Cap Hosting Live In 5 Minutes

Cap hosting gives you an open source Loom alternative on your own server. Deploy Cap, a self-hosted screen recorder: xCloud runs the pinned Cap web image with a private MySQL 8.0 database and MinIO storage, generates the database and storage credentials, mounts persistent volumes and publishes the web app and the video storage address over HTTPS. Recordings upload straight from the browser or desktop app to storage you control.

Deploy your Cap

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

What is Cap?

Self-hosted Cap is a screen recording and video sharing platform. Its README calls it the open source alternative to Loom: you record your screen, camera and microphone, get an instant share link in Instant Mode or edit locally in Studio Mode, and collect comments, reactions, transcripts and viewer analytics on each video. Desktop apps run on macOS and Windows, and the source is AGPL-3.0 licensed.

On xCloud the template runs the ghcr.io/capsoftware/cap-web image, pinned by immutable digest and built 2026-09-07 because upstream publishes only floating latest tags, beside a private MySQL 8.0 database and MinIO S3-compatible storage. The cap_mysql_data and cap_storage_data volumes persist everything. Cap and the video storage each get an HTTPS domain, and there is no preset administrator: you sign in with an emailed code.

From Sign-Up to Your First Cap In Just 3 Easy Steps

A Cap stack normally means a web app, a database, an S3-compatible store, two public domains and certificates before the first recording. This is the same result without assembling any of it.

Step 01
Sign Up
Create your xCloud account and pick Cap from the OneClick catalog. Choose a domain for Cap and one for Video storage — two sibling subdomains work well. There are no extra fields to fill in.
Step 02
We Deploy It For You
One click. We bring up the official Cap web image, pinned by immutable digest, with a private MySQL 8.0 database and MinIO storage, mount the cap_mysql_data and cap_storage_data volumes, generate the database and storage credentials, and publish both domains over HTTPS.
Step 03
Sign In And Record
Open your HTTPS Cap URL, enter your email on /login and read the 6-digit code from the web container log (or your inbox once Resend is configured). Finish the short onboarding, then upload or record your first Cap. In the desktop app, set Cap Server URL to your Cap domain.

Everything Cap Does, On Your Own Server

Cap runs in full here: browser and desktop recording, instant share links and a library of your videos, backed by a database and storage you own.

Record In Browser Or Desktop
Record from the browser or the Cap desktop app, pointed at your own server with the Cap Server URL setting.
Instant Share Links
Each recording gets a share link on your domain, so async updates, demos and bug reports are one URL away.
Comments, Transcripts, Analytics
Viewers can comment on a shared video. Upstream's transcripts and viewer analytics rely on optional services (a transcription API key, Tinybird) that this template does not configure.
Direct-To-Storage Uploads
Recordings upload from the browser or desktop app straight to your MinIO storage domain using short-lived signed links, with request bodies up to 500 MB allowed.
Sign-In By Emailed Code
No preset administrator: enter your email and Cap sends a 6-digit code. Google sign-in is optional, and CAP_ALLOWED_SIGNUP_DOMAINS limits who can create accounts.
Private Database, Generated Credentials
MySQL 8.0 has no published port, and the database and storage passwords are generated at install and shown in the protected credentials.

Everything You Need To Run Your Screen Recorder 24/7

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

Cap deployed instantly
Official image pinned by digest
Database and storage credentials generated
Kept behind xCloud nginx
Free SSL certificate
Server backups and snapshots
Server security updates included
30+ server locations
Unused balance refunded

What You Can Do With Cap

Async video updates
Replace a meeting with a recording your team watches when it suits them, shared as a single link.
Product demos
Walk a customer or colleague through a feature once and send the link instead of repeating the call.
Bug reports
Show the exact steps that trigger a problem so whoever fixes it can see it rather than read a description.
Feedback with comments
Let viewers comment on a shared video so feedback stays attached to the recording.
Recordings on storage you control
Keep screen recordings on your own S3-compatible storage instead of a vendor's cloud.

