--- title: Install PocketBase on Red Hat Enterprise Linux using the Snap Store | Snapcraft description: Get the latest version of PocketBase for on Red Hat Enterprise Linux - Backend with an embedded database, authentication and file storage url: https://snapcraft.io/install/pocketbase/rhel --- [Canonical Snapcraft](https://snapcraft.io/) # Install PocketBase on **Red Hat Enterprise Linux** # PocketBase [Sid-Ali Teir (sidaliteir)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/sidaliteir "View all snaps from Sid-Ali Teir (sidaliteir)") * [Sid-Ali Teir (sidaliteir)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/sidaliteir "View all snaps from Sid-Ali Teir (sidaliteir)") * [Development](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=development) * [Server and Cloud](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=server-and-cloud) [Install](https://snapcraft.io/install/pocketbase/rhel#install) #### Backend with an embedded database, authentication and file storage PocketBase provides a SQLite database, authentication, file storage, realtime subscriptions and a web dashboard in one application. The service starts on 127.0.0.1:8090. Create the first administrator: ``` sudo pocketbase superuser create admin@example.com 'your-password' ``` Open to manage the application. Data, hooks, migrations and static files are stored under /var/snap/pocketbase/common. To listen on your network: ``` sudo snap set pocketbase address=0.0.0.0:8090 ``` Use SMTP for email and a reverse proxy for HTTPS. Updates come through snap refresh; the upstream self-update command is not included. ### Package name * pocketbase --- ### License * MIT --- ### Last updated * 19 October 2026 - latest/stable * 21 October 2026 - latest/beta --- ### Websites * [pocketbase.io](https://pocketbase.io/ "https://pocketbase.io/") --- ### Source code * [github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase](https://github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase "https://github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase") * [github.com/sidalit/pocketbase-snap](https://github.com/sidalit/pocketbase-snap "https://github.com/sidalit/pocketbase-snap") --- ### Report a bug * [github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/issues](https://github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/issues "https://github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/issues") * [github.com/sidalit/pocketbase-snap/issues](https://github.com/sidalit/pocketbase-snap/issues "https://github.com/sidalit/pocketbase-snap/issues") --- ##### Report a Snap Store violation * [Report this Snap](https://snapcraft.io/install/pocketbase/rhel#report-snap-modal) --- ## Enable snaps on Red Hat Enterprise Linux and install PocketBase Snaps are applications packaged with all their dependencies to run on all popular Linux distributions from a single build. They update automatically and roll back gracefully. Snaps are discoverable and installable from the [Snap Store](https://snapcraft.io/store), an app store with an audience of millions. ### Enable snapd Snap is available for [Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 8](https://www.redhat.com/en/enterprise-linux-8) and RHEL 7, from the 7.6 release onward. The packages for RHEL 7, RHEL 8, and RHEL 9 are in each distribution’s respective [Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux](https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/EPEL) (EPEL) repository. The instructions for adding this repository diverge slightly between RHEL 7, RHEL 8 and RHEL 9, which is why they’re listed separately below. The EPEL repository can be added to **RHEL 9** with the following command: ``` sudo dnf install https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/epel/epel-release-latest-9.noarch.rpm sudo dnf upgrade ``` The EPEL repository can be added to **RHEL 8** with the following command: ``` sudo dnf install https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/epel/epel-release-latest-8.noarch.rpm sudo dnf upgrade ``` The EPEL repository can be added to **RHEL 7** with the following command: ``` sudo rpm -ivh https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/epel/epel-release-latest-7.noarch.rpm ``` Adding the *optional* and *extras* repositories is also recommended: ``` sudo subscription-manager repos --enable "rhel-*-optional-rpms" --enable "rhel-*-extras-rpms" sudo yum update ``` Snap can now be installed as follows: ``` sudo yum install snapd ``` Once installed, the *systemd* unit that manages the main snap communication socket needs to be enabled: ``` sudo systemctl enable --now snapd.socket ``` To enable *classic* snap support, enter the following to create a symbolic link between `/var/lib/snapd/snap` and `/snap`: ``` sudo ln -s /var/lib/snapd/snap /snap ``` Either log out and back in again or restart your system to ensure snap’s paths are updated correctly. ### Install PocketBase To install PocketBase, simply use the following command: ``` sudo snap install pocketbase ``` ### Other popular snaps… [See more...](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=featured) [See more in Featured](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=featured) ### More things to do… #### [Get the snap store](https://snapcraft.io/snap-store) Browse and find snaps from the convenience of your desktop using the snap store snap. #### [Learn more about snaps](https://snapcraft.io/docs) Interested to find out more about snaps? 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