diff --git a/source/_static/images/pocketbase.svg b/source/_static/images/pocketbase.svg new file mode 100644 index 00000000..9d0c3c0a --- /dev/null +++ b/source/_static/images/pocketbase.svg @@ -0,0 +1,9 @@ + + + + + + + + + \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/source/guide_pocketbase.rst b/source/guide_pocketbase.rst new file mode 100644 index 00000000..44a92e67 --- /dev/null +++ b/source/guide_pocketbase.rst @@ -0,0 +1,165 @@ +.. author:: bliepp + +.. tag:: lang-go +.. tag:: audience-developers +.. tag:: file-storage +.. tag:: database +.. tag:: authentication + +.. highlight:: console + +.. sidebar:: Logo + + .. image:: _static/images/pocketbase.svg + :scale: 300% + :align: center + +.. spelling:wordlist: + pocketbase + Pocketbase + +########## +Pocketbase +########## + +.. tag_list:: + +Pocketbase_ is a self-hosted Backend as a Service with a functionality similar to Google Firebase or Supabase. +It provides APIs for a managed SQLite database, user authentication, file storage and more. +As most applications written in Go it's easy to install. + +---- + +.. note:: For this guide you should be familiar with the basic concepts of + + * :manual:`Web Backends ` + * :manual:`supervisord ` + * :manual:`domains ` + + +License +======= + +Pocketbase is licensed under the MIT license + + https://github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/blob/master/LICENSE.md + + + +Installation +============ + +Download the latest release and extract it to your binary folder: + +.. code-block:: console + + [isabell@stardust ~]$ wget -O pocketbase.zip https://github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/releases/download/v0.22.8/pocketbase_0.22.8_linux_amd64.zip + [...] + Saving to: ‘pocketbase.zip’ + + 100%[====================================================================================================================================================>] 14,321,393 23.1MB/s in 0.6s + + 2024-04-11 11:22:32 (23.1 MB/s) - ‘pocketbase.zip’ saved [14321393/14321393] + [isabell@stardust ~]$ unzip pocketbase.zip pocketbase -d ~/bin/ + Archive: pocketbase.zip + inflating: /home/isabell/bin/pocketbase + [isabell@stardust ~]$ + +It should be added to your path automatically. Now test if it works: + +.. code-block:: console + + [isabell@stardust ~]$ pocketbase -v + pocketbase version 0.22.8 + [isabell@stardust ~]$ + + +Setup Supervisord +================= + +First create a folder where all data is stored: + +.. code-block:: console + + [isabell@stardus ~]$ mkdir ~/pocketbase + [isabell@stardus ~]$ + + +.. warning:: + To modify this specific running instance of Pocketbase (e.g. updating, user management), + all ``pocketbase`` commands must be executed in the folder you just created! + + +Now, create a configuration file ``~/etc/services.d/pocketbase.ini``: + +.. code-block:: ini + + [program:pocketbase] + directory=%(ENV_HOME)s/pocketbase + command=pocketbase serve --http :8090 + autostart=yes + autorestart=yes + startsecs=60 + +.. include:: includes/supervisord.rst + +.. note:: + Pocketbase is running on port 8090. + +.. include:: includes/web-backend.rst + + +Creating an admin user +====================== + +First, find out your domain name: + +.. include:: includes/web-domain-list.rst + +To create an admin user open ``https://isabel.uber.space/_/`` (mind the underscore in the URL) and follow through the +instructions of the installer. Alternatively you can use the admin CLI via ``pocketbase admin`` to create, delete and +update admin users. + + +Updates +======= + +.. note:: Check the update documentation_ or releases_ page regularly to stay informed about the newest version. + +To update the current executable you have two choices: + +* Repeat the steps in the *Installation* section above. +* Run the built-in updater using ``pocketbase update`` inside ``~/pocketbase`` + +After updating, tell :manual:`supervisord ` to restart the service: + +.. code-block:: console + + [isabell@stardust ~]$ supervisorctl restart pocketbase + SERVICE: stopped + SERVICE: started + [isabell@stardust ~]$ supervisorctl status + SERVICE RUNNING pid 26020, uptime 0:03:14 + [isabell@stardust ~]$ + + +Breaking changes +---------------- + +Pocketbase is still in early development. Hence, a new realease might introduce breaking changes. +While updating you might need to run a migration using ``pocketbase migrate``. Please refer to the documentation_. + + +.. + ##### Link section ##### + +.. _Pocketbase: https://pocketbase.io/ +.. _documentation: https://pocketbase.io/docs/ +.. _releases: https://github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/releases +.. _dashboard: https://uberspace.de/dashboard/authentication + +---- + +Tested with Pocketbase 0.22.8, Uberspace 7.15.14 + +.. author_list::