First things first, if you don't have a Supabase account yet, let's get you set up.

1. Head over to Supabase.
2. Click on "Get Started".
3. Just follow the signup steps and make sure to verify your email.

1. Once you're logged in, hit "New Project".
2. Give your project a name, pick the organization, and set a database password.
3. Click "Create new project". Easy peasy!

1. Go to the "Database" section in your project dashboard.
2. Create the tables you need and insert your initial data.
3. Make sure your tables have columns like created_at, updated_at, etc. Trust me, you'll need them.

1. Open the SQL editor in your Supabase project dashboard.
2. Write SQL functions to handle database events.

CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION handle_inserted_data()
RETURNS TRIGGER AS $$
BEGIN
  -- Add your function logic here, example:
  INSERT INTO event_logs (event_type, data)
  VALUES ('INSERT', NEW.*);
  RETURN NEW;
END;
$$ LANGUAGE plpgsql;

1. Create triggers to call these functions.

CREATE TRIGGER on_insert_data
AFTER INSERT ON your_table
FOR EACH ROW EXECUTE FUNCTION handle_inserted_data();

1. Supabase has real-time features via WebSocket. Go to "Database" > "Replication".
2. Flip the "Enable Replication" switch.
3. Add the tables you want to monitor for real-time changes.

1. In your front-end or back-end app, install the Supabase client library.

npm install @supabase/supabase-js

1. Initialize the Supabase client and subscribe to changes.

import { createClient } from '@supabase/supabase-js'

const supabase = createClient('https://your-project-url.supabase.co', 'public-anon-key')

// Subscribe to INSERT events
supabase
  .from('your_table')
  .on('INSERT', payload => {
    console.log('Change received!', payload)
  })
  .subscribe()

1. Handle the changes as needed for your app.

Want to do more? You can integrate third-party services for extra actions like notifications or CI/CD workflows.

1. Use tools like Zapier or Integromat to connect with Supabase Webhooks.
2. Set these tools to react to database changes and do what you need.

1. Insert, update, or delete data from the database to test your setup.

2. Check that the triggers, functions, and subscriptions are working by looking at the logs or console.

3. Make any tweaks needed to ensure everything's running smoothly.