{"id":15148,"date":"2026-10-01T03:37:08","date_gmt":"2026-10-01T03:37:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playgama.com\/blog\/?p=15148"},"modified":"2026-10-01T03:37:08","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T03:37:08","slug":"how-to-implement-cloud-saves-and-leaderboards-without-runnin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playgama.com\/blog\/business-faqs\/how-to-implement-cloud-saves-and-leaderboards-without-runnin\/","title":{"rendered":"How to implement cloud saves and leaderboards without running your own server?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Implement cloud saves and leaderboards without running your own server by integrating a managed backend-as-a-service or a platform SDK. Solutions like GamePush, Supabase, Nakama, or portal data modules handle remote database storage, user authentication, and score ranking entirely through client-side API calls, removing the need to manage infrastructure.<\/strong><\/p>\n

At a glance<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Fact<\/th>\nValue<\/th>\nSource<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
GamePush provides cloud saves and leaderboards<\/td>\nno server needed<\/td>\ndocs.gamepush.com<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dedicated database per project<\/td>\nmanaged instance<\/td>\nsupabase.com<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cloudflare Pages Functions add server logic<\/td>\nwithout dedicated server<\/td>\ndevelopers.cloudflare.com<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

You don’t need to run a server: use a hosted game-backend service or a portal’s built-in module, and call it from client-side JavaScript. Services like GamePush<\/a> let you “store players in the cloud, organize chats, leaderboards, in-game payments without using your own servers,” and say there’s no need to build cloud saves, progress sync or leaderboards yourself. Backend-as-a-service platforms (Supabase, Nakama) and edge platforms (Cloudflare Pages Functions, Workers) give you the same result with more control but more setup, since each Supabase project runs its own dedicated Postgres instance you don’t manage directly.<\/p>\n

When using the Playgama Bridge SDK across platforms, its Storage module<\/a> automatically persists player data to cloud saves without requiring a custom backend.<\/p>\n

What to check before you build<\/h2>\n