Apache Guacamole Hosting Live In 5 Minutes

Deploy Apache Guacamole hosting and give your team browser access to its RDP, VNC and SSH machines on your own domain. xCloud runs the pinned Apache Guacamole 1.6.0 web app and guacd with a private PostgreSQL 15.14 database, replaces upstream's public default admin password with a unique generated one, mounts persistent volumes and publishes the console over HTTPS in minutes.

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What is Apache Guacamole?

Apache Guacamole is an open-source, clientless remote desktop gateway. It speaks RDP, VNC and SSH on the server side and renders each session in the browser over HTML5, so people reach their machines without installing a client.

A web application handles sign-in and the connection list, while a separate daemon, guacd, opens the actual connections. Here, users, permissions and connection definitions live in a PostgreSQL database.

From Sign-Up to Your First Connection In Just 3 Easy Steps

A Guacamole stack normally means a web app, the guacd daemon, a PostgreSQL database with its schema loaded, an admin password change, a domain and a certificate before the first session. This is the same result without assembling any of it.

Step 01
Sign Up
Create your xCloud account and pick Apache Guacamole from the OneClick catalog. Choose your domain and target server — there are no extra fields to fill in.
Step 02
We Deploy It For You
One click. We bring up the Guacamole web app, guacd and a private PostgreSQL 15.14 database, all official images pinned by immutable digest, with guacd and PostgreSQL kept off the public internet. The guacamole_postgres_data and guacamole_initdb volumes are mounted, a unique admin password is generated, and the console is published over HTTPS.
Step 03
Add Your First Connection
Save the generated admin password from your protected installation credentials, open the HTTPS URL and sign in as guacadmin. Then open Settings > Connections and add your first RDP, VNC or SSH connection to a machine you already run.

Everything Apache Guacamole Does, On Your Own Server

A clientless remote desktop gateway on your own domain, with its users and connections stored in a database you own.

Clientless Remote Access
Guacamole renders RDP, VNC and SSH sessions in the browser, so nothing has to be installed on the device you connect from.
Windows, Linux And VNC Machines
Add connections to Windows desktops over RDP, to Linux or VNC hosts, and to terminals over SSH from the same Connections screen.
Per-User And Per-Group Permissions
Restrict each connection to the users and groups who need it, and use a least-privilege account for daily work.
Connection History
Review connection history from the Guacamole interface when you need to see who connected and when.
Generated Admin Password
Upstream's public default guacadmin password is replaced with a unique generated one before the web service starts, and QA confirmed the default is rejected.
PostgreSQL-Backed Storage
Users, permissions, connection definitions and history are stored in a private PostgreSQL database that survived a restart and a full redeploy in QA.

Everything You Need To Run Your Remote Access Gateway 24/7

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

Apache Guacamole 1.6.0 deployed instantly
Official images pinned by digest
Unique admin password generated for you
guacd and PostgreSQL kept private
Free SSL certificate
Server backups and snapshots
Server security updates included
30+ server locations
Unused balance refunded

What You Can Do With Apache Guacamole

One front door to remote machines
Give the team a single authenticated HTTPS entry point instead of exposing RDP or SSH ports on each machine individually.
Reach Windows, Linux and VNC hosts from any browser
Open a desktop or terminal from a laptop, tablet or locked-down workstation with nothing to install.
Share access by user and group
Grant each person or group access only to the connections they need, with per-connection permissions.
Keep a record of who connected
Review connection history from the same console when you need to see how a machine was used.

Apache Guacamole Screenshots

Apache Guacamole after signing in as the guacadmin administrator

A saved Apache Guacamole connection still present after a redeploy

Apache Guacamole vs Alternatives

RustDesk: A remote desktop tool built around a client app on each side, with a self-hosted rendezvous and relay server; Guacamole needs no client, only a browser.
Microsoft Remote Desktop clients: A client installed on each device that connects straight to RDP hosts; Guacamole puts one browser gateway in front of them.
PuTTY and other SSH clients: Desktop SSH clients installed per machine, without a shared web console, user list or per-connection permissions.
TeamViewer: A hosted commercial remote-access service; Guacamole runs on a server you control.

Simple Pricing. Everything Included.

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

Cloud VPS 6 GB

Cloud VPS 16 GB

More headroom if Guacamole sits alongside other admin tools.

$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. Apache Guacamole itself is licensed by the Apache Software Foundation under Apache-2.0.

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Apache Guacamole 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.

Do I need a client to connect?

No. Guacamole renders RDP, VNC and SSH sessions in the browser.

How do I sign in the first time?

Use guacadmin and the generated password shown in your protected installation credentials. Upstream's public default password is replaced before the web service starts, and QA confirmed the default is rejected.

What runs alongside Apache Guacamole?

guacd, the connection daemon, and a PostgreSQL 15.14 database. Both are private to the app network and have no host ports.

Does it include a remote desktop to connect to?

No. The template does not bundle a remote desktop server. You add connections to machines you already run, and they must be reachable from the Guacamole container network.

Is session recording enabled?

No. The template does not enable session recording. Guacamole keeps connection history, which you can review in the interface.

How do I change the admin password?

From Guacamole's own user settings. Do not change ADMIN_PASSWORD in the Environment editor after installation. QA confirmed a password changed in the Guacamole interface is not reverted by a redeploy.

How do I give people limited access?

Create a dedicated least-privilege account for daily work and restrict each connection to the users and groups who need it.

What should I back up?

The guacamole_postgres_data volume, which holds users, permissions, connections and history, together with the generated database credential. The guacamole_initdb volume holds schema files copied from the image and can be regenerated.

Backups in xCloud

What survives a restart?

Users, permissions and connection definitions in guacamole_postgres_data. In QA they survived a container Restart and a full redeploy.

Does xCloud automatically back up or update Apache Guacamole?

No. The template pins Apache Guacamole 1.6.0 by immutable digest; new installations use the pinned release and existing sites are not automatically upgraded. Guacamole database upgrades can require ordered SQL migrations, so take a verified PostgreSQL backup, read the upstream release notes, then bump the readable tag and digest together on your own schedule. Server-level backups and snapshots are available on every Cloud VPS.

What are the server requirements, and why does this page sell 6 GB?

The template's baseline asks for 1 CPU core, 2048 MB of RAM and 10 GB of disk; measured idle use in QA was about 275 MiB. This page sells the 6 GB tier as the entry rung, with real headroom above that baseline.

Is xCloud officially partnered with Apache Guacamole?

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