PocketBase Best Practices

63 rules across 9 categories for PocketBase v0.36+, prioritized by impact.

Categories by Priority

Priority	Category	Impact	Rules
1	Collection Design	CRITICAL	coll-field-types, coll-auth-vs-base, coll-relations, coll-indexes, coll-view-collections, coll-geopoint
2	API Rules & Security	CRITICAL	rules-basics, rules-filter-syntax, rules-request-context, rules-cross-collection, rules-locked-vs-open, rules-strftime
3	Authentication	CRITICAL	auth-password, auth-oauth2, auth-otp, auth-token-management, auth-mfa, auth-impersonation
4	SDK Usage	HIGH	sdk-initialization, sdk-auth-store, sdk-error-handling, sdk-auto-cancellation, sdk-filter-binding, sdk-field-modifiers, sdk-send-hooks
5	Query Performance	HIGH	query-pagination, query-expand, query-field-selection, query-batch-operations, query-n-plus-one, query-first-item, query-back-relations
6	Realtime	MEDIUM	realtime-subscribe, realtime-events, realtime-auth, realtime-reconnection
7	File Handling	MEDIUM	file-upload, file-serving, file-validation
8	Production & Deployment	MEDIUM	deploy-backup, deploy-configuration, deploy-reverse-proxy, deploy-sqlite-considerations, deploy-rate-limiting, deploy-scaling
9	Server-Side Extending	HIGH	ext-go-setup, ext-js-setup, ext-hooks-chain, ext-hooks-record-vs-request, ext-routing-custom, ext-transactions, ext-filter-binding-server, ext-filesystem, ext-cron-jobs, ext-go-migrations, ext-js-migrations, ext-mailer, ext-settings, ext-testing, ext-compose-request-flow, ext-go-custom-sqlite, ext-jsvm-scope, ext-jsvm-modules