pb

A simple, rsync-based PocketBase deployment tool.

Commands

init

Start a new PocketBase project (optionally provide a service name via pb init <name>)

dev

Run the local dev server.

setup

Provision a remote PocketBase server. This will:

1. Setup up a firewall.
2. Install and setup Caddy.
3. Download pocketbase and configure the .env.
4. Configure the systemd service for the remote instance.

deploy

Syncs pb_public, pb_migrations, and pb_hooks, then restarts the remote PocketBase service. The command will automatically run setup if the PocketBase binary isn’t present on the remote.

logs

secrets