Ampache Hosting Live In 5 Minutes

Stream your personal music collection from anywhere. xCloud brings up the pinned Ampache 8.1.0 image with a private MariaDB 11.4 database, creates your administrator account, and puts it behind managed HTTPS on your own domain with persistent storage for your library.

  • No terminal
  • No technical skills needed
  • No lock-in, cancel anytime

From Sign-Up to a Live Ampache Server In Just 3 Easy Steps

Self-hosting Ampache normally means a database, a domain, a certificate and an admin bootstrap step before the first track ever plays. This is the same result without assembling any of it.

  1. Step 01

    Sign Up

    Create your xCloud account and pick Ampache from the OneClick catalog. Enter a domain and your administrator username and email.

  2. Step 02

    We Deploy It For You

    One click. We bring up the pinned Ampache 8.1.0 image with MariaDB 11.4, generate your administrator password, and publish it over HTTPS on your domain.

  3. Step 03

    Add Your Library

    Sign in as the administrator, change the password immediately, then copy your music into /media and add a catalog pointing at it.

Everything Ampache Does, On Your Own Server

Ampache runs in full here — streaming, catalogs and API access, on infrastructure you control.

  • Stream From Any Browser

    Stream your own music library from a browser on almost any internet-connected device.

  • Catalogs And Playlists

    Organise playback with catalogs and playlists built automatically from your files' embedded tags.

  • Ampache And Subsonic APIs

    Connect compatible mobile and desktop players through either API — Subsonic now includes full folder browsing in 8.1.0.

  • Proof-Of-Work Bot Checks

    Optional proof-of-work challenges, new in 8.1.0, slow bots on registration and download endpoints.

  • No Public Sign-Up

    Only accounts the administrator creates can sign in — the web installer is locked after first boot.

  • Survives A Restart

    Catalogs, playlists, settings and music files are kept on persistent volumes and survived an xCloud Restart in QA.

Everything You Need To Run Your Music Server 24/7

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

  • Ampache 8.1.0 deployed instantly
  • Administrator account created for you
  • Free SSL certificate
  • Automatic server backups
  • Security updates included
  • 30+ server locations
  • Unused balance refunded

Simple Pricing. Everything Included.

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

Cloud VPS 6 GB

Most popular

One Ampache server, comfortably above the template floor.

$24.99per month

  • 6 GB RAM
  • 4 vCPU cores
  • 100 GB NVMe SSD
  • 30 TB
  • Unlimited
Get started

Cloud VPS 16 GB

A large library and more concurrent listeners.

$59.99per month

  • 16 GB RAM
  • 6 vCPU cores
  • 200 GB NVMe SSD
  • 30 TB
  • Unlimited
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Cloud VPS 24 GB

Ampache alongside a whole self-hosted stack.

$84.99per month

  • 24 GB RAM
  • 8 vCPU cores
  • 300 GB NVMe SSD
  • 30 TB
  • Unlimited
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Ampache is free and open source under AGPL-3.0; this is the managed server it runs on. The template manifest asks for 1 CPU core, 1024 MB of RAM and 10 GB of disk, sized for the music library. This page sells the 6 GB tier. Every size is a dedicated Cloud VPS we provision, patch, monitor and restore.

Already Have a Server? Bring Your Own

Connect any VPS — DigitalOcean, Vultr, Linode, AWS, Hetzner or bare metal — and deploy Ampache on it through the same panel, for a per-server management fee instead of a Cloud VPS rental.

Free

Start your journey without cost.

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  • 1 server
  • 10 sites
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Starter

Most popular

Your rate with 2–5 servers connected.

$5per server / month

  • 2–5 servers
  • Unlimited sites
  • All features included
  • Bring any VPS provider
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Professional

The same platform, discounted at 6–10 servers.

$4per server / month

  • 6–10 servers
  • Unlimited sites
  • All features included
  • Bring any VPS provider
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Agency

The same platform, discounted at 11+ servers.

$3per server / month

  • 11+ servers
  • Unlimited sites
  • All features included
  • Bring any VPS provider
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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.

Ready To Stream Your Own Music?

Ampache on xCloud runs on a dedicated Cloud VPS that we provision, patch, monitor and restore. Deploy faster. Own your library. Stay in control.

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Frequently Asked Questions

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

What makes Ampache different from a music streaming service?

It streams the collection you already own from your own server. Ampache presents an already organised library; it is not a tool for tagging or reorganising files. This template deploys Ampache 8.1.0.

How do I sign in?

Use the administrator username and password from the installation credentials on your HTTPS Ampache URL, then change the password immediately — the initial value was written to the container log on first boot.

Can I use a mobile app?

Yes, any player that supports the Ampache API or the Subsonic API can connect to your server's URL, including full folder browsing on Subsonic in 8.1.0.

What runs alongside Ampache?

A private MariaDB 11.4 database on the internal application network. It has no public port.

What should I back up?

All four volumes: ampache_config, ampache_media, ampache_db and ampache_mysql_config, backed up together with services stopped or an application-consistent snapshot.

How big can uploads be?

Web uploads accept requests up to 1 GB. For a large library, copy files onto the server directly instead of uploading through the browser.

Can I change the administrator password later through the environment editor?

No. Administrator and database values in the Environment editor apply at first installation only. Change the password inside Ampache (or MariaDB credentials in MariaDB) directly, then keep the environment editor in sync.

What are the server requirements?

The template manifest asks for 1 CPU core, 1024 MB of RAM and 10 GB of disk — size the disk for your music collection. Measured idle use on QA was ~247 MiB. This page sells the 6 GB tier.

Does xCloud automatically update Ampache?

No. The image is pinned by immutable digest; a catalog re-sync affects new installations only. Change the readable tag and digest together after reading the release notes and checking the database migration path.

Is xCloud officially partnered with Ampache?

No. No official partnership or endorsement has been verified. This is a deployment and server-management option for the open-source Ampache project, not an official Ampache offering.

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.

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