diff --git a/package.json b/package.json index f648fc7c..50795c54 100644 --- a/package.json +++ b/package.json @@ -1,7 +1,6 @@ { "name": "pockethost", "version": "0.0.1", - "main": "index.js", "author": "Ben Allfree ", "license": "MIT", "private": true, diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..83eb9612 --- /dev/null +++ b/readme.md @@ -0,0 +1,40 @@ +# PocketHost + +PocketHost is a BaaS meant to rival Firebase and Supabase. Spin up your own fully managed backend in seconds at [https://pockethost.io](https://pockethost.io). + +Get up and running in 30 seconds flat: + +1. Create an account at pockethost.io +2. Provision your first PocketBase instance +3. Connect from anywhere + +```ts +const client = new PocketBase(`https://harvest.pockethost.io`) +``` + +## Powered by PocketBase + +[PocketBase](https://pocketbase.io) is a single-file backend written in Go and powered by SQLite. It can scale vertically and handle massive concurrency which makes it a great choice for most business applications. And because everything is open source, you can host your own instance of PocketBase on your own infrastructure. + +## Why PocketHost? + +PocketBase is very, very cool. But, to run and manage it successfully, you need to know a lot of backend Linux sysadmin/devops stuff: + +- VPS +- Probably Docker +- Email and DKIM+SPF and more +- DNS, MX, TXT, CNAME +- SSL + +That's where PocketHost comes in. Firebase and Supabase have made BaaS very attrictive, and PocketHost brings that same attractiveness to PocketBase. + +## Roadmap + +- Tighter integration with PocketBase +- Cloud functions in Node or Deno +- Lightstream support +- fly.io deployment support + +## Questions? + +Join us in the discussion area.