PocketBase Installer

A cross-platform TypeScript utility for downloading and installing PocketBase.

Installation

npm install pocketbase-installer

Usage

As a CLI Tool

npx pocketbase-installer

As a Module

import installPocketBase from 'pocketbase-installer';

(async () => {
  // Basic usage
  await installPocketBase();

  // With custom options
  await installPocketBase({
    version: '0.23.5',
    downloadDir: './custom-download-path',
    githubBaseUrl: 'https://github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/releases/download',
  });
})();

Features

• Cross-platform support (macOS, Linux, Windows)
• Automatic architecture detection
• Configurable download and installation
• Supports multiple PocketBase versions

Requirements

• Node.js 16+
• Platform-specific unzip utility (built-in on macOS, requires unzip on Linux, PowerShell on Windows)