Anchor Hosting Live In 5 Minutes

Anchor hosting on xCloud gives you a self-hosted note-taking app that works offline and syncs when you reconnect. Deploy Anchor notes from the OneClick catalog and xCloud starts the pinned single container with its embedded PostgreSQL database, generates the secrets, mounts the anchor_data volume and serves the app over HTTPS on your domain. You register the first account yourself, and it becomes the administrator.

Deploy your Anchor

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What is Anchor?

Anchor is an offline first, self hostable note taking application, so self-hosted Anchor notes live on a server you control. It focuses on speed, privacy and simplicity: notes are stored locally, editable offline and synced across devices when online. Its README lists a rich text editor, tags, image and audio attachments, note sharing, version history, reminders, Markdown import and export, an admin panel and OIDC sign-in. It is licensed under AGPL-3.0.

On xCloud this template deploys Anchor 0.17.2 as one container, pinned by digest, that runs the web interface, the API and an embedded PostgreSQL database; there is no separate database service. The anchor_data volume holds the database files, attachments and profile pictures, HTTPS is provided on your domain, and xCloud generates the JWT secret and database password. Sign-up is open until you change Registration Mode.

From Sign-Up to a Live Anchor Install In Just 3 Easy Steps

Self-hosting a notes app normally means a database, a domain and a certificate before a single note can be saved. This is the same result without assembling any of it.

Step 01
Sign Up
Choose Anchor from the xCloud OneClick catalog and select a domain. There are no extra fields — xCloud generates the secrets.
Step 02
We Deploy It For You
One click. We bring up the pinned Anchor 0.17.2 image — web interface, API and embedded PostgreSQL in one container — run first-start migrations, and publish the app over HTTPS on your domain.
Step 03
Register Your Admin Account Right Away
Open the HTTPS Anchor URL and register immediately — the first account becomes the administrator. In Admin Settings, set Registration Mode to Require Review or Disabled if the instance is only for you or your team.

Everything Anchor Does, On Your Own Server

Anchor runs in full here — the same offline-first note-taking tooling as any hosted knowledge base, on infrastructure you control.

Rich Text Notes With Tags
A rich text editor with tags for personal or team notes.
Attachments, Sharing And Version History
Add image and audio attachments, share notes with others, keep version history, and set reminders.
Optional OpenID Connect Sign-In
Teams with an identity provider can configure OpenID Connect sign-in instead of local accounts.
One Container, Embedded PostgreSQL
Nothing else to run or maintain — the database is embedded in the same container as the app.
Pinned By Immutable Digest
Anchor 0.17.2 is pinned by immutable image digest for a repeatable install.
Notes Survive A Restart
Notes and the embedded database live on the anchor_data volume and survive a container restart — verified by reading a note and its tag back after restart and re-login.

Everything You Need To Run Your Notes 24/7

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

Anchor 0.17.2 deployed instantly
Single container with embedded PostgreSQL
Generated secrets at install
Optional OpenID Connect sign-in support
Free SSL certificate
Server backups and snapshots
Server security updates included
30+ server locations
Unused balance refunded

What You Can Do With Anchor

Write in an offline-first note app anywhere
Someone who takes notes on a train or in a basement keeps editing without a connection. Notes are stored locally and sync to your own Anchor server the next time the device is online.
Share notes with a teammate as viewer or editor
A small team shares a meeting note or checklist from their own Anchor server. Each person has an account, and the owner decides whether another user can only read the note or edit it too.
Move notes in and out as Markdown
Someone switching from another notes tool imports plain Markdown notes into Anchor, and can export them again or take a full library backup from Settings, keeping the data portable.
Run a private notes service for your team
An administrator sets Registration Mode to Require Review or Disabled, manages users in the admin panel, and can connect an OpenID Connect provider so a team signs in with its existing identity.

Anchor vs Alternatives

Google Keep: Google Keep is a hosted notes service. Anchor is open source under AGPL-3.0, and on xCloud the notes, attachments and embedded database sit on the anchor_data volume of a server you rent, not in a third-party account.
Standard Notes: Standard Notes is a separate notes product. Anchor's own README lists offline-first editing, sharing with viewer or editor roles, version history and OIDC sign-in, which is what this template runs as one container.
Memos: Memos is another self-hosted notes app with its own OneClick page, so it is a different server and interface. Choose this template when you want Anchor's offline-first sync and its mobile app.
Flatnotes: Flatnotes is another self-hosted notes app with its own OneClick page and its own interface. Choose this template for Anchor's tags, attachments, sharing and reminders, backed by its embedded PostgreSQL.

Simple Pricing. Everything Included.

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

Cloud VPS 6 GB

Cloud VPS 16 GB

More users, more attachments.

$59.99per month

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

Anchor 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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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. Anchor itself is AGPL-3.0 licensed software, separate from the server it runs on.

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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.

Self-managed hosting

Ready To Own Your Notes?

Anchor 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.

Can you self-host Anchor?

Yes, and this Anchor notes Docker hosting template does it for you: one pinned container with the web interface, API and embedded PostgreSQL, HTTPS on your domain and the anchor_data volume. Your notes live on your own server, not in an Anchor notes cloud account.

Does Anchor work offline?

Yes. Anchor is offline first: notes are stored locally, all edits work without a connection, and changes sync across your devices when they are online again. The server this template deploys is what the devices sync with, so keep it reachable over HTTPS.

Is Anchor notes open source?

Yes. Anchor is released under the AGPL-3.0 licence, and the licence file is linked from this page at the pinned 0.17.2 tag. The xCloud bill covers the dedicated server beneath it, which is a separate matter from the app's own licence.

Does Anchor support Markdown import and export?

Yes. Its README lists Import & Export, so you can back up your full library or move notes in and out as plain Markdown. In the app it lives under Settings > Export & Import, which also produces a .zip backup of your Anchor notes.

Can I share notes in Anchor with other people?

Yes. Anchor lets you share a note with other users as a viewer or an editor, and notes stay private to their owner unless shared. Note that profile pictures are served without sign-in, to anyone who knows the address, while note attachments are not.

Does Anchor support single sign-on with OIDC?

Yes, optionally. OpenID Connect sign-in is off until you uncomment the OIDC_ lines in the environment editor and redeploy. Register https://YOUR-DOMAIN/api/auth/oidc/callback with your provider; the mobile app uses anchor://oidc/callback as a public client. Local accounts keep working unless you disable internal auth.

Is there an Anchor Android app?

Upstream has a mobile app, and its README lists an Android home screen widget; this page does not promise iOS. The template notes that after a domain change you must point the mobile app at the new address, so keep one domain.

How do I back up my Anchor notes?

Anchor has no built-in backups. Use Settings > Export & Import for an app-level .zip export, and back up the anchor_data volume as one unit, because the database and uploads share it. Run a single container against that volume and test a restore.

Backups in xCloud

Is sign-up open to anyone who finds the URL?

Yes, by default, and the first account registered becomes the administrator, so register right after install. Sign-up stays open until you set Registration Mode to Require Review or Disabled in Admin Settings. Restrict access with a firewall if the instance is private.

Configure firewall management

What are the server requirements?

Anchor's manifest floor is 2 GB of disk, one CPU core and 512 MB of RAM, which covers the app plus its embedded PostgreSQL. This page sells the 6 GB tier, which leaves ample room for attachments and more users.

How do I upgrade Anchor?

Upgrades are not automatic. The template pins Anchor 0.17.2 by immutable digest and existing installs stay on it. Read the upstream release notes, back up anchor_data, then bump the readable tag and digest together. Never change PG_PASSWORD after first start; changing JWT_SECRET signs everyone out.

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.