PocketBase
Open-source backend in one file with realtime database, auth, file storage, and admin UI
About
PocketBase is an open-source backend in a single file. It includes a realtime database, authentication, file storage, and an admin dashboard, with Go and JavaScript extensions and SDKs. It uses the MIT license and has about 61,000 GitHub stars.
For an agent
Use it to give a prototype a real backend in minutes. Plan a migration path if the prototype becomes a product.
Why it is here. It is the simplest real backend for prototypes.
Install command, framework, licence and component list.
Notable for
- One file
- Realtime and auth
- 61
- 000 GitHub stars
Provenance
Verified 2026-10-09. HTTP 200. https://pocketbase.io/ (HTTP 200, page fetched 2026-10-09), https://github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase (GitHub API, 61332 stars), depo.zip listing https://www.depo.zip/tools/j577aj5rwd0x09e141hq0tj2ys7t5d27
