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7/7/2026

The original title is "Deploying PocketBase - Open-Source Go Backend Platform on Linux"
Original: Deploying PocketBase - Open-Source Go Backend Platform on Linux
Short summary
This tutorial walks through deploying PocketBase, an open-source Go backend bundling SQLite, auth, file uploads, and an admin dashboard, using Docker Compose with Traefik for automatic HTTPS. It covers environment setup, container configuration, admin dashboard usage, collection creation, and REST API queries with filtering. The result is a securely served backend ready for frontend integration, with backup as simple as copying the pb_data directory.
- •Deploy PocketBase via Docker Compose with Traefik for automatic HTTPS on Linux
- •Configure admin credentials, create collections, and query via REST API
- •Back up the entire app by copying the pb_data directory
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