A starter template for building full-stack applications with a SvelteKit static frontend and a PocketBase backend.
PocketBase SvelteKit Starter is a starter template for building full-stack web applications. It combines a SvelteKit frontend, which is compiled to static files for high performance, with a PocketBase backend that provides a complete backend-as-a-service including database, API, authentication, and realtime features. It solves the problem of quickly setting up a modern, production-ready full-stack application with minimal configuration.
Developers looking to build full-stack applications with a SvelteKit frontend and a PocketBase backend, especially those who want a static frontend and a self-hosted backend solution.
Developers choose this starter because it provides a fully integrated, live development environment with hot reloading for both frontend and backend, supports extensibility via JavaScript or Go, and offers a Docker-based setup for easy deployment. It eliminates the complexity of wiring together a static frontend with a backend service.
a starter project to build a SvelteKit frontend with PocketBase backend
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Includes hot module reloading for Svelte code and hot restarting for backend Go/JavaScript code using modd, enabling rapid iteration as described in the setup section.
Frontend is static with adapter-static and backend is a single Go binary, eliminating Node.js at runtime and simplifying deployment per the JAMstack philosophy.
PocketBase provides out-of-the-box SQLite database, CRUD API, realtime subscriptions, authentication, and file storage, reducing initial development overhead.
Supports backend extensions in JavaScript for ease or Go for performance, with examples like custom API endpoints and hooks in the provided code.
Requires careful, multi-step configuration across Docker, binary, or Go tools methods, with the README warning to follow steps carefully or it won't work.
PocketBase's reliance on SQLite may not handle high-concurrency write loads or large datasets, limiting scalability for growing applications.
Focuses heavily on backend integration; developers new to SvelteKit might lack advanced patterns or best practices for complex frontend logic.