Baïkal Hosting Live In 5 Minutes

Own your calendars and address books instead of keeping them with a large provider — sync with any standard CalDAV/CardDAV client over one HTTPS URL. xCloud configures the pinned Baïkal 0.10.1 image, a generated admin password, two persistent volumes and the HTTPS reverse proxy in minutes.

Deploy your Baïkal

No terminal
No technical skills needed
No lock-in, cancel anytime

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

Self-hosting Baïkal normally means a container, a setup wizard, persistent storage and a certificate before a single calendar syncs. This is the same result without assembling any of it.

Step 01
Sign Up
Create your xCloud account and pick Baïkal from the OneClick catalog. There are no extra fields — xCloud generates the admin password.
Step 02
We Deploy It For You
One click. We bring up the pinned Baïkal 0.10.1 image, complete setup automatically and disable the public setup wizard, mount both persistent volumes, and publish it over HTTPS on your domain.
Step 03
Create A User And Connect Your Devices
Open https://<your-domain>/admin/ and sign in as admin with the password from your installation page. Create a user under Users and resources, then connect your devices to https://<your-domain>/dav.php with that user's credentials.

Everything Baïkal Does, On Your Own Server

Baïkal runs in full here — the same CalDAV and CardDAV sync as any hosted calendar provider, on infrastructure you control.

CalDAV And CardDAV Sync
Sync calendars and contacts over one URL, https://<your-domain>/dav.php, with .well-known auto-discovery for supporting clients.
Own Your Data
Keep calendars and address books on a server you control instead of with a large provider.
A Small Web Admin
Manage users, calendars and address books from a lightweight admin interface.
No Separate Database
SQLite and a single container, with no separate database server to run or patch.
Photos And Attachments
Contact photos and attachments up to 20 MB per request.
Everything Survives A Restart
Calendars, contacts, users and the admin login all survive an xCloud restart or redeploy.

Everything You Need To Run Your Calendar Sync 24/7

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

Baïkal 0.10.1 deployed instantly
Generated admin password
CalDAV and CardDAV auto-discovery
Free SSL certificate
Server backups and snapshots
Server security updates included
30+ server locations
Unused balance refunded

Simple Pricing. Everything Included.

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

Cloud VPS 6 GB

Cloud VPS 16 GB

More users and resources on one server.

$59.99per month

16 GB RAM
6 vCPU cores
200 GB NVMe SSD
30 TB
Unlimited

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Cloud VPS 24 GB

Baïkal alongside a whole self-hosted productivity 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. Baïkal itself is free under the GPL-3.0 licence.

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Connect any VPS — DigitalOcean, Vultr, Linode, AWS, Hetzner or bare metal — and deploy Baïkal on it through the same panel, for a per-server management fee instead of a Cloud VPS rental.

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$3per server / month

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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 Calendars And Contacts?

Baïkal 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.

What is Baïkal?

Baïkal is a lightweight, self-hosted CalDAV and CardDAV server for calendars and contacts. This template deploys version 0.10.1.

Which apps can I sync with Baïkal?

Any client that supports CalDAV or CardDAV. Point it at https://<your-domain>/dav.php, or at the domain alone if the client supports .well-known auto-discovery.

How do I sign in the first time?

Use admin and the generated password from the installation credentials. There is no setup wizard to complete — setup finishes automatically on first start, and the public wizard is disabled.

Does it need a separate database?

No. Baïkal stores everything in SQLite inside the container's persistent volume.

How do I add a new user?

Create one under Users and resources in the web admin. Each user gets a default calendar and address book, and connects their own devices with their own credentials.

Can I change the admin password later?

Yes. The generated admin password applies only on first start — change it afterwards under System Settings in the web admin.

What should I back up?

Both volumes together while writes are stopped: baikal_specific (calendars, contacts and users) and baikal_config (configuration, admin password hash and encryption key). Losing baikal_config loses the admin password and encryption key.

Backups in xCloud

Is this image on the newest Baïkal release?

No — this image ships Baïkal 0.10.1, which is behind the newest upstream release. To update, change the image tag and digest together after reading the upstream upgrade notes.

Can Baïkal send calendar invitation e-mails?

Outgoing mail for calendar invitations is optional. Configure it with the MSMTPRC setting if you want it.

What are the server requirements?

The template manifest asks for 256 MB of RAM, 1 CPU core and 2 GB of disk as a floor. This page sells the 6 GB tier, comfortable headroom above that floor.

Is xCloud officially partnered with Baïkal?

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

Can I run other apps on the same server?

Yes. It's a dedicated Cloud VPS, not a locked appliance, so you can deploy other OneClick apps or your own sites beside it as long as the resources are there.

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.