Chatbot UI Hosting Live In 5 Minutes

Chatbot UI hosting on xCloud puts a self-hosted ChatGPT-style chat interface for OpenAI and Azure OpenAI models on your own domain. Deploy Chatbot UI and xCloud runs the final published upstream image as a single container behind HTTPS, with no database and no volumes. Chats stay in each visitor's browser, there is no login, and you add your own API key in the settings.

Deploy your Chatbot UI

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

What is Chatbot UI?

Self-hosted Chatbot UI is an open source chat UI for AI models. Those are upstream's README words, and this template runs the legacy v1 app in the browser: you paste an OpenAI API key into the settings and chat through a familiar conversation view, with folders and prompts. It is a self-hosted front end for models you pay for, not a replacement for ChatGPT itself, and it is licensed MIT.

On xCloud the template runs ghcr.io/mckaywrigley/chatbot-ui main, a frozen snapshot built from revision 5248f25b and pinned by digest, as one container with no database and no volumes. Upstream moved to a rewritten 2.0 codebase, which this is not. There is no authentication, so anyone who can open the URL can use the interface and the chat API.

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.

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.
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.
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

A ChatGPT style web interface on your domain
Someone with their own OpenAI key serves a familiar chat page from their own domain instead of a third-party chat site, keeping conversations, folders and prompts in their own browser.
Point the interface at Azure OpenAI
A team already running models on Azure OpenAI sets the API type, host and deployment id in the Environment editor, so staff chat with that deployment through one simple page.
Route requests through a gateway
An engineer sets an OpenAI-compatible API host so requests go to their own gateway or proxy, with the front end hosted separately from wherever the models run.
Share one page with a server-side key
A small group sets a shared key on the server so every visitor can chat, accepting that there is no login and that all usage is billed to that key.

Chatbot UI vs Alternatives

ChatGPT: Chatbot UI is not a ChatGPT replacement: it is an interface you host for models you pay for with your own key. Choose it when you want the front end on your own domain, with conversations kept in the browser.
LibreChat: LibreChat is a self-hosted chat interface with its own OneClick page. Chatbot UI v1 stays deliberately small: one container, no database and no accounts, with chats kept in the browser.
AnythingLLM: AnythingLLM is another self-hosted AI chat app with its own OneClick page. Chatbot UI is only a front end for OpenAI and Azure OpenAI models and stores nothing on the server.
Open WebUI: Open WebUI is another self-hosted chat interface that people compare. This page makes no feature comparison; Chatbot UI v1 is a frozen snapshot, and its upstream moved to a new codebase.

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

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.

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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.

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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.

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.

Is Chatbot UI free and open source?

Yes. The Chatbot UI repository carries an MIT licence, so the interface itself costs nothing in licences. xCloud bills for the dedicated Cloud VPS, and your model provider bills separately for the API usage your key generates. Nothing here adds a paid tier.

Can I run Chatbot UI with Docker?

Yes, and this template does it for you: the upstream-published ghcr.io/mckaywrigley/chatbot-ui image, pinned by digest, as a single container on port 3000 behind HTTPS. It is Chatbot UI Docker hosting with no database, no cache and no named volumes to manage.

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How much RAM does a Chatbot UI cloud server need?

Chatbot UI is light: 1 CPU core, 256 MB of RAM and 2 GB of disk cover it, and the 6 GB Cloud VPS sold here is generous for a Chatbot UI cloud server. Nothing is stored on the server, so usage stays small.

Where does Chatbot UI store my conversations?

In the visitor's browser local storage. Conversations, folders, prompts and the API key are kept there, and nothing is stored on the server. Clearing the browser or switching device loses them, so export what you want to keep.

Does Chatbot UI have a login?

No. The app has no authentication, so anyone who can open the URL can use the interface and the chat API behind it. If you need restricted access, add HTTP Basic Auth or another gate at your own reverse proxy; this template does not enable it.

Does Chatbot UI work with Azure OpenAI?

Yes. Set the API type to azure, and add the Azure host, API version and deployment id in the Environment editor, then redeploy. You can also point OPENAI_API_HOST at an OpenAI-compatible gateway. The visitor's key is forwarded to the provider with each request.

Is Chatbot UI still maintained?

This is the final published v1 image: upstream's README announced a completely overhauled 2.0 codebase and moved the old code elsewhere. The image is a frozen snapshot, so expect no further updates from this build, and plan around that if you need ongoing fixes.

How do I back up Chatbot UI?

There is no volume to back up, because the template creates none and the server stores no conversations. Your settings are the optional environment lines in the Environment editor, so note those down. Redeploying recreates the container from the same pinned image.

Should I set an OpenAI key on the server?

Only if you want every visitor to use it. Setting OPENAI_API_KEY or GOOGLE_API_KEY in the environment lets anyone who reaches the site spend that key, and the app has no login. Leave them unset so each visitor supplies their own key.

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.