ChirpStack Hosting Live In 5 Minutes

ChirpStack hosting on xCloud runs a self-hosted LoRaWAN network server on your own domain, for managing gateways, devices and applications. Deploy ChirpStack 4.19.2 and xCloud runs the pinned image with private PostgreSQL 16 and Redis 7 and an Eclipse Mosquitto MQTT broker that your gateways connect to, replaces the default admin password, and publishes the web interface over HTTPS in minutes.

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What is ChirpStack?

Self-hosted ChirpStack is an open-source LoRaWAN network server for setting up LoRaWAN networks. Upstream says it provides a web interface for managing gateways, devices and tenants, data integrations with the major cloud providers, databases and services used for device data, and a gRPC API to integrate or extend it. It is a self-hosted alternative to hosted network servers such as The Things Stack, and it is MIT licensed.

On xCloud the template runs chirpstack/chirpstack 4.19.2 with PostgreSQL 16, Redis 7.4 and Mosquitto 2.0, all pinned by digest. The web interface is on HTTPS, while MQTT is published as a raw TCP port for gateways, with a username and generated password but no TLS. Several regions are enabled, and Semtech UDP forwarders cannot connect directly.

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

A ChirpStack stack normally means a network server, a database, a cache, an MQTT broker, credentials, a domain and a certificate before the first gateway connects. This is the same result without assembling any of it.

Step 01
Sign Up
Create your xCloud account and pick ChirpStack from the OneClick catalog. Choose your domain and target server, and optionally set the administrator password — leave it empty and xCloud generates one.
Step 02
We Deploy It For You
One click. We bring up the upstream ChirpStack image with private PostgreSQL 16 and Redis 7 containers that have no host ports, plus Eclipse Mosquitto 2.0 for gateway traffic, mount the postgres_data, redis_data and mosquitto_data volumes, generate the passwords, and publish the web interface over HTTPS on your domain.
Step 03
Add Your First Gateway
Open your HTTPS ChirpStack URL and sign in as admin (the first start creates the database and can take a minute or two). Add a gateway under Gateways, create an application, device profile and devices, then point the gateway at the MQTT host and port from your credentials, with the chirpstack username and MQTT password.

Everything ChirpStack Does, On Your Own Server

ChirpStack runs in full here: a LoRaWAN network server with its web interface, database, cache and MQTT broker on your own domain.

Gateways, Devices And Tenants
Manage LoRaWAN gateways, devices and tenants from one web interface, and group devices into applications.
Data Integrations And API
Upstream provides data integrations with major cloud providers, databases and services commonly used for handling device data, and a gRPC based API to integrate or extend ChirpStack.
Built-In MQTT Broker
Eclipse Mosquitto ships in the same install and refuses anonymous clients; gateways connect with the chirpstack username and a generated password.
Seven Regions Enabled
The template enables EU868, US915 (channels 0–7), AU915 (channels 0–7), AS923, IN865, KR920 and RU864; a gateway selects its region through its MQTT topic prefix.
Private PostgreSQL And Redis
Both run on the install's internal network with no host ports, and their data lives on persistent named volumes.
HTTPS On Your Domain
The web interface and API are published through xCloud-managed HTTPS, and the upstream default admin/admin login is replaced by a password set or generated at install.

Everything You Need To Run Your LoRaWAN Network Server 24/7

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

ChirpStack 4.19.2 deployed instantly
Upstream image pinned by digest
Admin and MQTT passwords 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 ChirpStack

LoRaWAN gateway management for your network
An operator adds gateways under a tenant, then creates applications, device profiles and devices, with the whole network held on a server and database it controls.
Send device data to your own systems
A developer uses data integrations and the gRPC API to forward uplinks from sensors into databases and cloud services, rather than depending on a hosted network server's integrations.
Connect gateways over MQTT
An installer points a gateway at the server's MQTT port with the generated credentials, using the region's topic prefix, such as eu868, and a ChirpStack Gateway Bridge for UDP packet forwarders.
Run a private network for a site
A farm, campus or city project keeps its sensor network private on its own Cloud VPS, with tenants separating teams and a login protecting the web interface.

