Databases · Early access
PocketBase hosting on your own server
A single-file backend with database, auth, and file storage built in.
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What PocketBase does
PocketBase packages a SQLite database, authentication, file storage, and a realtime API into a single portable executable, aimed at small to mid-size apps that don't need a heavy backend stack. Developers like it for side projects and small production apps alike. Its admin dashboard and JavaScript hooks let developers extend behavior without standing up a separate backend service.
PocketBase at a glance
- License
- MIT
- Source code
- github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase
- Website
- pocketbase.io
- Runs on
- Your own server (VPS)
- Good to know
- Extremely lightweight since it uses embedded SQLite; runs comfortably on the smallest VPS instances.
Lightweight backend for small apps
Rapid prototyping with built-in auth
Single-binary self-hosted backend
PocketBase, connected to the rest of your business
On your domain
PocketBase answers at an address like pocketbase.yourbusiness.com, with SSL and daily backups switched on.
Mail from your address
PocketBase sends its emails from your CloudWish business mailbox. Business email
AI with a cap you set
Give PocketBase its own AI key with a monthly spend cap. Usage shows as its own line on your bill. AI in your apps (early access)