--- title: Using ElectricSQL to build a local-first application description: ElectricSQL is a sync layer between apps and PostgreSQL database that enables building local-first and reactive applications. It seamlessly syncs data between... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/using-electricsql-to-build-a-local-first-application-wu2gdcsdg twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Using ElectricSQL to build a local-first application | daily.dev og:description: ElectricSQL is a sync layer between apps and PostgreSQL database that enables building local-first and reactive applications. It seamlessly syncs data between... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/using-electricsql-to-build-a-local-first-application-wu2gdcsdg og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/wu2gdCSDg.png og:image:alt: Using ElectricSQL to build a local-first application og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Using ElectricSQL to build a local-first application **[LogRocket](https://daily.dev/sources/logrocket)** · 14 min read · 9 upvotes · 1 comments ## Summary ElectricSQL is a sync layer between apps and PostgreSQL database that enables building local-first and reactive applications. It seamlessly syncs data between local and remote databases, but has limitations and is not yet ready for production use. To get started with ElectricSQL, a starter kit is available. Shapes are used to subscribe to changes in the remote database. The ElectricWrapper component initiates the Electric client. Cards can be added and their status can be updated in the Kanban board. ElectricSQL supports offline functionality. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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