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PocketBase

Open-source backend in a single file.

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What is PocketBase?
PocketBase is an open-source backend server that ships as a single executable file with an embedded SQLite database.
What does it do?
Gives you a REST API over your collections, user authentication with OAuth providers, file storage, realtime subscriptions, and an admin dashboard. Extend it as a Go framework or with JavaScript hooks, and deploy by copying one binary.
Who is it for?
Solo developers and small teams building prototypes, internal tools, or modest production apps who want a backend that runs on a single cheap server.
What are the alternatives to PocketBase?
Supabase and Appwrite are larger open-source backends with more services; Firebase is Google's hosted equivalent; Nhost pairs Postgres with a GraphQL API.

Pricing

Open source

Free, MIT-licensed, single binary

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About

Bulgaria

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The people behind PocketBase.

Gani GeorgievCreator

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