PocketBase Has a Free Backend in a Single File

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PocketBase is a free, open-source backend that runs as a single binary. Download one file, run it, and you have a complete backend.

What Is PocketBase?

PocketBase gives you a database, authentication, file storage, and admin dashboard in a single 15MB binary.

Key features:

Embedded SQLite database
Built-in authentication (email, OAuth2)
File storage with thumbnails
Real-time subscriptions
Admin dashboard
REST API auto-generated
Single binary (15MB)
Zero dependencies

Quick Start

wget https://github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/releases/latest/download/pocketbase_0.23_linux_amd64.zip
unzip pocketbase_0.23_linux_amd64.zip
./pocketbase serve

Admin: localhost:8090/_/ | API: localhost:8090/api/

JavaScript SDK

import PocketBase from "pocketbase";
const pb = new PocketBase("http://localhost:8090");

await pb.collection("users").authWithPassword("user@email.com", "pass");

const posts = await pb.collection("posts").getList(1, 20, {
  filter: "status = published",
  sort: "-created",
  expand: "author"
});

pb.collection("posts").subscribe("*", (e) => {
  console.log(e.action, e.record);
});