# Installation

In this article, you will be guided through hosting PocketBlocks on your own server:

### Manual

* Download the binary of your OS and arch from [Release Page](https://github.com/pedrozadotdev/pocketblocks/releases);
* Run `./pocketblocks serve`;
* Access [PocketBlocks App](http://localhost:8090) and create the first admin user.

### Docker

* Get the [docker-compose.yml](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/pedrozadotdev/pocketblocks/main/docker-compose.yml) file;
* Run `docker compose up -d`;
* Access [PocketBlocks App](http://localhost:8080) and create the first admin user.

### Fly.io

* Get the [fly.toml](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/pedrozadotdev/pocketblocks/main/fly.toml) file;
* Edit the `app-name` field;
* Run `flyctl launch`;
* Run `flyctl vol create data`;
* Run `flyctl deploy`;
* Access `https://<your-app-name>.fly.dev` and create the first admin user.

{% hint style="info" %}
Remember that PocketBlocks uses Openblocks as the frontend. The `pb_public` dir is already set up but you can use the `pbl_public` dir and all files from that directory will be served at `<serverAddress>/pbl/` path.
{% endhint %}


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