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pocketbase/pocketbase

Open Source realtime backend in 1 file

Go#authentication#backend#golang#realtime

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License: MIT
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Website ↗pocketbase.ioThe project's own site.

Will it work on my device?

Yes, it installs on your macOS

The repo is archived: it still works as-is, but nobody is fixing bugs anymore.
A ready-made macOS download is in the latest release.

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Download for macOS

v0.40.6 Release · 10/23/2026 ↗

pocketbase_0.40.6_darwin_arm64.zip

zip · Apple Silicon · 12.2 MB · 1,705 downloads · best match

Download

If it contains an .app, move it to Applications.

curl -LO "https://github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/releases/download/v0.40.6/pocketbase_0.40.6_darwin_arm64.zip"
unzip "pocketbase_0.40.6_darwin_arm64.zip"

Other macOS downloads (1)

pocketbase_0.40.6_darwin_amd64.zip

zip · Intel · 12.9 MB · 414 downloads

Download

If it contains an .app, move it to Applications.

curl -LO "https://github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/releases/download/v0.40.6/pocketbase_0.40.6_darwin_amd64.zip"
unzip "pocketbase_0.40.6_darwin_amd64.zip"

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