Alarik Hosting Live In 5 Minutes

Run a self-hosted, S3-compatible object store that gives your applications and backup tools a private S3 endpoint over managed HTTPS, with no external database to run. xCloud configures the pinned Alarik image, the Caddy gateway in front of it, generated admin and S3 credentials, persistent storage and the domain in minutes.

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From Sign-Up to a Live S3 Endpoint In Just 3 Easy Steps

Self-hosting an S3-compatible store normally means a container, a gateway for large uploads, generated keys, a domain and a certificate before a single object is stored. This is the same result without assembling any of it by hand.

Step 01
Sign Up
Create your xCloud account and pick Alarik from the OneClick catalog. Select a domain, and optionally set the administrator username — it defaults to alarik.
Step 02
We Deploy It For You
One click. We bring up the pinned Alarik 1.0.0-beta-16 image behind a small pinned Caddy gateway — the only published port — generate the administrator password and an S3 access/secret key pair, create a starter bucket named data, mount alarik_storage, and publish it over HTTPS on your domain.
Step 03
Point An S3 Client At It
Save the administrator password and S3 keys shown in your xCloud credential panel, then point any S3 client at the HTTPS domain with path-style addressing. List the data bucket, then create buckets and upload objects with your usual S3 tooling.

Everything Alarik Does, On Your Own Server

Alarik runs in full here — the same S3 API surface as any hosted object store, on infrastructure you control.

Full S3 API Compatibility
Multipart uploads, bucket versioning, presigned URLs, bucket policies, lifecycle rules and SigV4 authentication, reachable with path-style addressing from existing S3 clients and SDKs.
A Target For Assets And Backups
Point application assets, user uploads and any backup tool that speaks S3 straight at your own endpoint.
No External Database
Buckets, users, keys and policies live in Alarik's own storage — there is nothing else to provision or keep in sync.
Ready On First Start
A starter bucket named data, an administrator account and an S3 access key pair are generated for you the moment the server comes up.
Sign-Up Closed By Default
Public account creation is turned off, so the API is not an open signup surface for anyone who finds the domain.
Objects Survive A Restart
Objects, buckets and keys persist on the storage volume; a restart read every stored object back byte-identical in verification.

Everything You Need To Run Your S3 Endpoint 24/7

Managed hosting for Alarik, so the parts that keep it online are not your problem.

Alarik 1.0.0-beta-16 deployed instantly
Official pinned image digest
S3 access and secret keys generated for you
Alarik not directly published — gateway only
Free SSL certificate
Server backups and snapshots
Server security updates included
30+ server locations
Unused balance refunded

Simple Pricing. Everything Included.

Dedicated Cloud VPS sizes, pre-configured for Alarik and its gateway. Pick the one that fits, and resize any time.

Cloud VPS 6 GB

Cloud VPS 16 GB

More buckets, more objects, heavier upload traffic.

$59.99per month

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

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Cloud VPS 24 GB

Alarik alongside a whole self-hosted storage stack.

$84.99per month

24 GB RAM
8 vCPU cores
300 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. Alarik itself is free under the Apache License 2.0.

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Priced per connected server, so your rate adjusts automatically as you add or remove servers. You pay your own provider for the server itself.

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Ready To Own Your S3 Endpoint?

Alarik hosting on xCloud runs on a dedicated Cloud VPS that we provision, patch, monitor and restore. Deploy faster. Own the server. Stay in control.

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.

What makes Alarik different from other S3-compatible stores?

Alarik is a Swift-based, Apache 2.0 licensed object store that upstream positions as a transparent, community-driven alternative, with no external database to operate. This template deploys version 1.0.0-beta-16.

Is Alarik free?

Yes. Alarik is free and open source under the Apache License 2.0. xCloud charges for the managed server it runs on, not for Alarik itself.

Can I self-host Alarik with this template?

Yes — that is exactly what this template deploys. It brings up the pinned Alarik image behind a small Caddy gateway, generates administrator and S3 credentials, and publishes it over HTTPS on your domain in a few minutes instead of assembled by hand.

How do I sign in?

Use the S3 access and secret key from the installation credentials with any S3 client. The administrator username and password are shown alongside them for the parts of Alarik that use them.

What runs alongside Alarik?

A small Caddy gateway that fronts the S3 port and keeps large uploads and multipart uploads working through the xCloud proxy. There is no database sidecar.

Does it include the web console?

No. This install serves the S3 API only. Upstream's separate web console needs a second hostname and is not included here.

What does xCloud configure automatically?

The pinned Alarik image and Caddy gateway, the administrator password, an S3 access/secret key pair, a starter bucket named data, the alarik_storage volume, and HTTPS on your domain. Anonymous requests are rejected (403) from first boot.

What should I back up?

The alarik_storage volume — upstream names Storage/ as the only thing to back up — together with the stable environment values. Objects, buckets and keys all live there.

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What are the server requirements?

The template manifest asks for 1 CPU core, 1024 MB of RAM and 10 GB of disk as a floor. Measured idle use in QA was around 93 MiB for Alarik and 13 MiB for the gateway. This page sells the 6 GB tier, well above that floor.

Can I change the administrator username, password or S3 keys later?

Not by editing them after the fact. The administrator username and password, the access and secret keys, and the starter bucket are applied only on the first start against an empty data volume — changing the values afterward does not rotate them.

Does xCloud automatically back up or update Alarik?

No. The template pins Alarik by immutable digest; a catalog re-sync affects new installations only. This is a beta release — read upstream's release notes and take a backup before bumping the readable tag and digest together.

Is xCloud officially partnered with Alarik?

No. No official partnership or endorsement between xCloud and Alarik has been verified. This is a deployment and server-management option for the open-source Alarik project.

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.