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Chatbot UI Hosting Live In 5 Minutes

Deploy Chatbot UI hosting and give yourself a ChatGPT-style web interface on your own domain. xCloud runs the pinned upstream image as a single container and publishes it over HTTPS in minutes. There is no database to run: conversations stay in each visitor's browser, and each visitor pastes their own OpenAI API key unless you set a shared one.

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

What is Chatbot UI?

Chatbot UI is an open-source, ChatGPT-style web interface for OpenAI and Azure OpenAI models. You open it in a browser, add an API key in the settings, and chat with a model through a familiar conversation view with folders and saved prompts.

This template runs the legacy v1 build, which upstream no longer maintains, as a single web container. There is no database: conversations, folders, prompts and the API key stay in each visitor's browser, and the model itself runs at your provider, not on your server.

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

A self-hosted chat interface normally means pulling an image, wiring ports and environment variables, a reverse proxy, a domain and a certificate before the first message. This is the same result without assembling any of it.

  1. Step 01

    Sign Up

    Create your xCloud account and pick Chatbot UI from the OneClick catalog. Choose your domain and target server — there are no extra fields to fill in.

  2. Step 02

    We Deploy It For You

    One click. We bring up the single Chatbot UI container from the upstream-published image, pinned by immutable digest, keep its port on the server's loopback address behind the xCloud proxy, and publish it over HTTPS on your domain. There is no database and no volume.

  3. Step 03

    Add Your API Key

    Open your HTTPS URL, open the settings in the sidebar, paste your OpenAI API key and start a conversation. There is no account to create, so add your own access control if the URL should not be public.

Everything Chatbot UI Does, On Your Own Server

A ChatGPT-style interface on your own domain, with your conversations kept in your own browser.

  • ChatGPT-Style Conversations

    Chat with OpenAI models in a familiar conversation view served from your own domain.

  • Folders And Saved Prompts

    Organise conversations into folders and keep prompts for reuse; both are stored in the visitor's browser.

  • Azure OpenAI Support

    Switch the API type to azure and set the API version and deployment id in Environment to use an Azure OpenAI deployment.

  • Gateway Or Proxy Host

    Set an OpenAI-compatible API host in Environment to send requests through your own gateway or proxy.

  • Bring Your Own Key

    Each visitor pastes their own OpenAI key in the app settings, kept in that browser, so nobody can spend yours unless you set one on the server.

  • Google Search Plugin

    Add a Google API key and search engine id in Environment to enable the optional Google search plugin.

Everything You Need To Run Your Chat Interface 24/7

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

  • Chatbot UI deployed instantly
  • Image pinned by digest
  • No database to run
  • Kept behind the xCloud proxy
  • Free SSL certificate
  • Server backups and snapshots
  • Server security updates included
  • 30+ server locations
  • Unused balance refunded

What You Can Do With Chatbot UI

  • Give yourself a private chat front end

    Use your own OpenAI key through an interface on your own domain instead of a third-party chat site.

  • Point it at Azure OpenAI

    Set the API type to azure and add your Azure host and deployment id to chat with a model you already run there.

  • Route through a gateway or proxy

    Set an OpenAI-compatible API host in Environment so requests go to your own gateway.

  • Run a simple shared chat page

    Set a server-side key if every visitor should be able to use it, knowing there is no login and usage is billed to that key.

Chatbot UI vs Alternatives

ChatGPT
OpenAI's hosted chat product; Chatbot UI is a web interface you host yourself and point at your own API key.
LibreChat
A self-hosted chat interface that supports many model providers and user accounts; Chatbot UI v1 is a lighter single container with no login.
Open WebUI
A self-hosted chat interface with its own accounts and storage, often paired with local models.
NextChat
A self-hosted chat client for several model providers, deployed as a single web app.
Lobe Chat
A self-hosted chat framework for AI models with a plugin ecosystem.

Simple Pricing. Everything Included.

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

Cloud VPS 6 GB

Most popular

A private chat interface for you or a small team.

$24.99per month

  • 6 GB RAM
  • 4 vCPU cores
  • 100 GB NVMe SSD
  • 30 TB
  • Unlimited
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Cloud VPS 16 GB

More headroom if Chatbot UI sits alongside other apps.

$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. Chatbot UI itself is licensed by its maintainers under MIT.

Docker hosting

Already Have a Server? Bring Your Own

Connect any VPS — DigitalOcean, Vultr, Linode, AWS, Hetzner or bare metal — and deploy Chatbot UI 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
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Starter

Most popular

Your rate with 2–5 servers connected.

$5per server / month

  • 2–5 servers
  • Unlimited sites
  • All features included
  • Bring any VPS provider
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Professional

The same platform, discounted at 6–10 servers.

$4per server / month

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

The same platform, discounted at 11+ servers.

$3per server / month

  • 11+ servers
  • Unlimited sites
  • All features included
  • Bring any VPS provider
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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 Run Your Own Chat Interface?

Chatbot UI 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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Frequently Asked Questions

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

How do I sign in?

You don't: Chatbot UI has no accounts and no password. Open the HTTPS URL, open the settings in the sidebar and paste your OpenAI API key.

Is the site public by default?

Yes. Anyone who can open the URL can use the interface and the chat API behind it (/api/chat, /api/models and /api/google). If the URL should not be public, put your own access control, such as HTTP Basic Auth, in front of the domain; the template does not enable it.

Where is my OpenAI API key stored?

In the visitor's browser. The browser sends the key to your server with each request and the server forwards it to the model provider. No server-side key is configured, so nobody can spend yours.

Should I set OPENAI_API_KEY on the server?

Only if every visitor should be able to use your key. With no login, anyone who reaches the domain could then run up your bill, so leave it unset unless that is intended. Changes made in Environment are read on container start, so redeploy after editing.

Where are my conversations stored?

In the visitor's browser (local storage), not on the server. Clearing site data for the domain or switching browser removes them, so export conversations from the app to back them up.

What runs alongside Chatbot UI?

Nothing else: it is a single web container with no database, no cache and no named volumes.

Is this the current Chatbot UI?

No. This is the legacy v1 build (Next.js 13.2.4 on Node 19), which upstream no longer maintains, not the Supabase-based v2 on the upstream default branch. The image is the final published upstream build and is not updated.

Can I use Azure OpenAI or a gateway?

Yes. In Environment you can set OPENAI_API_TYPE to azure with OPENAI_API_VERSION and AZURE_DEPLOYMENT_ID, or set OPENAI_API_HOST to an OpenAI-compatible host. Redeploy after editing.

Do NEXT_PUBLIC settings work?

No. NEXT_PUBLIC_DEFAULT_SYSTEM_PROMPT and NEXT_PUBLIC_DEFAULT_TEMPERATURE are compiled into the published image, so setting them in Environment has no effect.

What should I back up?

There is no server-side data to back up. Export conversations from the app; they live only in each browser.

Backups in xCloud

Does xCloud automatically back up or update Chatbot UI?

No. The image is a frozen upstream snapshot pinned by immutable digest and is not updated upstream; catalog updates apply to new installations only. 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, 256 MB of RAM and 2 GB of disk. Model inference runs at the model provider, not in this container. This page sells the 6 GB tier as the entry rung, with real headroom above that baseline.

Is xCloud officially partnered with Chatbot UI?

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

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