Cap Screenshots

The My Caps library in a self-hosted Cap

Cap onboarding after signing in with an emailed code

Cap vs Alternatives

Loom: A hosted screen-recording SaaS where videos live on the vendor's servers; Cap is open source and, here, keeps recordings on a VPS you control.
PeerTube: A self-hosted platform for publishing and streaming video to an audience; Cap is built for recording a screen and sharing it by link.
Jitsi Meet: Self-hosted live video meetings; Cap is for recorded, asynchronous videos people watch later.
Cap Cloud: Cap Cloud is upstream's own hosted option, which its README suggests for the fastest hosted experience. This page deploys the self-hosted platform on your own xCloud server, with storage you run yourself.

Simple Pricing. Everything Included.

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

Cloud VPS 6 GB

Cloud VPS 16 GB

More headroom if Cap sits alongside other team tools.

$59.99per month

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

Get started

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. Cap itself is licensed by its maintainers under AGPL-3.0.

Docker hosting

Already Have a Server? Bring Your Own

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

Free

Start your journey without cost.

$0forever

1 server
10 sites

Start free

Starter

Professional

The same platform, discounted at 6–10 servers.

$4per server / month

6–10 servers
Unlimited sites
All features included
Bring any VPS provider

Get started

Agency

The same platform, discounted at 11+ servers.

$3per server / month

11+ servers
Unlimited sites
All features included
Bring any VPS provider

Get started

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 Run Your Own Screen Recording & Sharing Platform?

Cap 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.

Hear what people are saying about us

See why agencies, developers, startups, and growing businesses choose xCloud to power their projects.

xCloud works really well, I am surprised by its performance being this the release version, I have tried many paid platforms such as runcloud, cloudpages or serveravatar, as well as free platforms such as CyberPanel, CloudPanel or Hestia Control Panel and direct competitors such as SpinupWP and FlyWP. Of all those that I have tried, the platform that works best for WordPress is SpinupWP and I believe that xCloud can reach and surpass that development, its roadmap is promising. Congratulations to the xCloud team, I hope they become the leading platform in the segment, it has all the potential to achieve it!

Brian Geovanny

I've been with runcloud for the last 3 years. However, after trying xcloud for the last month, I'm switching over. They are on a roll with their setup.

Kevin Pineda

I'm moving my servers to xCloud, a cloud control panel by M Asif Rahman and the WPDeveloper team. Their roadmap looks interesting and no, there are no team mates nor API limits with xCloud! #xCloud #wordpress #hosting

Leo Koo

How Cloud Nine Web Elevated Client Experience While Streamlining Hosting Operations using xCloud

Ed Ellingham

xCloud is like having an expert server team on call — without the big agency costs. It's given me back my time and given my clients peace of mind. Highly recommended for freelancers and small teams who want reliable performance and security.

Dumitru Butucel

xCloud isn't just a solution. It's like one of that friend who got your back when you screw things up pretty bad.

Waqar Ahmed

Trust me when I say, once people explore the potential of xCloud they gonna switch from other panels, just keep delivering the best tech, lots of love for the team 😍😍

Rahul Singh

So far my experience has been smooth like silk. I didn't imagine that configuring and managing a VPS would be so easy. As of today, I have deployed 8 sites. The support is good, and they treat users with respect, even if they ask stupid questions (myself included). For the future, I hope for greater flexibility in scheduled backups and more comprehensive and consistent documentation. I'm sure that within a few months, xCloud will become the leader in its segment. This community is amazing, and the Staff here is super helpful.

Massimo Villa

Came from cloudways then to runcloud then to xcloud. Looks like I'm staying here.

Gerson El

I've recently taken all of my Vultr-hosted sites and gotten rid of cPanel for them to substitute it with xCloud. I have to say, I'm really impressed with xCloud so far! The interface is definitely the standout feature for me.

Tony Lewis

I came from Cloudways and won't go back. Highly impressed with xCloud. Glad I gave them a chance.

Jared McDowell

I like xCloud better than RunCloud, but one thing I'll point out is that some years ago RunCloud was hungry for business, the support was outstanding, and the community was active and helped each other. Maybe it was sold, there was a change in management, or they stopped being hungry, but the quality of the RunCloud offering declined and it hasn't been moving forward quickly. My point is that currently the xCloud team has the edge and it is theirs to keep or lose

David McCan

How Kevin Heinrichs Cut Hosting Costs by 84% While Running WooCommerce & Node.js Sites Efficiently

Kevin Heinrichs

I had 150 sites on cloudways and am in the process of moving them to xcloud. Much faster and better priced.

