[alp1n3_eth]

A lot of people don't self-host it, even though it is open core. This is due to their docs being garbage and tons of differences between the offerings, so you can't even rely on the main docs if you're self-hosting.

It's easier to just become familiar with a DB UI tool like Beekeeper or DataGrip and spin up your own things. I'm also not a huge fan of being "locked-in" to so many things (including their auth). I think most projects would be better off keeping these parts separated, even if they are using third-party services to handle them, as it would be way less overhead to migrate out.