_

## hey! Trying to figure out what I can do with NocoDB before using it. I’ve read through the site, some docs, and watched a few demos. Does this service let me build a simple backend to an application without much effort? Do I have to have an existing database to use NocoDB? Does it handle scaling up API’s, and how does billing work with higher loads?

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**Author:** ![NocoDB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/6f9a4e/32.png) [@NocoDB](https://community.nocodb.com/u/NocoDB)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2022, 10:13am UTC](https://community.nocodb.com/t/simple-backend-with-nocodb-jun-24/566/2 "2022-11-03T10:13:22Z")

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> 💁 **o1lab** _replied_

#### Yes, you can build a simple backend. Either you can use an existing database or you can use ours (data will be stored in database specifeid by NC\_DB env var). Yes it does handle scaling up of APIs. It is free & open source and you will have to deploy it on your servers

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**Author:** ![NocoDB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/6f9a4e/32.png) [@NocoDB](https://community.nocodb.com/u/NocoDB)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2022, 10:13am UTC](https://community.nocodb.com/t/simple-backend-with-nocodb-jun-24/566/3 "2022-11-03T10:13:24Z")

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> 🙋‍♂️ **heebers** _replied_

#### Got it, thanks!

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**Author:** ![NocoDB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/6f9a4e/32.png) [@NocoDB](https://community.nocodb.com/u/NocoDB)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2022, 10:13am UTC](https://community.nocodb.com/t/simple-backend-with-nocodb-jun-24/566/4 "2022-11-03T10:13:25Z")

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