Automatisch Hosting Live In 5 Minutes

Automatisch hosting on xCloud gives your business a self-hosted workflow automation tool that connects services without sending data to a third-party cloud. Deploy Automatisch Community Edition 0.15.0 and xCloud runs the pinned image as a web process and a worker with private PostgreSQL and Redis, generates the secrets, creates your administrator and publishes it over HTTPS on your own domain in just a few minutes.

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What is Automatisch?

Self-hosted Automatisch is a business automation tool and open source Zapier alternative. Upstream says it lets you connect services like Twitter, Slack and more to automate your business processes, without programming knowledge, and that it allows you to store your data on your own servers. This template ships the Community Edition, licensed AGPL-3.0; Enterprise features stay inactive without a licence key.

On xCloud the template runs Automatisch 0.15.0 as a main process and a worker, with PostgreSQL 14.5 and Redis 7.0.4 on a private network, all pinned by digest. Two named volumes hold the database and the queues. The upstream sample login is not created: your administrator email and password are set on the install form, and public registration is off.

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

Self-hosting Automatisch normally means a container, a private database, a queue, a generated admin password, a domain and a certificate before a single flow runs. This is the same result without assembling any of it.

Step 01
Sign Up
Create your xCloud account and pick Automatisch from the OneClick catalog. Enter an administrator email and choose a domain.
Step 02
We Deploy It For You
One click. We bring up the pinned Automatisch image alongside private PostgreSQL and Redis services and a background worker, create the administrator account with a generated 24-character password, and publish Automatisch over HTTPS on your domain.
Step 03
Sign In And Build Your First Flow
Wait a minute or two for first-boot migrations, then open your HTTPS URL and sign in. Create your first flow and confirm its webhook URL uses your public HTTPS domain.

Everything Automatisch Does, On Your Own Server

Automatisch Community Edition runs here with its no-code flow builder, a background worker and its own database, on infrastructure you control.

No-Code Workflow Flows
Build Zapier-style flows that connect services like Slack and Twitter without programming knowledge.
Data Stays On Your Server
Keep flow data on infrastructure you control, relevant for teams with GDPR or other data-residency requirements.
Your Domain's Webhooks
Webhook URLs are generated against your own public HTTPS domain, not a shared third-party endpoint.
A Background Worker, Included
A dedicated worker container processes queued jobs from Redis, kept private and running alongside the web interface.
No Upstream Sample Login
The upstream sample account is never created on this deployment — your administrator account is the only one that exists at install.
No Vendor Lock-In
Upstream lists no vendor lock-in as an advantage: the flows, connections and data stay on your server, so switching away later is under your control.

Everything You Need To Run Your Automation 24/7

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

Automatisch deployed instantly
Generated administrator password
Private PostgreSQL and Redis
Free SSL certificate
Server backups and snapshots
Server security updates included
30+ server locations
Unused balance refunded

What You Can Do With Automatisch

Zapier-style automation on your own server
A small business connects the services it already uses into flows that run on a schedule or when something happens, with the flow definitions and stored credentials kept on its own database.
Automate without writing code
A non-developer builds a workflow in the browser by choosing apps and steps, then tests it with a webhook URL on the public HTTPS domain instead of localhost.
Keep connection credentials private
A team that does not want API keys and tokens held by a hosted automation vendor stores its connections in Automatisch, encrypted with a key generated at install.
Invite teammates deliberately
An administrator adds users from the app after sign-in, since public registration is not enabled, and changes their own password from Settings rather than in the environment.

Automatisch vs Alternatives

Zapier: Upstream positions Automatisch as an open source Zapier alternative. Choose it when you want flows and data on your own server, and confirm in the app that the services you use have connectors before moving.
Make: Automatisch is a Make alternative for teams that prefer to host automation themselves. This is a category comparison, so check which services and steps your workflows need against Automatisch's connectors.
n8n: In an Automatisch vs n8n comparison, n8n is another self-hosted automation tool with its own OneClick page. Automatisch's README stresses no programming knowledge and no vendor lock-in.
Activepieces: Activepieces is a self-hosted automation platform on this site with its own OneClick page. Automatisch runs here as the Community Edition with a worker, PostgreSQL and Redis.

Simple Pricing. Everything Included.

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

Cloud VPS 6 GB

Cloud VPS 16 GB

More flows, more connections, more concurrent runs.

$59.99per month

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

Automatisch 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. Automatisch Community Edition itself is free under AGPL-3.0.

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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.

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Ready To Own Your Automation?

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

Is Automatisch free and open source?

The Community Edition is licensed AGPL-3.0, so the software has no licence fee, but the image also contains Enterprise-licensed sources that stay inactive without a licence key. You pay xCloud for the Cloud VPS. This template sets no key, so Enterprise features are off.

Can I run Automatisch with Docker?

Yes, and upstream installs it with Docker Compose. This template does it for you: the automatischio/automatisch 0.15.0 image as a main process and a worker, with PostgreSQL 14.5 and Redis 7.0.4, pinned by digest, behind HTTPS. It is Automatisch Docker hosting without writing the compose file.

Docker hosting on xCloud

How much RAM does an Automatisch cloud server need?

The floor is 1024 MB of RAM, 2 CPU cores and 10 GB of disk across four services, and the 6 GB Cloud VPS sold here suits an Automatisch cloud install. Busy flows and big payloads call for more headroom.

Is Automatisch a good Zapier alternative?

Upstream describes it as an open source Zapier alternative that lets you keep data on your own servers with no vendor lock-in, and says no programming knowledge is needed. Check in the app that the services you need have connectors before you migrate any workflows.

What services does Automatisch connect to?

Upstream's README mentions connecting services like Twitter, Slack and more to automate business processes. Check the connectors you need in the app before building. Webhook URLs use your public HTTPS origin, and JSON bodies are capped at 1 MB.

How do I sign in to a new Automatisch install?

Open your HTTPS URL and sign in with the administrator email and the generated password in your credentials, after first boot finishes migrations in a minute or two. The upstream sample login is not created. Change your password in Settings, not in the environment.

Does Automatisch send email out of the box?

No. Outbound mail is omitted until you uncomment a complete SMTP block in the Environment editor and redeploy, so a half-configured mail setup is never loaded. Product telemetry is switched off in this template. Configure SMTP before relying on any mail Automatisch sends.

How do I back up Automatisch?

Take one backup of the postgres_data and redis_data volumes together. PostgreSQL holds users, connections and flows, and Redis holds the job queues. Keep ENCRYPTION_KEY and WEBHOOK_SECRET_KEY with the copy, because rotating them makes saved credentials and webhook checks unusable.

Backups in xCloud

How do I update Automatisch?

By adopting a newer template version when one is published. Pinned digests keep 0.15.0 in place, and catalogue changes never reach existing sites. Back up postgres_data and redis_data first, read upstream's release notes, and never edit image tags or digests yourself.

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.