ArchiveBox Hosting Live In 5 Minutes

ArchiveBox hosting on xCloud gives you a self-hosted web archive on your own domain. Deploy ArchiveBox in one click and xCloud brings up the pinned image with SQLite, a persistent archivebox_data volume, a generated administrator password and HTTPS. Add a public URL you are authorized to archive and keep HTML, PDF, screenshot and media snapshots that stay on a server you own.

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What is ArchiveBox?

Self-hosted ArchiveBox is an open-source tool to collect, save and view websites offline. You feed it URLs one at a time or in bulk, and it keeps snapshots in several formats, including HTML, PDF, PNG and WARC, and fetches media with yt-dlp. Upstream notes that Archive.org requires archives to be public, whereas ArchiveBox lets you archive privately. It can import from bookmark services such as Pocket and Pinboard, and it is MIT licensed.

On xCloud the template runs archivebox/archivebox 0.7.4, pinned by tag and immutable digest, with ArchiveBox's SQLite database, served through xCloud's nginx with HTTPS on your domain. Configuration, database, index, pages, screenshots, PDFs and media all live on one volume, archivebox_data. xCloud generates the administrator password. Anonymous access is disabled, and the optional Sonic search, browser and scheduler sidecars are not included.

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

Self-hosting ArchiveBox normally means containers, a database, a domain and a certificate before anything works. This is the same result without assembling any of it.

Step 01
Sign Up
Create your xCloud account and pick ArchiveBox from the OneClick catalog. Choose your domain and an administrator username — the password is generated for you.
Step 02
We Deploy It For You
One click. We bring up archivebox/archivebox 0.7.4, pinned by tag and immutable digest, with its SQLite database, mount the archivebox_data volume, generate the administrator password and publish it over HTTPS.
Step 03
Start Using It
Open your HTTPS URL, sign in with the generated administrator credentials, use Add to submit a public URL you are authorized to archive, then open the snapshot once extraction finishes.

Everything ArchiveBox Does, On Your Own Server

ArchiveBox runs here on its SQLite baseline, with every snapshot, index and media file on a volume you control.

Multi-Format Snapshots
Each URL is saved in several redundant formats: HTML, PDF, PNG screenshot and WARC, so a page can still be opened after the live site changes.
Media And Article Extraction
Video and audio links are fetched with yt-dlp and news articles are reduced to their body text, title, author and featured images.
Plain Folders On Disk
Archives use normal filesystem folders rather than a proprietary format, all inside the archivebox_data volume you own.
Bookmark And Feed Imports
Upstream imports from browser bookmarks and history, RSS feeds and bookmark services such as Pocket and Pinboard.
Private By Default
The template disables anonymous index, snapshot and URL-submission access, and leaves Archive.org submissions off by default.
SQLite, No Extra Services
This baseline uses ArchiveBox's supported SQLite database and leaves out the optional Sonic search, browser and scheduler sidecars.

Everything You Need To Run Your Service 24/7

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

ArchiveBox deployed instantly
Image pinned by tag and digest
Administrator password generated for you
Free SSL certificate
Server backups and snapshots
Server security updates included
30+ server locations
Unused balance refunded

What You Can Do With ArchiveBox

Preserve pages you quote or cite
Save a page as HTML, PDF and a screenshot before it changes or disappears. Upstream lists journalists, lawyers and researchers among the people who archive for fact-checking, evidence and collection.
Back up your browser bookmarks
Import bookmarks, browser history or an RSS feed so the pages behind them are kept as snapshots on your own disk, instead of leaving only dead links when a site goes offline.
Download media from video links
Submit a video or audio link and ArchiveBox fetches the media with its subtitles, description and thumbnail, using yt-dlp, and stores it alongside the page snapshot in the same folder.
Archive privately, not on Archive.org
Keep copies inside your own organisation. The template leaves submissions to Archive.org off by default and disables anonymous index and snapshot access, so only signed-in users see the archive.

ArchiveBox vs Alternatives

Pocket: Compared with Pocket, ArchiveBox is a bulk archiver rather than a reading app: it imports from Pocket and similar services, then preserves the pages as files you keep on your own volume.
Wayback Machine: The Wayback Machine is Archive.org's free central archive, where upstream notes archives must be public. ArchiveBox stores snapshots privately on your server and can save content Archive.org does not capture.
wallabag: Compared with wallabag, also on xCloud, ArchiveBox is aimed at preserving full snapshots in HTML, PDF, screenshot and media form rather than at a reading experience.
Linkwarden: Compared with Linkwarden, also on xCloud, ArchiveBox concentrates on capturing pages in durable formats such as WARC and PDF, with filesystem folders you can browse directly.

Ready To Own Your Setup?

ArchiveBox on xCloud runs on a dedicated Cloud VPS that we provision, patch, monitor and restore. Deploy faster. Own your data. 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.

How do I self-host ArchiveBox with Docker?

This template does it for you. ArchiveBox Docker hosting here means the archivebox/archivebox 0.7.4 image pinned by tag and digest, one named volume at /data, a generated administrator password and HTTPS on your domain, so you never touch a compose file or a proxy config.

What formats does ArchiveBox save?

Upstream lists HTML, PDF, PNG screenshots, WARC and SingleFile for web pages, MP3 or MP4 with subtitles for video and audio links, article text for news pages and cloned source for Git links. Capture is heavy on CPU and storage, so large pages take time.

Can ArchiveBox import from Pocket?

Upstream lists Pocket and Pinboard among the bookmark services it can import from, alongside browser bookmarks, history and RSS feeds. This template documents adding URLs from the web UI. Bulk imports use ArchiveBox's own command line, which is not set up for you.

How much disk space does ArchiveBox need?

The manifest asks for 2048 MB of RAM, one CPU core and 10 GB of disk as a floor. ArchiveBox cloud hosting here starts at the 6 GB tier, which includes 100 GB of NVMe storage. Large pages, media extraction and a growing archive can need substantially more.

How do I back up ArchiveBox?

Take a backup of the whole archivebox_data volume as one unit. It holds the SQLite database, configuration, index, pages, screenshots, PDFs and media. Stop writes or use a consistent snapshot before copying, and test a restore separately, because partial folders without the database leave an incomplete archive.

Backups in xCloud

How do I update ArchiveBox?

The image is pinned by tag and immutable digest, so xCloud does not move you to a new release by itself. Back up archivebox_data, read the upstream release notes and migration guidance, then test the upgrade and a restore on a disposable installation before changing a live site.

Is ArchiveBox free?

Yes. ArchiveBox is open source under the MIT licence, needs no online sign-up and carries no licence fee. Your xCloud bill is the Cloud VPS that holds your archive, billed monthly with no lock-in, so storage for a growing archive is the cost to watch.

Is ArchiveBox the same as the Wayback Machine?

No. Upstream describes Archive.org as a free central archive that requires archives to be public and cannot save every type of content. ArchiveBox is your own copy on your own server, with this template leaving Archive.org submissions disabled by default.

Is my ArchiveBox archive public?

No. The template disables anonymous index, snapshot and URL-submission access, so visitors must sign in with the administrator account first. Only submit public URLs you are authorized to archive, and avoid sharing the generated administrator password beyond the people who need it.

Is ArchiveBox on xCloud run by the ArchiveBox project?

No. xCloud runs the server and deploys the upstream archivebox/archivebox image; the ArchiveBox project is independent, and the ArchiveBox wiki and community remain the place for questions about capture options and extractors. This template pins the upstream 0.7.4 release by tag and digest.

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.