Affine Pro Hosting Live In 5 Minutes

Affine Pro hosting on xCloud gives your team a self-hosted docs and whiteboard workspace built on AFFiNE, on a server you control. Deploy Affine Pro from the OneClick catalog and xCloud starts the pinned image beside PostgreSQL with pgvector and Redis, creates your administrator from the email and password you provide, mounts four persistent volumes, publishes it over HTTPS and leaves public sign-up off.

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What is Affine Pro?

AFFiNE is described in its README as a privacy-focused, local-first, open-source and ready-to-use alternative for Notion and Miro: one platform where docs, canvas and tables are merged. Self-hosted Affine Pro, built on AFFiNE, is a self-hosted docs and whiteboard workspace that supports real-time sync and collaboration. Licensing is mixed: the desktop and client code is MIT, but the server in this image is the AFFiNE Enterprise Edition, whose production use is subject to the subscription terms at affine.pro.

On xCloud this template deploys AFFiNE 0.27.4 as the official image, pinned by digest, with PostgreSQL with pgvector and Redis 7.4. Four volumes hold blobs, configuration, the database and Redis data, and HTTPS is on your domain. The administrator is created at install, public sign-up starts disabled, and no mail server is configured.

From Sign-Up to a Live Affine Pro In Just 3 Easy Steps

Running AFFiNE yourself means the app, PostgreSQL, Redis, four volumes, an admin account, a domain and a certificate before the first doc. Here the install form asks only for an admin email and password.

Step 01
Sign Up
Create your xCloud account and pick Affine Pro from the OneClick catalog. Choose your domain and server, then enter the admin email; the password is generated at 24 characters unless you replace it.
Step 02
We Deploy It For You
One click. We start AFFiNE 0.27.4 with PostgreSQL with pgvector and Redis 7.4, all pinned by digest, mount affine_storage, affine_config, affine_postgres and affine_redis, run the migrations and create the administrator.
Step 03
Sign In And Create A Workspace
Open your HTTPS URL, sign in with the admin email and password, and create a workspace. First boot takes a few minutes. Sign-up starts disabled, and mail is not configured, so set MAILER values before inviting people.

Everything Affine Pro Does, On Your Own Server

This template runs the AFFiNE server with PostgreSQL and Redis, and leaves the optional search indexer off, matching the official self-host compose.

Docs, Canvas And Tables
AFFiNE's README describes docs, canvas and tables hyper-merged in one platform, so writing, drawing and planning happen in the same workspace.
Local-First By Design
Upstream describes a local-first idea where you always own your data on your disk, with real-time sync and collaboration on web and cross-platform clients.
Closed Sign-Up
Public sign-up starts disabled through a config file written on first start, so only the administrator and people you add can sign in. Re-enable it in Admin if you want open registration.
PostgreSQL With pgvector
The workspace database runs as PostgreSQL 16 with pgvector on a private network, with generated credentials and its own volume.
Redis For Sync
Redis 7.4 with append-only persistence and a generated password sits beside the app on the private network and has no published port.
Four Persistent Volumes
Uploaded blobs, configuration, the database and Redis data each live on a named volume, so workspaces survive a restart or redeploy.

Everything You Need To Run Your Affine Pro 24/7

Dedicated server hosting for Affine Pro, so the machine under it is not your problem.

AFFiNE 0.27.4 deployed instantly
Images pinned by immutable digest
Admin created at install
Sign-up closed by default
Free SSL certificate
Docker app backups you schedule
30+ server locations
Unused balance refunded

What You Can Do With Affine Pro

Write and sketch in one workspace
A small team keeps meeting notes, specs and quick diagrams in the same AFFiNE workspace, switching between doc and whiteboard views without moving content between tools.
Keep a private team workspace on your own server
A company hosts its docs on a server it rents, with sign-up closed and the administrator adding people, instead of a hosted workspace service.
Plan a project on a shared canvas
A product team lays out a roadmap on the canvas, links it to docs, and edits together in real time from the browser.
Evaluate AFFiNE before a wider rollout
A team tries the self-hosted server for a pilot, reads the Enterprise Edition terms at affine.pro, and decides on licensing before putting production use on it.

Affine Pro vs Alternatives

Notion: AFFiNE's own README calls it an alternative to Notion and Miro, and on xCloud it runs on a server you rent. This page makes no feature-parity claim.
Miro: AFFiNE's README names Miro alongside Notion. AFFiNE combines a canvas with docs and tables in one workspace, and here the data sits on PostgreSQL and volumes you control.
AppFlowy: AppFlowy is a separate workspace project and a different server. Choose this template when you want AFFiNE's merged docs and canvas, and check the Enterprise Edition terms first.
Docmost: Docmost has its own OneClick page. Choose Affine Pro when you want a whiteboard canvas and tables beside docs in one AFFiNE workspace.

