PocketBase Hosting Live In 5 Minutes

Deploy PocketBase hosting and get a self-hosted backend as a service for your app on a server you own, without wiring up a database, auth or storage. xCloud runs the pinned PocketBase 0.40.4 image, creates the superuser before the server starts so there is no open setup window, mounts four persistent volumes and publishes the dashboard and API over HTTPS in minutes.

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What is PocketBase?

Self-hosted PocketBase is a backend as a service, an open source Go backend that upstream describes as including an embedded SQLite database with realtime subscriptions, built-in files and users management, an admin dashboard UI and a simple REST-ish API. It ships as a single binary, and it is a self-hosted alternative to hosted backends such as Firebase. Upstream warns it is under active development, so full backward compatibility is not guaranteed before v1.0.0.

On xCloud the template runs PocketBase 0.40.4 as one container from a community-built image that repackages the unmodified upstream release, pinned by digest. SQLite is embedded, so there is no database sidecar. Four named volumes hold data, migrations, hooks and public files, and the superuser you set at install is created before the server starts.

From Sign-Up to a Live Backend In Just 3 Easy Steps

A PocketBase server normally means a container, a superuser, four volumes, a domain and a certificate before the first collection. This is the same result without assembling any of it.

Step 01
Sign Up
Create your xCloud account and pick PocketBase from the OneClick catalog. Choose your domain and target server, then set the Superuser Email and either enter your own superuser password or leave it blank for xCloud to generate one securely.
Step 02
We Deploy It For You
One click. We bring up the community-built PocketBase 0.40.4 image, pinned by immutable digest, mount the pocketbase_data, pocketbase_migrations, pocketbase_hooks and pocketbase_public volumes, and publish it over HTTPS on your domain.
Step 03
Sign In And Create Collections
Open your domain at /_/ and sign in with the superuser email and password from the credentials panel. Create collections, fields and API rules from the dashboard, then point your client at the API with the JS SDK. Under Settings, Application, trust X-Forwarded-For so rate limits and logs see real client IPs.

Everything PocketBase Does, On Your Own Server

PocketBase runs in full here: collections, realtime, auth, files and the admin dashboard, from one Go binary with no database sidecar.

Collections And Rules In The Dashboard
Define tables, fields and per-collection API rules from the admin UI at /_/; PocketBase writes JS migrations for you.
REST API And Realtime
Every collection is served at /api/ with realtime subscriptions, ready for the official JS SDK.
Auth Built In
Email and password plus OAuth2 providers, configured per collection under Auth providers.
File Storage Included
Uploads live on the data volume, or point Settings, Files storage at S3-compatible storage.
No Open Setup Window
The superuser is created from the install form before the server starts, so nobody can claim a fresh instance by visiting first.
Four Volumes, Nothing Lost
Data, migrations, hooks and public static files each persist on their own named volume.

Everything You Need To Run Your Backend 24/7

Managed hosting for PocketBase, so the parts that keep it online are not your problem.

PocketBase 0.40.4 deployed instantly
Pinned image digest
Superuser created before first start
Kept behind xCloud nginx on port 8090
Free SSL certificate
Server backups and snapshots
Server security updates included
30+ server locations
Unused balance refunded

What You Can Do With PocketBase

Give a mobile app a backend in minutes
A solo developer creates collections and API rules in the dashboard, then points the JavaScript or Dart SDK at the domain, getting auth, file storage and realtime updates without assembling separate services.
Prototype a product on a backend you own
A small team builds an internal tool on an embedded SQLite database, keeping the data and uploaded files on volumes they can back up rather than in a hosted vendor's project.
Add user sign-in with OAuth2 providers
An app developer turns on email and password login and configures OAuth2 providers per collection under the dashboard's settings, so users sign in without the developer building an auth service.
Serve a static frontend beside its API
A developer drops static files into the pocketbase_public volume so the same domain serves both the site and the /api/ endpoints, with JavaScript hooks in pocketbase_hooks for custom logic.

PocketBase vs Alternatives

Firebase: Choose PocketBase as a Firebase alternative when you want the backend on a server you control: one container with an embedded SQLite database, realtime subscriptions, users and files, and no external database.
Supabase: In a PocketBase vs Supabase comparison, PocketBase is the single-binary option with an embedded SQLite database and no separate database service, while Supabase has its own OneClick page on this site.
Parse Server: Parse Server is another self-hosted backend with its own OneClick page. PocketBase differs in shipping as one Go binary with embedded SQLite, an admin dashboard and JavaScript and Dart SDK clients.
Directus: Directus is a self-hosted data platform on this site. PocketBase fits when you want a backend in one file, idling at about 30 MB of RAM according to the template README.

