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Anubis hosting puts a browser proof-of-work check in front of your website on a domain you control. Deploy Anubis v1.27.0 as a self-hosted bot protection proxy: xCloud runs the official image, generates the Ed25519 signing key, serves it over HTTPS and forwards visitors to your origin once they pass, so the check sits in front of your site without you assembling the proxy, the key or the certificate.

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What is Anubis?

Self-hosted Anubis is a bot protection proxy. Its README calls it a Web AI Firewall Utility that weighs your connection with one or more challenges to protect upstream resources from scraper bots, and says it is built to be as lightweight as possible. It issues a browser proof-of-work challenge before forwarding HTTP traffic to your origin. It suits sites where the challenge should run on their own server rather than through a third-party challenge service.

On xCloud the template runs the official ghcr.io/techarohq/anubis v1.27.0 image as a single container pinned by immutable digest, with a generated Ed25519 signing key and the origin URL and hostname you enter. It has no admin account, dashboard or volume. Under the default policy only clients that identify as browsers are challenged, so curl and API clients pass through.

From Sign-Up to a Protected Site In Just 3 Easy Steps

Running Anubis yourself means pulling the image, generating a signing key, wiring the origin and Host header, and putting a domain and certificate in front of it. This is the same result without assembling any of it.

Step 01
Sign Up
Create your xCloud account, pick Anubis from the OneClick catalog and choose the domain visitors will use. Enter the Protected origin URL and its hostname.
Step 02
We Deploy It For You
One click. We start the pinned Anubis container, generate its Ed25519 signing key, keep the metrics port unpublished and publish the challenge service over HTTPS on your domain.
Step 03
Open Your Domain
Visit your domain in a browser. Anubis shows its short "Making sure you're not a bot" check, then forwards you to your protected origin with the hostname you entered.

Everything Anubis Does, On Your Own Server

A challenge proxy in front of one origin, configured once and read on every start.

Proof-Of-Work Browser Challenge
Visitors using a browser complete a short challenge before any request is forwarded to your origin.
Reverse Proxy To Your Origin
After a passed check, requests are forwarded to the origin URL you entered, with your origin hostname sent as the Host header and TLS name.
Persistent Signing Key
A generated Ed25519 key signs challenge cookies and tokens, so visitors who already passed are not challenged again after a restart.
Default Bot Policy Included
The image's embedded default policy applies from first start; browsers are challenged and clients that do not identify as a browser are let through.
Redirects Limited To Your Domain
REDIRECT_DOMAINS is set to your site's domain, so Anubis only redirects back to itself after a check.
Health Probe Built In
The official anubis --healthcheck probe watches the container on an unpublished metrics port, so the check never depends on your origin.

Everything You Need To Run Your Bot Check 24/7

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

Anubis v1.27.0 deployed instantly
Official image pinned by digest
Signing key generated for you
Metrics port kept private
Free SSL certificate
Server backups and snapshots
Server security updates included
30+ server locations
Unused balance refunded

What You Can Do With Anubis

Put a check in front of a public site
Point Anubis at your website's URL so browser visitors complete a short challenge before their requests are forwarded.
Shield a service you self-host
Front an application you run elsewhere with a challenge page on its own domain, without changing the application.
Keep passed checks across restarts
The generated signing key is stored in the environment, so visitors who passed are not asked again when the container restarts.
Serve the challenge from your own domain
Run the check on a domain you control, with HTTPS, instead of relying on a third party's hosted challenge page.

Anubis Screenshots

Anubis v1.27.0 serving its "Making sure you're not a bot" challenge page from an xCloud install

Anubis vs Alternatives

Cloudflare Turnstile: Compared with Cloudflare Turnstile, Anubis is a self-hosted proxy in front of your origin, running on your own Cloud VPS with your own signing key and no widget to embed in your pages.
CrowdSec: CrowdSec has its own xCloud template. Anubis takes a different approach: it challenges the browser in front of one origin before forwarding, per its README.
BunkerWeb: BunkerWeb has its own xCloud template. Anubis is deliberately narrow: one proof-of-work challenge and a reverse proxy to your origin, with no admin dashboard to run.
Doing nothing at the edge: Leaving traffic unfiltered keeps setup at zero, but every automated request reaches your application. Anubis adds one challenge in front, at the cost of one more hop.

Simple Pricing. Everything Included.

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

Cloud VPS 6 GB

Cloud VPS 16 GB

More headroom if Anubis shares the server with several other apps.

$59.99per month

16 GB RAM
6 vCPU cores
200 GB NVMe SSD
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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. Anubis itself is licensed by its maintainers under MIT.

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

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Deploy faster using an xCloud Managed Server built with optimized stacks and high-speed SSDs.
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Protect your infrastructure with a free SSL certificate and more advanced security features at no additional cost.
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Frequently Asked Questions

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

How much RAM does Anubis need?

Anubis needs one core, 256 MB of RAM and 1 GB of disk per the manifest, and a verify run measured Anubis idling at about 13 MiB. The 6 GB tier sold here is the smallest Cloud VPS in the OneClick family, so memory is never the constraint.

Is Anubis free and open source?

Yes. Anubis is MIT licensed, per the LICENSE file at the v1.27.0 tag, so the code is free to run. What xCloud bills is the dedicated Cloud VPS, while the signing key and configuration that protect your site stay in your own environment.

Can you run Anubis with Docker?

Yes, and this is Anubis Docker hosting prepared for you: the template runs the official ghcr.io/techarohq/anubis v1.27.0 image as one container, pinned by immutable digest, with your origin URL and hostname as install fields and HTTPS in front on your domain. There is no volume or compose file to write.

Does Anubis block curl and API clients?

Not under the default policy. Browsers are challenged, while clients that do not identify as a browser, such as curl, scripts and API clients, are let through. Do not treat it as a guarantee against all bots or scrapers; it filters clients that present as browsers.

Can Anubis protect another app on the same server?

Not by name or 127.0.0.1. The install runs on its own isolated network, so the origin must be reachable over the network from the container, typically through a public URL. Enter that URL and its hostname in the two install fields.

Can visitors bypass Anubis by going to the origin directly?

Yes, if the origin is also publicly reachable. Anubis filters only traffic that arrives through its own domain, so restrict the origin to accept requests from the Anubis server, or keep it on a hostname that visitors never see.

Does Anubis work behind Cloudflare?

Yes, with no extra setting. The server passes Anubis the real visitor IP, so a passed check holds across Cloudflare edges. Leave CUSTOM_REAL_IP_HEADER unset. If you change TARGET later, also set TARGET_HOST and TARGET_SNI to the new origin hostname.

Is there an admin login for Anubis?

No. There is no administrator user, default password, dashboard or in-app settings screen. Settings are read from the site's Environment on every start, so edit them there and Save & Redeploy. Access control is the challenge plus whatever your origin requires.

What should I back up on an Anubis server?

A backup is the generated ED25519_PRIVATE_KEY_HEX from the Environment configuration. The default store is in memory, so there is no application data volume to copy. Replacing the key makes every visitor pass the check again, which is harmless but visible.

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How do I upgrade Anubis?

Nothing upgrades it for you: the image is pinned to v1.27.0 by immutable digest. When a newer template version is published, back up the Environment with its signing key, read the upstream release notes and adopt that version, keeping the same key so passed visitors are not challenged again.

Is this Anubis cloud hosting?

It is your own Anubis on a dedicated Cloud VPS that xCloud provisions, not a shared challenge service. The container, the signing key and the origin settings belong to your install, and the challenge page is served over HTTPS on your domain.

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.