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bolt.diy hosting gives your team a private AI coding workspace on your own domain: chat with a model provider of your choice, then preview and iterate on generated apps in an in-browser WebContainer. Deploy bolt.diy as a self-hosted AI coding workspace: xCloud puts a Caddy gateway with a generated sign-in in front of the pinned image and publishes it over HTTPS, with nothing to install locally.

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What is bolt.diy?

Self-hosted bolt.diy is an AI coding workspace. Its README describes AI-powered full-stack web development in the browser, where you choose the LLM used for each prompt from many providers, including local ones such as Ollama and LM Studio. You chat, preview the generated app in an in-browser WebContainer and iterate. It is MIT licensed, and it is the self-run counterpart to a hosted builder such as Bolt.new.

On xCloud the template runs the official ghcr.io/stackblitz-labs/bolt.diy image, pinned by immutable digest as build db479e8 because upstream publishes no version tag, behind a Caddy gateway that adds an HTTP Basic sign-in. There is no database or volume: chats and project files live in your browser's IndexedDB and WebContainer. The server runs no model; inference happens at the provider you configure.

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

Self-hosting bolt.diy normally means a container, a reverse proxy, a sign-in gateway you build yourself, a domain and a certificate before you can chat with a model. This is the same result without assembling any of it by hand.

Step 01
Sign Up
Create your xCloud account and pick bolt.diy from the OneClick catalog. Choose a domain and, optionally, an Admin Username (default admin) — xCloud generates the Admin Password for you.
Step 02
We Deploy It For You
One click. We bring up the pinned bolt.diy image by immutable digest behind a Caddy gateway, require the generated Basic-auth credentials on every path except /api/health, and publish it over HTTPS on your domain.
Step 03
Sign In And Add Your Key
Open the HTTPS bolt.diy URL, sign in with the admin username and generated password from your xCloud credentials panel, then open bolt.diy's own settings in the browser and add your model-provider key there.

Everything bolt.diy Does, On Your Own Server

bolt.diy runs in full here — chat-driven app generation and in-browser preview, behind a sign-in gateway only you hold the credentials for.

Chat-Driven App Generation
Describe what you want and generate full apps from prompts, using the model provider you configure.
In-Browser WebContainer Preview
Preview and iterate on generated apps in an in-browser WebContainer — no local dev environment to set up.
Basic-Auth Gateway By Default
Upstream bolt.diy has no accounts of its own, so a generated sign-in prompt sits in front of the UI, the LLM proxy routes and the key-export endpoint from first boot.
Generated Admin Credentials
A 32-character password and a username you can choose at install, shown in the protected credentials panel.
Bring Your Own Model Provider
Inference runs at the provider you configure, or a separate Ollama host — not on this server.
Nothing Stored On The Server
Chats and project files live in your browser's IndexedDB and WebContainer, so a Restart loses nothing and your sign-in credentials stay unchanged.

Everything You Need To Run Your AI Coding Workspace 24/7

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

bolt.diy deployed instantly
Official pinned image digest
Generated admin password
Basic-auth gateway in front
Free SSL certificate
Server backups and snapshots
Server security updates included
30+ server locations
Unused balance refunded

What You Can Do With bolt.diy

Prototype an app from a prompt
Describe what you want, generate a full-stack app with the model provider you configured, and preview it in the in-browser WebContainer without any local dev environment.
Pick the model per prompt
Use the README's per-prompt model choice to try several providers on the same task, with each provider billing you directly for its own usage.
Give a small team one private workspace
Share one HTTPS address with colleagues behind the generated sign-in, each keeping their own chats and projects in their own browser.
Keep project files off the server
Because chats and files live in the browser, nothing sensitive sits on the Cloud VPS, and the server only runs the workspace and its gateway.

bolt.diy vs Alternatives

Bolt.new: Bolt.new is StackBlitz's hosted product built on the same idea. bolt.diy is the open-source version you run yourself, so the workspace sits on your Cloud VPS and you choose the model provider for each prompt.
OpenCode: OpenCode is a terminal-style AI coding agent with its own xCloud template that works in a persistent server workspace. bolt.diy generates and previews apps in the browser instead.
Open WebUI: Open WebUI is a self-hosted chat interface with its own xCloud template. bolt.diy is built around an in-browser WebContainer for previewing the apps it generates.
code-server: code-server is a full browser code editor with its own xCloud template. bolt.diy is prompt-driven app generation rather than an editor you type into line by line.

