bewCloud Hosting Live In 5 Minutes

Deploy bewCloud hosting and run your own file, notes, calendar and contacts cloud on your own domain. xCloud brings up the pinned bewCloud v4.16.0 image with a private PostgreSQL 18.6 database and a Radicale CalDAV/CardDAV server, generates the database credentials, mounts three persistent volumes and publishes the app over HTTPS in minutes — then you sync calendars and contacts from any DAV client.

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What is bewCloud?

bewCloud is an open-source personal cloud written in TypeScript on Deno. It bundles files, notes, photos, news, expenses, contacts and a calendar behind one sign-in, and upstream positions it as a modern, simpler alternative to Nextcloud and ownCloud. It is licensed under AGPL-3.0.

On xCloud it runs as three containers — bewCloud, PostgreSQL and a Radicale CalDAV/CardDAV server — on your own domain with HTTPS, so your files stay on a server you control and your calendar and contacts sync with any DAV client.

From Sign-Up to Your Own Cloud In Just 3 Easy Steps

A bewCloud stack normally means a web container, a PostgreSQL database, a CalDAV/CardDAV server, generated secrets, volumes, a domain and a certificate before the first upload. This is the same result without assembling any of it.

Step 01
Sign Up
Create your xCloud account and pick bewCloud 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 bewCloud with a private PostgreSQL 18.6 database and a private Radicale 3.7.6.0 CalDAV/CardDAV server, none of them published to the host, mount the bewcloud_files, bewcloud_db and bewcloud_radicale volumes, generate the database credentials, JWT secret and password salt, and publish the app over HTTPS on your domain.
Step 03
Claim The Admin Account
Once the first boot and its database migrations finish, open https://your-domain/signup and create your account — the first user becomes the admin and public signup closes right after. Then upload a first file or point a phone or desktop client at /caldav and /carddav.

Everything bewCloud Does, On Your Own Server

bewCloud runs in full here: its apps, a DAV server for your clients and a database you own, all behind HTTPS on your domain.

Files And Notes
Store files and write notes in one place, kept on the bewcloud_files volume and reachable over WebDAV at /dav as well as in the browser.
Calendar And Contacts Sync
Radicale serves CalDAV at /caldav and CardDAV at /carddav, with /.well-known redirects for auto-discovery, using the same email and password as the web app.
Photos, News And Expenses
Upstream also ships photos, an RSS news reader and expense tracking, and lets you choose which apps are enabled through core.enabledApps.
Closed After The First Signup
The first signup becomes admin; afterwards the server rejects new signups, so strangers cannot create accounts on your install.
Private PostgreSQL And Radicale
Both sidecars have no host ports and are reachable only on the site's private network; Radicale also runs with all capabilities dropped.
Optional MFA, SSO And SMTP
Upstream supports MFA, OIDC single sign-on and SMTP; the template provides them as commented .env keys that need the matching upstream config flags.

Everything You Need To Run Your Personal Cloud 24/7

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

bewCloud v4.16.0 deployed instantly
Official image pinned by digest
Private PostgreSQL and Radicale
Database credentials 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 bewCloud

Replace Google Drive for personal files
Keep documents, notes and uploads on your own server and reach them from the browser or any WebDAV client.
Sync calendar and contacts to your phone
Point a phone or desktop app at /caldav and /carddav and keep events and contacts off a third-party account.
Run a small private cloud for a family or team
One install covers files, notes, calendar and contacts for a handful of people, without Nextcloud-scale infrastructure.
Track news and expenses in the same place
Follow RSS feeds and log expenses next to your files instead of in separate hosted services.

bewCloud Screenshots

bewCloud Files app showing an uploaded file

bewCloud Calendar app showing a created event

bewCloud Contacts app showing a created contact

bewCloud vs Alternatives

Nextcloud: A much larger platform with a plugin ecosystem; bewCloud keeps to a core set of apps and, per upstream, a simpler and lighter footprint.
ownCloud: Another full file-sync suite; bewCloud is the lighter option that still serves WebDAV, CalDAV and CardDAV.
Google Drive, Calendar and Contacts: Hosted and convenient, but your data lives on Google's servers; bewCloud keeps it on a server you own.

Simple Pricing. Everything Included.

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

Cloud VPS 6 GB

Cloud VPS 16 GB

More headroom if bewCloud sits alongside other apps on the same server.

$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. bewCloud itself is licensed by its maintainers under AGPL-3.0.

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Ready To Run Your Own Personal Cloud?

bewCloud 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.

How is bewCloud different from Nextcloud?

Upstream builds bewCloud in TypeScript on Deno as a deliberately simpler, lighter alternative to Nextcloud and ownCloud, keeping the core apps (files, notes, photos, news, expenses, contacts, calendar) without a plugin ecosystem. On xCloud the whole three-container stack idled at about 111 MB in QA.

How do I sign in after installing?

Open https://your-domain/signup and create the first account — that user becomes the admin. After that the server refuses new signups. Sign in at /login from then on. There is no seeded password, so claim the admin account as soon as the install reports ready.

What runs alongside bewCloud?

PostgreSQL 18.6 for accounts and app data, and Radicale 3.7.6.0 as the CalDAV/CardDAV server. Both have no host ports and are reachable only by the bewCloud container on the site's private network.

Can I sync with my phone or desktop calendar and contacts app?

Yes. Use https://your-domain/caldav and /carddav (or the /.well-known/caldav and /.well-known/carddav auto-discovery paths) with your bewCloud email and password. Files are also reachable over WebDAV at /dav.

Can anyone create an account on my install?

No. Only the first signup is accepted. Afterwards the server rejects new signups with "Signups are not allowed.", which was checked in QA with a second signup attempt.

Why does the first start take a couple of minutes?

The first boot runs database migrations. Wait for them to finish, then open /signup.

What should I back up?

The three named volumes together — bewcloud_files (files and notes), bewcloud_db (the PostgreSQL database) and bewcloud_radicale (calendars and contacts) — plus the stable .env values (database credentials, JWT_SECRET and PASSWORD_SALT). Stop the stack before copying volumes so PostgreSQL is consistent. bewCloud has no built-in backup command.

Backups in xCloud

What happens if I change JWT_SECRET or PASSWORD_SALT?

Changing JWT_SECRET signs everyone out. Changing PASSWORD_SALT invalidates every stored password, including DAV basic auth. Set them once and keep them.

Where do I change the site URL, signup policy or SMTP settings?

Those settings are generated into bewcloud.config.ts at deploy time, so change them in the template environment and redeploy rather than in the app. MFA, OIDC single sign-on and SMTP credentials are commented .env keys that need the matching upstream config flags.

Edit environment variables and redeploy

Does xCloud automatically back up or update bewCloud?

No. The template pins bewCloud v4.16.0 by immutable digest; new installations use the pinned release and existing sites are not automatically upgraded. Back up first, read upstream's release notes (the v4.0.0 notes list the breaking changes for the v4 line), then bump the readable tag and digest together on your own schedule. Migrations run automatically on container start. 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, 512 MB of RAM and 5 GB of disk; measured idle use in QA was about 111 MiB, with a 173 MiB peak during the functional test. This page sells the 6 GB tier as the entry rung, with real headroom above that baseline.

What survives a restart?

Data on the three named volumes. In QA all three containers were restarted and the uploaded file, note, calendar event and contact read back identically over the UI and DAV.

Is xCloud officially partnered with bewCloud?

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