PocketBase on a Mac
Open-source backend in one file (SQLite + auth + realtime) · Databases
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.
Run PocketBase with FrontierStack
FrontierStack lists PocketBase in its Databases catalog. Install or connect it from one place, then monitor its status, ports and certificate, secure it with the firewall and Malware Audit, and back it up.
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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