How do I run PocketBase on a Mac?
PocketBase is a whole backend in a single Go binary — an embedded SQLite database with an auto-generated REST API, realtime subscriptions (SSE), built-in user auth (email/OAuth), file storage, and an admin dashboard, with no external dependencies. A lightweight self-hosted Firebase/Supabase alternative for small-to-mid apps. Download the binary and run pocketbase serve — the API and the admin UI (at /_/) come up on :8090; the data lives in a pb_data/ folder you can back up as files. Extend it in Go or with JavaScript hooks. Back up its SQLite via the Database Health pane.
With FrontierStack you can install or connectPocketBase from its Databases catalog, then monitor its health, ports and certificate alongside the rest of your stack.
Run it all from one Mac app.
FrontierStack installs, monitors and secures the whole stack — locally and across your fleet — from a single native macOS app.
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