Build a Admin dashboard with Next.js + Supabase + Recharts
Internal tools for ops teams that need to view data, run actions, and avoid getting paged at 2am.
The unglamorous productivity multiplier
Most companies have ops teams running their business through a forest of Postgres queries, half-broken Retool dashboards, and Slack messages that read "can someone update this for the customer in row 47." A real admin dashboard pays for itself in a quarter.
What I build
- Customer search + 360° view — find any user, see their full account state, take actions inline.
- Action audit log — every admin action logged with who/when/why. CYA + accountability.
- Role-based access — view-only for support, write for senior ops, dangerous-actions gated to founders.
- Reports + dashboards — Recharts for time-series, drill-downs to source rows.
- Bulk actions — refund 100 users, update 50 plans, export 1,000 rows. Done in the UI, not in the database.
The good kind of boring
Admin dashboards are the kind of work that's never going to make a portfolio reel, but they prevent more 2am pages than any production-side feature. If your ops team is fighting the database every day, this engagement pays for itself in roughly six weeks.
FAQ
Can you integrate with our existing stack?+
Yes — most admin dashboards I build read from the existing production database via a read replica. Writes go through a controlled API layer with audit logging.
What about Retool / Forest / Tooljet?+
Fine for prototyping; fragile in production at scale. The custom build is more expensive upfront and dramatically cheaper to operate over a year.
Can it be installed on-premise?+
Yes, the Next.js app + Postgres deploys anywhere. I build for cloud-default but on-prem deploys are straightforward.
Ready to build a Admin dashboard?
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