Dan Spinoza

Dear xCloud Team, I have been using xCloud for some time now and am genuinely impressed with its capabilities and the flexibility it offers by allowing users to bring their own VPS for management. It's a fantastic service, and my experience so far has been very positive. Successful migrated 5 sites on a single server. Xcloud migration tool worked great. There were few hiccups with security plugin like MalCare but disabling the plugin prior to migration worked just fine.

Rahil Maknojia

Came from runcloud. Tried xcloud and never came back.

Karl Fanega

How Advanced Web Strategies Saved Over $2,000 & Recovered 56 Hours per Month Managing 70+ Client Websites

Gary Moody

xCloud gave me what no other hosting platform could: the flexibility of a VPS with the convenience of managed WordPress. As a solo founder running an entire business on one server, that combination is an important unfair advantage.

Jorge de los Reyes Martínez

I use Server Avatar and xCloud and I'll sooner use xCloud than Server Avatar personally.

Jay Pagano

How Newman Web Solutions Ensured Perfect Uptime and Seamless Scaling For 120+ WordPress Sites with xCloud

Lori Newman

I too have moved over to xCloud. It's pretty sweet. One click n8n and uptime Kuma apps

John Aperture

I went from Cloudways to xCloud. No intention on switching in the foreseeable future.

Blaine Moore

Frequently Asked Questions

Feel free to contact us with any questions or concerns you may have.

How much RAM does Cap need?

The template's baseline asks for 1 CPU core, 1024 MB of RAM and 20 GB of disk, and QA measured about 850 MB across all three containers after an upload and restart. The 6 GB tier sold here sits well above that baseline.

Is Cap open source?

Yes. Cap's README describes it as the open source alternative to Loom, and the source is AGPL-3.0 licensed, so there is no licence fee. xCloud charges for the Cloud VPS it runs on. The AGPL has conditions if you offer the software to others over a network, so read it first.

Can you self-host Cap with Docker Compose?

Yes, and this is Cap Docker hosting without the compose file. Upstream self-hosts with Docker Compose; the template runs three pinned containers instead: the Cap web image, MySQL 8.0 and MinIO, with cap_mysql_data and cap_storage_data volumes, two HTTPS domains and generated database and storage credentials.

Where does Cap store recordings?

On the MinIO S3-compatible storage inside your install, on the cap_storage_data volume, served from the Video storage domain you map at install. Browsers and the desktop app upload straight to that address with short-lived signed links, so it must use HTTPS and be reachable from the internet.

Does Cap support comments and transcripts?

Per its README, Cap keeps comments, reactions, transcripts and viewer analytics attached to each video. Comments are stored in the MySQL database on your server. Transcripts and viewer analytics rely on optional upstream services that the template does not configure, so check a feature works before relying on it.

Does Cap work on Windows and Mac?

Yes. Per its README, the Cap desktop apps run on macOS and Windows. Before you sign in, open Settings > General in the desktop app and set Cap Server URL to your own Cap domain, so recordings go to this install rather than to upstream's hosted service.

Are Cap videos private?

No. In this template videos are public by link: anyone with a share link can watch, and anyone who knows an exact file address in storage can read it, though the bucket cannot be listed. The image also bakes http://localhost:3000 into embed player and developer SDK links.

What should I back up?

A backup needs both volumes together: cap_mysql_data for the database and cap_storage_data for the uploaded videos. Keep the stable values in the Environment editor with it, especially the database encryption key and the sign-in secret, which must not change, and test a restore.

Backups in xCloud

How do I upgrade Cap?

Nothing upgrades it for you. Upstream publishes only floating latest tags, so the template pins the Cap web image by immutable digest, built 2026-09-07. Take a backup, look through upstream's release notes, and only then bump the image digest yourself or adopt a newer template version.

Is this Cap cloud hosting?

No, it is not Cap Cloud, upstream's own hosted option. It is your own Cap on a dedicated Cloud VPS that xCloud provisions, with the database, storage and both HTTPS domains belonging to your install, so recordings live on storage you control rather than a vendor's.

How do I sign in, and who can sign up?

There is no preset administrator. Open /login, enter your email and Cap sends a 6-digit code; until Resend email is configured the code is printed in the web container log. Anyone who can receive a code can sign up, so set CAP_ALLOWED_SIGNUP_DOMAINS to limit it.

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.