Simple Pricing. Everything Included.

Dedicated Cloud VPS sizes, pre-configured for PocketBase hosting. Pick the one that fits, and resize any time.

Cloud VPS 6 GB

Cloud VPS 16 GB

More headroom for larger collections, more uploads and more concurrent clients.

$59.99per month

16 GB RAM
6 vCPU cores
200 GB NVMe SSD
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Cloud VPS 24 GB

PocketBase alongside the front end and other services it backs.

$84.99per month

24 GB RAM
8 vCPU cores
300 GB NVMe SSD
30 TB
Unlimited

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Every size is a dedicated Cloud VPS we provision, patch, monitor and restore. Billed monthly with no lock-in — delete the server and the unused balance comes back to your account. PocketBase itself is free and open source under the MIT licence.

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Priced per connected server, so your rate adjusts automatically as you add or remove servers. You pay your own provider for the server itself.

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Ready To Run Your Own Backend?

PocketBase on xCloud runs on a dedicated Cloud VPS that we provision, patch, monitor and restore. Deploy faster. Own the server. Stay in control.

Fast Provisioning
Deploy faster using an xCloud Managed Server built with optimized stacks and high-speed SSDs.
Enterprise-grade security
Protect your infrastructure with a free SSL certificate and more advanced security features at no additional cost.
Intuitive Control Panel
From Server creation to application deployment, everything can be managed from our intuitive control panel.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Feel free to contact us with any questions or concerns you may have.

Is PocketBase free?

Yes. PocketBase is open source under the MIT licence, so the backend itself costs nothing to run. xCloud bills for the dedicated Cloud VPS and deployment around it. The PocketBase project offers no hosting service of its own, so this is a way to run it, not a plan from its maintainers.

Can PocketBase be self-hosted on a VPS?

Yes, and that is exactly what this template does. It runs one PocketBase 0.40.4 container with an embedded SQLite database on a dedicated Cloud VPS, behind HTTPS on your domain. It is PocketBase Docker hosting without writing the compose file or reverse proxy yourself.

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Is PocketBase production ready?

Upstream warns that PocketBase is still under active development and that full backward compatibility is not guaranteed before v1.0.0. It is pre-1.0 and can change between minor versions, so pin the release you tested, read the changelog before upgrading and keep backups.

How do I back up PocketBase?

Back up pocketbase_data, which holds the SQLite databases and uploaded files, and keep pocketbase_migrations and, if used, pocketbase_hooks and pocketbase_public. PocketBase also has built-in backups under Settings, Backups, which produce a zip of pb_data, and the app is briefly read-only while one runs.

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What is the difference between PocketBase and Supabase?

PocketBase is a single Go binary with an embedded SQLite database, so this template needs no database sidecar. It bundles realtime subscriptions, users and files management, and an admin dashboard in that one process. Pick it when a backend in one file is enough.

Does PocketBase support OAuth2 login?

Yes. PocketBase supports user auth with email and password and with OAuth2. After install, open the dashboard, edit an auth collection and configure its auth providers under the collection settings. You can also set SMTP for verification and password-reset email in Settings.

Does PocketBase support databases other than SQLite?

This template uses PocketBase's embedded SQLite database, with data in the pocketbase_data volume, and runs no separate database container. If you need a different database engine, this install is not the right fit, because nothing here connects PocketBase to one.

Does PocketBase have cloud functions?

Not as a hosted functions service. You can add optional JavaScript hooks, files ending in .pb.js, to the pocketbase_hooks volume, and PocketBase writes JavaScript migrations to pocketbase_migrations when you change collections. Both run inside the same container as the rest of the backend.

How much RAM does a PocketBase cloud server need?

The template manifest asks for 256 MB of RAM, 1 CPU core and 2 GB of disk, and the README describes it as about 30 MB of RAM idle. This page sells the 6 GB Cloud VPS for headroom, which also covers large uploads, backups and other apps beside it.

How do I upgrade PocketBase?

Upgrades are deliberate. The image is pinned to 0.40.4 by digest and installs stay on that version. Because PocketBase is pre-1.0, read the upstream changelog first, back up the volumes, and do not run pocketbase update inside the container, since the image decides the version.

How do I change the superuser password?

Edit the superuser password in the site's Environment editor and redeploy. The container resets that superuser to the environment value on every start, so a password changed only in the dashboard reverts on the next restart. Changing the email adds another superuser instead of renaming the old one.

Can I cancel anytime?

Yes. There is no lock-in — cancel any time. Hosting is billed monthly and charged for what you actually use, so when you delete the server the unused balance is refunded to your account, less up to 10% in payment-processing fees.