PocketBase is an open source Go backend that has embedded realtime database, files and users management, admin UI and REST-ish API, all compiled in 1 portable executable. You could think of it as a lightweight alternative to Firebase or Supabase.
About PocketBase on Product Hunt
“Open Source realtime backend in 1 file”
PocketBase launched on Product Hunt on July 8th, 2022 and earned 114 upvotes and 6 comments, placing #22 on the daily leaderboard. PocketBase is an open source Go backend that has embedded realtime database, files and users management, admin UI and REST-ish API, all compiled in 1 portable executable. You could think of it as a lightweight alternative to Firebase or Supabase.
On the analytics side, PocketBase competes within Open Source and Developer Tools — topics that collectively have 590.3k followers on Product Hunt. The dashboard above tracks how PocketBase performed against the three products that launched closest to it on the same day.
Who hunted PocketBase?
PocketBase was hunted by Product Hunt. A “hunter” on Product Hunt is the community member who submits a product to the platform — uploading the images, the link, and tagging the makers behind it. Hunters typically write the first comment explaining why a product is worth attention, and their followers are notified the moment they post. Around 79% of featured launches on Product Hunt are self-hunted by their makers, but a well-known hunter still acts as a signal of quality to the rest of the community. See the full all-time top hunters leaderboard to discover who is shaping the Product Hunt ecosystem.
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