Simple Pricing. Everything Included.

Dedicated Cloud VPS sizes, pre-configured for Affine Pro hosting. Pick the one that fits, and resize any time.

Cloud VPS 6 GB

Cloud VPS 16 GB

More editors, blobs and headroom for growth.

$59.99per month

16 GB RAM
6 vCPU cores
200 GB NVMe SSD
30 TB
Unlimited

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Every size is a dedicated Cloud VPS we provision, patch, monitor and restore. Billed monthly with no lock-in — delete the server and the unused balance comes back to your account. The server in this image is AFFiNE Enterprise Edition; read its terms at affine.pro.

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Ready To Run Your Own Docs Workspace?

Affine Pro on xCloud runs on a dedicated Cloud VPS that we provision, patch, monitor and restore, with the data left in your hands.

Fast Provisioning
Deploy faster using an xCloud Managed Server built with optimized stacks and high-speed SSDs.
Enterprise-grade security
Protect your infrastructure with a free SSL certificate and more advanced security features at no additional cost.
Intuitive Control Panel
From Server creation to application deployment, everything can be managed from our intuitive control panel.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Feel free to contact us with any questions or concerns you may have.

Is AFFiNE free to self-host?

Not unconditionally. The desktop and client code is MIT, but the server in this image is AFFiNE Enterprise Edition, and production use is subject to the subscription terms at affine.pro. Read those terms before relying on it. xCloud bills only for the Cloud VPS.

Can you self-host AFFiNE with Docker?

Yes, and this Affine Pro Docker hosting template does it for you: the official ghcr.io/toeverything/affine image, pgvector PostgreSQL and Redis, all pinned by digest, run under Docker Compose on your Cloud VPS, not in an Affine Pro cloud account, with HTTPS in front of port 3010.

How much RAM does AFFiNE need?

The template manifest asks for 1024 MB of RAM, 2 CPU cores and 10 GB of disk as a floor, covering the app, PostgreSQL and Redis. Larger workspaces, uploads and more simultaneous editors need more. The 6 GB tier sold here leaves room to grow.

Is AFFiNE an alternative to Notion?

Its own README calls it a privacy-focused, local-first, open-source alternative for Notion and Miro, merging docs, canvas and tables. This page makes no feature-parity claim, so test your own workflow on a pilot workspace first.

Can anyone sign up to my AFFiNE server?

No, not by default. Public sign-up starts disabled: the template writes a config with signup off on first start. The administrator is created at install. You can re-enable registration in Admin, and values in the config file override environment variables.

How do I invite users to AFFiNE?

Add them as the administrator, but note that no mail server is configured, so invites, password resets and email verification need the MAILER_HOST, MAILER_PORT, MAILER_USER, MAILER_PASSWORD and MAILER_SENDER keys, all filled together in the Environment editor, then a redeploy.

How do I back up AFFiNE?

Include all four volumes in one backup: affine_postgres (workspaces), affine_storage (uploaded blobs), affine_config (configuration, including the server key created on first boot) and affine_redis. Use a PostgreSQL dump for consistency, store copies off the server, and test a restore.

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How do I upgrade AFFiNE?

Upgrades are not automatic. The template pins AFFiNE 0.27.4, pgvector PostgreSQL 16 and Redis 7.4.11 by immutable digest, and a catalog change never reaches existing installs. Back up all four volumes, read the upstream release notes, then adopt a newer xCloud template version on your own schedule.

How do I sign in the first time?

Use the admin email you entered and the password from the credentials panel; the administrator is created automatically on first boot, which runs migrations and can take a few minutes. Change the password inside AFFiNE afterwards, because editing the environment value later does not change the account.

What runs alongside AFFiNE?

PostgreSQL 16 with pgvector and Redis 7.4, both on the install's private network with generated passwords and no host ports, plus a one-shot bootstrap container that creates the administrator. The optional search indexer is left off, matching the official self-host compose.

Why does the database password in credentials matter?

PostgreSQL and Redis apply their generated passwords only on first boot, so editing them in the environment later breaks the connection. To rotate the database password, run ALTER USER inside PostgreSQL first, then set the same value in the environment and redeploy.

Can I cancel anytime?

Yes. There is no lock-in — cancel any time. Hosting is billed monthly and charged for what you actually use, so when you delete the server the unused balance is refunded to your account, less up to 10% in payment-processing fees.