Simple Pricing. Everything Included.

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

Cloud VPS 6 GB

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More headroom for heavier WebContainer sessions.

$59.99per month

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Cloud VPS 24 GB

bolt.diy alongside a whole self-hosted dev toolchain.

$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. bolt.diy itself is free and open source under the MIT license.

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Ready To Run Your Own AI Coding Workspace?

bolt.diy hosting on xCloud runs on a dedicated Cloud VPS that we provision, patch, monitor and restore. Deploy faster. Own the server. Stay in control.

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Deploy faster using an xCloud Managed Server built with optimized stacks and high-speed SSDs.
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Protect your infrastructure with a free SSL certificate and more advanced security features at no additional cost.
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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 much RAM does bolt.diy need?

The reviewed template needs 1 CPU core, 1024 MB of RAM and 2 GB of disk as a floor. The 6 GB Cloud VPS sold on this page sits comfortably above that, which matters little because the heavy work, the WebContainer, runs in each visitor's browser rather than on your server.

Is bolt.diy free and open source?

Yes. bolt.diy is MIT licensed, per the licence in its repository, so the software itself carries no price. xCloud's charge is the dedicated Cloud VPS, and the model provider you connect bills you separately. Upstream publishes no version tag, so the licence link points at the pinned build, db479e8.

Can you run bolt.diy with Docker?

Yes, and this is bolt.diy Docker hosting prepared for you. Upstream documents running with Docker; the template runs the official ghcr.io/stackblitz-labs/bolt.diy image pinned by immutable digest behind a Caddy gateway, with HTTPS on your domain and no volume to manage.

Does bolt.diy have its own login?

No. Upstream bolt.diy ships with no accounts. xCloud adds a sign-in prompt, HTTP Basic auth, in front of the whole site, including the LLM proxy routes and the key-export endpoint, using the admin username and generated password from the install panel.

Where do bolt.diy chats and projects live?

In your browser: IndexedDB holds chat history and the WebContainer holds project files, not the server. Opening the site from another browser or device starts empty, so export anything you need from the bolt.diy interface before clearing site data.

Does the server run the AI model for bolt.diy?

No. Inference runs at the model provider you configure in bolt.diy's settings, or at a separate Ollama host you point it to. The server here only runs the bolt.diy workspace and the sign-in gateway in front of it, so it needs no GPU.

Which model providers does bolt.diy support?

Per its README, many, including OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini, Groq, xAI, DeepSeek, Ollama and LM Studio, and you can select the model for every prompt. You add the provider in bolt.diy's own settings. The list is upstream's, so check it for the provider you want.

How do I add my API key to bolt.diy safely?

Open bolt.diy's own settings in the browser and add your model-provider key there. That is safer than the environment file: any key set in the environment is returned as JSON by /api/export-api-keys to anyone who can sign in, so the environment is not the recommended place.

What should I back up on a bolt.diy server?

Nothing on the server: there is no application data, volume or database, so a backup would hold nothing. Export what you need from the bolt.diy interface itself, because clearing site data or switching browser or device starts your chats and projects empty.

How do I upgrade bolt.diy?

Nothing upgrades it for you: the template pins a build digest, since upstream publishes no version tag. To move to a newer build, adopt a newer template version when xCloud publishes one. There is no server volume to back up first, so export anything you need from the bolt.diy interface beforehand.

Is this bolt.diy cloud hosting?

It is your own workspace on a dedicated Cloud VPS provisioned by xCloud, not a hosted builder account. The container, the gateway and the sign-in belong to your install, and prompts go only to the model provider you configure.

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.