PocketBase Has a Free API That Gives You a Backend in a Single Executable File

PocketBase is a backend in one file. SQLite database, auth, file storage, real-time subscriptions, admin UI — all in a 15MB executable. No dependencies. Quick Start # Download and run ./pocketbase serve # Admin UI at http://127.0.0.1:8090/_/ # API at http://127.0.0.1:8090/api/ JavaScript SDK import PocketBase from ' pocketbase ' const pb = new PocketBase ( ' http://127.0.0.1:8090 ' ) // Auth await pb . collection ( ' users ' ). authWithPassword ( ' user@example.com ' , ' password ' ) // CRUD const posts = await pb . collection ( ' posts ' ). getList ( 1 , 20 , { filter : ' published = true ' , sort : ' -created ' }) await pb . collection ( ' posts ' ). create ({ title : ' New Post ' , content : ' Hello ' , published : true }) // Real-time pb . collection ( ' posts ' ). subscribe ( ' * ' , ( e ) => { console . log ( e . action , e . record ) // 'create' | 'update' | 'delete' }) Deploy One file on any $5 VPS. No Docker, no Node, no database server. scp pocketbase user@server:~/ ssh user@