The latest articles on DEV Community by Anamika Bajpai (@anamika_bajpai_1991). https://dev.to/anamika_bajpai_1991 https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F4000666%2F96a4ae99-2995-4cc4-a214-bfa6aee02d86.jpg https://dev.to/anamika_bajpai_1991 en Anamika Bajpai Wed, 24 Jun 2026 13:29:10 +0000 https://dev.to/anamika_bajpai_1991/how-i-built-a-white-label-community-platform-on-aws-aurora-dsql-for-h0hackathon-1300 https://dev.to/anamika_bajpai_1991/how-i-built-a-white-label-community-platform-on-aws-aurora-dsql-for-h0hackathon-1300 <p>I built CommuniQ for the AWS H0 Hackathon — a white-label community platform <br> powered by Aurora DSQL, the new serverless distributed SQL database from AWS.</p> <h2> The Problem </h2> <p>Platforms like Circle.so charge $300+/month with no AWS-native option. <br> I wanted to build something that runs entirely on AWS infrastructure.</p> <h2> What I Built </h2> <p>CommuniQ lets any brand launch their own community (like a white-label Discord/Circle.so) <br> with full multi-tenant isolation. Each community gets its own URL slug, spaces, <br> threaded posts, and member management.</p> <h2> Why Aurora DSQL </h2> <ul> <li>Active-active multi-region writes (us-east-1)</li> <li>Zero cluster management — fully serverless</li> <li>IAM token auth via DsqlSigner — no static passwords stored ever</li> <li>Strong consistency across regions</li> </ul> <h2> Technical Stack </h2> <ul> <li>Next.js 16 + NextAuth v5 (beta)</li> <li>Prisma 7 with @prisma/adapter-pg (Driver Adapter pattern)</li> <li>AWS Aurora DSQL as the primary database</li> <li>Deployed on Vercel</li> </ul> <h2> Key Code Pattern </h2> <div class="highlight js-code-highlight"> <pre class="highlight plaintext"><code> typescript const signer = new DsqlSigner({ hostname: DSQL_HOST, region: "us-east-1" }); const token = await signer.getDbConnectAdminAuthToken(); // token used as PostgreSQL password — rotates automatically Live Demo Try it: https://communiq-self.vercel.app I created this article for the purposes of entering the AWS H0 Hackathon. #H0Hackathon #Vercel #AuroraSQL #Nextjs #AWSHackathon </code></pre> </div> aws database serverless showdev