01/09/2026
Sometimes the most secure setup is the one that locks your own app out. ๐
A private database with no public access is great for security as nothing on the open internet can touch it, go serverless and you hit a real puzzle: your app runs outside the network and the database, on purpose, has no way in.
We recently worked through exactly this: keeping the database sealed off from the world while still giving the app a clean, reliable path in, no risky shortcuts, no public endpoint.
If your team has ever opened a database to the internet "just to make it work," there's a safer way to do it.
๐ Full technical breakdown and code in the comments.
How is your team connecting serverless apps to private resources and are you sure it's not quietly leaving a door open?