Install Pocketbase with Docker and Docker Compose

Here is a simple docker-compose.yml file to set up PocketBase:

version: '3.8'

services:
  pocketbase:
    image: pocketbase/pocketbase:latest
    container_name: pocketbase
    volumes:
      - ./pb_data:/pb_data
    ports:
      - "8090:8090"
    command: ["serve", "--http=0.0.0.0:8090", "--dir=/pb_data"]
    restart: unless-stopped

volumes:
  pb_data:

Explanation

• pocketbase: The service running the PocketBase application.
• image: The official PocketBase Docker image.
• container_name: Name of the container.
• volumes: Maps the local directory ./pb_data to /pb_data inside the container for persistent data storage.
• ports: Maps the container's port 8090 to your host machine's port 8090.
• command: Runs PocketBase with the HTTP server listening on all interfaces (0.0.0.0) and specifies the data directory.
• restart: Ensures that the container restarts automatically unless stopped manually.

Running the Setup

Access PocketBase: Open your browser and go to http://localhost:8090 to access PocketBase.

Stop the container:

docker-compose down

Start the container:

docker-compose up -d

This configuration allows you to quickly deploy PocketBase with Docker Compose.