PocketBase Installation Tutorial on EndeavourOS

PocketBase is a mobile-first database solution that allows you to easily create, manage, and use databases for your mobile apps. In this tutorial, we will guide you on how to install PocketBase on EndeavourOS latest using the terminal.

Prerequisites

Before we proceed with the installation, make sure to update your system and have sudo privileges.

sudo pacman -Syu

Step 1: Install Yay package manager

PocketBase is not available in EndeavourOS's default repositories. Hence, we need to install the AUR package manager Yay to help us in the installation process.

sudo pacman -S git base-devel
git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/yay.git
cd yay
makepkg -si

Step 2: Install PocketBase

Now that we have Yay installed, we can proceed with the installation of PocketBase. In your terminal, run the following command:

yay -S pocketbase

The command above will start the installation process of PocketBase along with its dependencies. You may be prompted to confirm the installation process by entering "Y" and pressing the Enter key.

Once the installation is complete, you can verify it by running:

pocketbase --version

This command will display the version of PocketBase installed on your system.

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully installed PocketBase on EndeavourOS. You can now start using it to create and manage databases for your mobile apps.

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