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Build from source

PatchBase uses Bazel as its build system. You'll need Bazel 7+ (we recommend bazelisk to manage versions).

Prerequisites​

  • Go 1.25+
  • Bazel (via bazelisk or direct install)
  • Node.js 20+ and pnpm (for the dashboard frontend)
  • PostgreSQL 13+ (for running the server)

Build the server​

bazel build //cmd/patchbase-server

The resulting binary is at bazel-bin/cmd/patchbase-server/patchbase-server_linux_amd64 (or similar, depending on your platform).

Build the agent​

bazel build //agent/cmd/patchbase-agent

Build everything​

To build the server, agent, and the dashboard frontend in one go:

bazel build //...

Running​

You can run directly through Bazel without copying binaries around:

bazel run //cmd/patchbase-server -- serve
bazel run //cmd/patchbase-server -- migrate

Development workflow​

For a development setup with hot-reload and a local database, see the development setup guide.