PocketBase is an open-source backend in a single executable file providing realtime SQLite database, authentication, file storage, and admin dashboard.

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🚀 Overview

PocketBase bundles backend essentials into one portable Go binary. It solves complex setup for small/medium apps by offering ready-to-use DB + auth + storage without servers. Built for indie devs and quick prototypes. Created to simplify full-stack development with minimal infra.

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✨ Key Features

• Realtime subscriptions on embedded SQLite DB
• Built-in auth (email/password + OAuth2: Google, GitHub, etc.)
• File storage & uploads
• Admin UI dashboard; JS/Dart SDKs; extensible with Go/JSVM

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🛠 Tech Stack

Go (backend + single-file executable); embedded SQLite; JS SDK (PocketBase npm); Dart SDK; prebuilt binaries (Linux/Windows/macOS x64/ARM64).

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👥 Who Is This For?

This project is useful for:

• Indie devs building MVPs fast
• Full-stack devs avoiding heavy backends
• Prototypers needing quick auth/DB/storage
• Go/JS/Dart frontend devs

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📸 Screenshots / Demo

• Live demo: https://pocketbase.io/docs (examples)
• GitHub: https://github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase

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🔥 Project Status

• 🟢 Actively building
  Last updated: 2026-01-31 (v0.36.1 released recently)

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❓ FAQ

Is this project free?

Yes — fully free and open source (MIT license).

Is the source code available?

Yes — https://github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase

Can I contribute?

Yes — PRs, issues, forks welcome on GitHub.

What's coming next?

Ongoing optimizations, bug fixes; path toward v1.0 with full backward compatibility.

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📬 Contact & Links

• Website: https://pocketbase.io
• Docs: https://pocketbase.io/docs
• GitHub: https://github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase
• Releases: https://github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/releases

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