Carbone Hosting Live In 5 Minutes

Deploy Carbone hosting and run a self-hosted document generation API that turns JSON and office templates into PDF, DOCX and XLSX on a dedicated Cloud VPS. xCloud starts the pinned Carbone 4.25.5 full image with LibreOffice behind a gateway that requires a generated Bearer token, keeps templates and renders on persistent volumes and serves the API over HTTPS on your own domain.

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What is Carbone?

Carbone is a document generation API: you design a template in an office editor, put JSON-like markers in it, and Carbone fills it with your data and renders PDF, DOCX, ODT, XLSX or HTML, using an integrated converter. Run on your own server it is a self-hosted Carbone, an alternative to the vendor's own Carbone Cloud, under the Carbone Community License, which is not an open-source licence and forbids offering Carbone itself as a hosted service.

On xCloud it is the full Docker Edition image, carbone/carbone-ee full-4.25.5 with LibreOffice, pinned by digest behind a pinned Caddy gateway that demands a Bearer token. The template_data, render_data and config_data volumes hold templates, generated files and configuration. There is no web UI, and Enterprise features need a licence key you supply.

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

A Carbone install normally means the Docker Edition image, LibreOffice for conversion, an authentication layer, three volumes, a domain and a certificate before the first document. This is the same result without assembling any of it.

Step 01
Sign Up
Create your xCloud account and pick Carbone from the OneClick catalog. A token is generated for you; the optional Enterprise licence and S3 storage fields can stay blank to use local storage and community features.
Step 02
We Deploy It For You
One click. We start carbone/carbone-ee full-4.25.5, pinned by digest, behind a pinned Caddy gateway, mount template_data, render_data and config_data, and publish HTTPS. Every request needs the generated Bearer token or gets HTTP 401.
Step 03
Upload A Template And Render
Check the /status endpoint, then use the Carbone API with Authorization: Bearer and your token to upload a template and render it with JSON data to PDF, DOCX or another format. There is no web UI.

Everything Carbone Does, On Your Own Server

Carbone 4.25.5 runs here as an authenticated API, with templates, renders and configuration kept on volumes you own.

Templates In Your Own Editor
Write templates in LibreOffice, Microsoft Office, Google Docs or other editors, with JSON-like markers such as {d.companyName} inside the document.
Many Output Formats
Render to PDF, DOCX, ODT, XLSX, HTML and more. The full image bundles LibreOffice for the PDF conversion step.
Formatters And Multilingual Templates
Use built-in date and number formatters or your own in JavaScript, and keep one template in several languages.
Token-Protected Gateway
A Caddy gateway is the only published service. Requests without the generated Bearer token get HTTP 401, and Carbone's own JWT auth is not used.
Optional S3 Storage
Leave the S3 fields blank to keep templates and renders on local volumes, or enter a complete S3-compatible configuration to store them there.
Enterprise Licence Slot
Community features run with no key. An optional field accepts a Carbone Enterprise licence that you obtain from Carbone.

Everything You Need To Run Your Document API 24/7

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

Carbone 4.25.5 deployed instantly
Image pinned by digest
API token generated for you
LibreOffice bundled for conversion
Free SSL certificate
Server backups and snapshots
Server security updates included
30+ server locations
Unused balance refunded

What You Can Do With Carbone

Generate invoices and contracts from JSON
Send order data to Carbone with an invoice template and get a PDF back, with the template and the data kept on your own server.
Produce XLSX or DOCX reports on demand
Fill a spreadsheet or Word template from an API response, formatting dates and numbers with the built-in formatters.
Convert documents between formats
Use the integrated converter, which relies on the bundled LibreOffice, to turn one office format into another.
Keep document data off a third-party service
Render customer documents on infrastructure you own, rather than posting their data to a hosted generation service.

Carbone vs Alternatives

Carbone Cloud: The vendor's own hosted document generation service, which the Community License forbids you to replicate for others; here you run the Docker Edition for your own use on your own server.
Gotenberg: A document conversion API, available as its own OneClick app; Carbone fills office templates with JSON data, while Gotenberg converts documents and web pages to PDF.
JasperReports: A reporting engine with its own report designer; compare its design workflow with Carbone's approach of editing templates in office applications.
DocuSeal: A document signing app, also a OneClick app; Carbone generates documents from data, where DocuSeal collects signatures on them.

Simple Pricing. Everything Included.

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

Cloud VPS 6 GB

Cloud VPS 16 GB

More concurrent LibreOffice conversions and 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. Carbone is under the Carbone Community License, which is not an open-source licence.

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

Can I run Carbone in Docker?

Yes, and this template is Carbone Docker hosting without the compose file: the carbone/carbone-ee full-4.25.5 image with LibreOffice, pinned by digest, behind a Caddy gateway, with three named volumes and an HTTPS route. Upstream's README points to the Docker Edition on Docker Hub.

How much RAM does Carbone need?

The template baseline is 1 GB of RAM, 1 CPU core and 5 GB of disk, which leaves room for LibreOffice's conversion spikes, while QA saw about 150 MiB idle. Limits are 60 MiB of JSON data and 20 MiB templates. This page sells the 6 GB tier.

Is Carbone open source?

No. Carbone is under the Carbone Community License. Roughly speaking, you may use all community features for free as long as you are not offering the software as a hosted Document-Generator-as-a-Service like Carbone Cloud. Read the licence before building a service on it.

Can I use Carbone for free?

Yes for your own use. Upstream says the Docker Edition needs no licence to start with the REST API, and that by default only community features are enabled. A licence is only required for advanced features, which you would obtain from Carbone.

Does Carbone have a web UI?

Not here. The template uses the API only: Carbone's own JWT authentication and Studio interface are not used, because browsers cannot send the required Bearer header. Check the /status endpoint for service health, and use the API for everything else.

How do I authenticate to Carbone?

Send the generated token on every request as Authorization: Bearer followed by the token, shown in the credentials panel. A Caddy gateway returns HTTP 401 without it, and it is the only published service; the Carbone container stays on the internal network.

How do I generate a PDF with Carbone?

Upload a template through the API, then render it with your JSON data and request PDF as the output format. The conversion uses the bundled LibreOffice, so the full image is needed. Upstream documents the API reference and examples.

How do I back up Carbone?

Back up all three volumes: template_data for uploaded templates, render_data for generated files and config_data for configuration, licences and authentication keys. If you configure S3, also keep the credentials and bucket contents. Run the copy yourself on a schedule you choose, then practise restoring.

Backup and restore Docker apps

How do I upgrade Carbone?

Nothing upgrades itself: your install stays on the full-4.25.5 image and its digest until you adopt a newer template version, and a catalog re-sync changes new installs only. Before adopting one, back up template_data, render_data and config_data. Do not replace the /app directory, which holds the executable.

Is this a Carbone cloud service?

It is the Carbone Docker Edition on a dedicated Cloud VPS under your xCloud login, a Carbone cloud of your own for your own use, separate from the vendor's Carbone Cloud. Templates and renders stay on your volumes unless you configure S3.

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.