Sample apps

We have created a series of sample applications with varying levels of complexity, to help you on-board and accelerate your mastery of Fauna.

All apps require a Fauna account. If you don’t have one, sign up before proceeding.

Beginner

These apps are for users who are new to Fauna.

Todo using vanilla JS

A simple todo app, using Fauna for data management with a JavaScript/HTML frontend.

Build Todo

Vercel guestbook

Deploy a simple guestbook application, using Next.js and hosted on Vercel, with one click.

Build Guestbook

GraphQL Workshop

Build a complete application with GraphQL and Next.js or SvelteKit — no Fauna experience required!

Start Workshop

Event Streaming with React

Build a React application that uses Fauna’s event streaming.

Build streams

Additional examples

Here is an additional sample application for you to try:

Netlify Todo app

Intermediate

We recommend our intermediate-level sample apps for users who have some experience with Fauna and application development, and are looking for more complex examples in a real-world application environment.

Faunaflix

Faunaflix mimics a video streaming service for kids. It uses transactions, relationships/joins, and Fauna or third-party auth.

Build Faunaflix

Serverless API

A simple REST API for accessing and manipulating records in a Fauna database. Requires an AWS account.

Build Serverless API

Advanced

Ready to dive into the deep end? The apps in this section demonstrate advanced features and techniques.

Fwitter

Rethinking Twitter as a serverless app, Fwitter is a more complex example which demonstrates some of Fauna’s more powerful features, including authentication, transactions, and advanced indexing.

Learn about Fwitter

Fauna Labs

Language-specific apps created to help you get started with Fauna. Fauna Labs is a collection of tooling and examples to help you build with Fauna more effectively. From Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools to single sign-on (SSO) application templates, Fauna Labs has resources to help you deliver applications more quickly with Fauna.

Serverless plugin

Serverless Framework plugin usage example.

View plugin

AWS App Runner

Demonstrates how to deploy a REST API with AWS App Runner and Fauna.

View AWS App Runner

Sample shop API

This app is available in multiple language implementations:

Java