How to Deploy PocketBase to Cloud Run

It is now possible to run PocketBase on Google CloudRun because of the recent support for mounting volumes. This is a guide on how to deploy PocketBase on Google Cloud Run.

Features 

• Scale to zero

• Infinite storage (and file deletion protection, file versions, and multi region)

• pb_data /pb_public /pb_hooks  all in the same file system

• Backups can be done either by PocketBase or by protecting the bucket

Prerequisites 

• Google Cloud project

• Google Cloud Storage bucket

Getting Started 

Fork this repository or click "Use this template" to create your own repository.

Steps 

Create a new service

Google Cloud Build 

• Setup with Cloud Build

• Repository Provider: GitHub

• Select Repository: THIS_REPOSITORY_FORK

• Branch: main

• Build Configuration: Dockerfile

General Settings 

• Allow unauthenticated invocations

• CPU is only allocated when the service is handling requests

• Maximum number of requests per container is set to 1000

• Maximum number of containers is set to 1

• Timeout is set to 3600

• Ingress is set to internal and all  traffic

Container(s), Volumes, Networking, Security 

Volumes 

• Add volume

• Volume type: Google Storage bucket

• Volume name: remote-storage (or any name you want)

• Bucket: YOUR_BUCKET_NAME

• Read-only: false

Container(s) 

• Startup CPU boost is enabled

• Volume mount (s)

• Volume name: remote-storage

• Mount path: /cloud/storage

Add Health Checks 

You can add a health check to your service that uses Pocketbase's health check endpoint /api/health .

Deploy and Wait 

Now create the service and wait for the cloud build to finish.

If everything goes well, you should see the service deployed.

FAQ 

What if I have local files that I want to use? 

pb_data , pb_public , and pb_hooks  are all directories you might use during development.

You can upload these directories to your Google Cloud Storage bucket you created earlier to the root directory.

Can I use a custom domain? 

Yes, you can use a custom domain. You can follow the guide on the official documentation.