ChirpStack Screenshots

A test application created in a ChirpStack tenant

ChirpStack after a full container restart, with the application still listed

ChirpStack vs Alternatives

The Things Stack: Choose ChirpStack as a The Things Stack alternative when you want the network server on your own Cloud VPS. It is a category comparison only; this page makes no feature claim about The Things Stack.
The Things Network: Choose ChirpStack over a hosted LoRaWAN network such as The Things Network when you want the network server on your own infrastructure, so device data and keys sit in your own PostgreSQL database.
Mosquitto: Mosquitto is a self-hosted MQTT broker with its own OneClick page, and it is also the broker this ChirpStack install bundles. ChirpStack adds the LoRaWAN network server on top of that messaging layer.
Grafana: Grafana is a self-hosted dashboard tool with its own OneClick page. ChirpStack manages gateways and devices and can pass device data to the databases your dashboards read from.

Simple Pricing. Everything Included.

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

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Cloud VPS 16 GB

More headroom if ChirpStack sits alongside dashboards and other IoT tools.

$59.99per month

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6 vCPU cores
200 GB NVMe SSD
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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. ChirpStack itself is licensed by its maintainers under the MIT License.

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Ready To Run Your Own LoRaWAN Network?

ChirpStack 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.
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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.

Is ChirpStack free and open source?

Yes. ChirpStack is distributed under the MIT licence, so the network server has no licence charge. xCloud bills for the dedicated Cloud VPS. You supply the LoRaWAN gateways yourself, and this template adds no paid ChirpStack tier.

Can I run ChirpStack with Docker?

Yes, and upstream publishes a chirpstack-docker setup. This template does it for you: the chirpstack/chirpstack 4.19.2 image, PostgreSQL 16, Redis 7 and Mosquitto 2.0, pinned by digest, with HTTPS in front. It is ChirpStack Docker hosting without writing the compose file.

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How much RAM does a ChirpStack cloud server need?

Reserve 1024 MB of RAM, 1 CPU core and 5 GB of disk for the four services, and the 6 GB Cloud VPS sold here suits a ChirpStack cloud install. The number of gateways and devices decides the real load, and message rate drives PostgreSQL and Redis use.

How do I connect a LoRaWAN gateway to ChirpStack?

Use the server IP and MQTT port from your credentials, with username chirpstack and the generated MQTT password. A gateway selects its region through the topic prefix it publishes under, and Semtech UDP packet forwarders need the ChirpStack Gateway Bridge, because UDP ports are not available.

Is the ChirpStack MQTT port encrypted?

No. The MQTT port is plain TCP, open to the internet and protected by a username and password, but credentials and payloads are not encrypted in transit. Restrict it to your gateways' addresses with your firewall where you can, and treat the MQTT password like an API key.

Which LoRaWAN regions does ChirpStack support?

The template enables EU868, US915 with channels 0 to 7, AU915 with channels 0 to 7, AS923, IN865, KR920 and RU864. A gateway picks its region through its MQTT topic prefix, such as eu868 or us915_0. Other regions are not enabled by this template.

How do I sign in to ChirpStack?

Open your site URL and sign in as admin with the password you chose or the generated one in your credentials. The upstream default admin password is replaced at install. The first start creates the database schema, which can take a minute or two.

How do I back up ChirpStack?

Take a backup of the postgres_data volume, which holds the network server's database with tenants, gateways, devices and keys, and keep the API_SECRET and MQTT password from your environment with it. Test a restore on a separate install before relying on it.

Backups in xCloud

How do I update ChirpStack?

ChirpStack 4.19.2 is pinned by digest, so nothing upgrades on its own. When xCloud publishes a newer ChirpStack template version, back up the volumes, read upstream's release notes, adopt that template version, and confirm your gateways reconnect and a test uplink arrives.

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.