About
A whole backend in one small program. Database, file storage, user accounts and an admin panel, ready for your next app or prototype.
Notes
Pocket-sized backend in a single Go binary: SQLite database, file storage, auth and an admin UI. Ideal for prototypes, side projects and small production apps.
The container is built from the official ghcr.io/muchobien/pocketbase image (multi-arch). The first admin account is created automatically on first boot from the values you provide here; change them in the admin UI later if you want.
All data — SQLite DB, uploaded files, hooks — lives under the mounted data directory. Back that folder up and you've backed up everything.
Alternative to: Firebase
Facts
- Version
- 1.1.1
- Source
- Official
- Runtime
- Container
- Devices
- Pi · Linux · Mac
- Min. RAM
- 128 MB
- Project
- pocketbase.io
Install
How to run PocketBase yourself
- 01
Connect a device
A Raspberry Pi, a Linux machine or a Mac that is on anyway.
- 02
Install it
One click in your Obacht account. Your device checks the signature before anything runs.
- 03
Open it from anywhere
It gets a web address under your-name.obacht.space, with HTTPS. Add your own domain if you have one.
Open-source contribution
Free
PocketBase takes no donations on purpose. Fine by us, this app costs nothing.
Run it on your own hardware.
Obacht is in a closed pilot phase. Put yourself on the list. We let people in a few at a time, so it can take a while.