pocket-id

The most user-friendly OpenID Connect Certified™ and OAuth 2.0 provider that lets users sign in to your applications with passkeys.

⭐ 8,445 stars on GitHub · 🍴 277 forks · 📜 License: bsd-2-clause · 💻 Language: Go

What is pocket-id?

Identity management for homelabs and small infrastructure teams usually means wrestling with enterprise behemoths, but shifting to a passwordless-first approach completely changes the equation. Pocket ID strips away legacy authentication bloat to deliver a lightweight, pass

Topics: the project is tagged with popular topics:

• 🏷️ idp
• 🏷️ oidc
• 🏷️ passkeys
• 🏷️ self-hosted

📸 Screenshots

Quick install

The project supports Docker Compose:

git clone https://github.com/pocket-id/pocket-id.git
cd pocket-id
docker compose up -d

Check the README in the repo for required env variables.

Minimum system requirements

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Resources

• 🔗 GitHub: pocket-id/pocket-id
• 🌐 Homepage: https://pocket-id.org
• 📚 Official docs: see README in the repo
• 💬 Community: GitHub Issues + Discussions

Article compiled from GitHub data on 18/07/2026. Star/fork counts may have changed — see live numbers via the GitHub link.