For vibe coders

Describe it. Deploy it. Skip the DevOps.

Your AI writes the app; PocketBase Cloud absorbs the infrastructure. One prompt-friendly CLI, docs your agent can read, and zero Dockerfiles between idea and URL.

Deploy your first build Read the docs

Prompt → deploy, no DevOps

The vibe-coder math

First experiment: $0
First keeper app: $5/mo
Every iteration after: $0 extra*
Dockerfiles written: 0

*On Pro ($20 flat): redeploys and new apps share the same dedicated compute. Free plan: 500 API req/hour, 30-day inactive cull.

How a prompt becomes a URL

Paste this into your agent

Generate the app

Build with Next / Vite / Astro

Ask for a PocketBase backend: collections, auth, API rules. The SDK calls are standard — no vendor dialect.

Let the agent deploy

pbc init && pbc deploy

The CLI auto-detects the framework, asks only what is ambiguous, and remembers the target for the next 50 iterations.

Share the link

https://your-app…

Frontend + API live on managed HTTPS. Iterate by prompting again and redeploying — same command.

Why agents love this stack

Docs written for robots too

A full llms.txt agent guide plus canonical CI/CD docs. Point Cursor, Claude or Codex at /docs and /llms.txt and go.

A CLI that does not fight scripts

JSON output mode, non-interactive flags, exit-code honesty. Agents parse it; humans read the same help.

No infrastructure vocabulary needed

No VPCs, no connection strings, no YAML. Collections in an admin UI, files as fields, auth as a toggle.

Logic without a backend degree

“Send an email when a row is created” is one pb_hooks file. Cron, routes and events included on every plan.

Honest fit check

Good fit

AI-built MVPs, prototypes, hackathon entries, portfolio pieces
Builders who iterate 20× a day and refuse to learn Docker first
Standard CRUD + auth + files + realtime apps

Not the fit

Apps needing custom infra (GPU workers, exotic runtimes, multi-region edge)
Production workloads needing SOC 2 or 24/7 human on-call

Put your next project on PocketBase Cloud.

Get started for free

No lock-in: your data is a stock PocketBase directory you can download as a zip and restore anywhere, any time. How that works.