I Built a Real-Time Delivery Tracker Using Supabase + GPS

🚀 I Built a Real-Time Delivery Tracker in 2 Hours Using Supabase + GPS
🧠 Why I Built It

I live in Nigeria, where delivery is a daily hustle — from dispatch riders to food couriers to friends running errands. One constant?

“Where are you?”

I wanted a dead-simple tool that let riders share their live location without installing an app or creating an account. So I built Trackpilot — a one-feature app where you just create a delivery and send a link.

🛠️ Tech Stack

• Supabase: Database + Realtime + Row-level security
• React + Vite: Fast frontend scaffold
• Tailwind CSS: Styling on turbo mode
• Geolocation API: To get rider location

- Supabase Realtime + Row Update: For live map updates

⚙️ How It Works

1. Rider creates a delivery with name/location
2. App generates a public /track/:id link
3. GPS updates are pushed to Supabase every 5 seconds
4. Viewer sees the rider move live on a map (Leaflet.js)

No backend server. No login system. No Firebase spaghetti.

Just browser → Supabase → map.

💡 What Makes Trackpilot Different

• No install needed — just a shareable URL
• Built for emerging markets (low data, low device spec)

* Instant UX, MVP mindset, and local relevance

🙌 Try It
[https://trackpilot.netlify.app]
It’s free, open, and perfect for riders, couriers, or side hustlers.