---
title: "PocketBase Open Source Realtime Backend in a Single Binary"
description: "PocketBase is an open-source Go backend that ships as a single portable executable. It includes an embedded SQLite database with realtime subscriptions, built-in file and user management, a convenient admin dashboard UI, and a simple REST-ish API."
verification: "security_reviewed"
source: "https://github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase"
category:
  - "Developer Tools"
framework:
  - "Custom Agents"
tool_ecosystem:
  github_repo: "pocketbase/pocketbase"
  github_stars: 57251
---

# PocketBase Open Source Realtime Backend in a Single Binary

PocketBase is an open-source Go backend that ships as a single portable executable. It includes an embedded SQLite database with realtime subscriptions, built-in file and user management, a convenient admin dashboard UI, and a simple REST-ish API.

## Installation

Choose whichever fits your setup:

1. Copy this skill folder into your local skills directory.
2. Clone the repo and symlink or copy the skill into your agent workspace.
3. Add the repo as a git submodule if you manage shared skills centrally.
4. Install it through your internal provisioning or packaging workflow.
5. Download the folder directly from GitHub and place it in your skills collection.

## Source

- [Agent Skill Exchange](https://agentskillexchange.com/skills/pocketbase-open-source-realtime-backend-single-binary/)