Cloud Commander Hosting Live In 5 Minutes

Deploy Cloud Commander hosting and get a private, browser-based file workspace on your own domain. xCloud runs the pinned Cloud Commander 18.5.1 image as a single container behind HTTPS, generates a 24-character administrator password, and keeps your files and settings on two persistent volumes.

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No lock-in, cancel anytime

What is Cloud Commander?

Cloud Commander is an open-source file manager for the web. It shows two panels side by side, in the style of the classic orthodox file managers, and adds a console and text editors you open from the same page.

It works in a desktop or mobile browser, so one install gives you a place to browse, upload, edit and archive files from any device. It is a lightweight file manager rather than a sync suite: there is no desktop client and no sharing-link or multi-user feature to configure.

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

Self-hosting a web file manager means a container, a reverse proxy, a certificate and a login before the first upload. This is the same result without assembling any of it.

Step 01
Sign Up
Create your xCloud account and pick Cloud Commander from the OneClick catalog, then choose your server and a domain. Set the administrator username (it defaults to admin) or keep it as is.
Step 02
We Deploy It For You
One click. We start the official Cloud Commander image, pinned by immutable digest, as a single container with HTTPS in front, HTTP Basic Authentication on every route, and the cloudcommander_files and cloudcommander_config volumes mounted. The password is generated for you and shown in your installation credentials.
Step 03
Sign In And Open A Folder
Open the HTTPS URL, sign in with the administrator username and password, then upload a file or press F7 to create your first folder in the managed storage.

Everything Cloud Commander Does, On Your Own Server

Cloud Commander runs in full here: the file manager, console and editors, with its files and settings on volumes you control.

Two-Panel File Manager
A classic dual-pane layout in the browser that adapts to phone, tablet and desktop screens, with function-key shortcuts such as F7 for a new folder.
Three Built-In Editors
Dword, Edward and Deepword give you syntax-highlighted editing for config files, notes and code without leaving the page.
Pack And Extract Archives
Pack folders into zip or tar.gz, and extract zip, tar, gz, bz2, .tar.gz and .tar.bz2 archives straight from the browser.
Built-In Web Console
Run command-line work from the browser. The console runs inside the Cloud Commander container, not on the host server.
Login On Every Route
Basic Authentication is always on. In QA every route required the login, wrong passwords were rejected and the upstream default logins did not work.
Files Kept Across Restarts
Your files and the Cloud Commander settings sit on separate persistent volumes and survive an xCloud Restart.

Everything You Need To Run Your File Manager 24/7

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

Cloud Commander 18.5.1 deployed instantly
Official image pinned by digest
Generated 24-character admin password
Automatic HTTPS on your domain
Separate volumes for files and settings
Idle use around 130–170 MiB in QA
Server backups and snapshots
30+ server locations
Unused balance refunded

What You Can Do With Cloud Commander

Private file workspace
Keep a drop zone for documents and downloads on your own domain, behind a login from the first request.
Quick edits to server-side files
Open a config file, script or note in a syntax-highlighted editor, change it and save it from any browser.
Archive handling without a shell
Pack a folder into a zip or tar.gz to hand over, or unpack an archive you uploaded, without installing tools on your laptop.
Cross-device file access
Move files between a phone, tablet and desktop through one responsive two-panel interface.
Lightweight alternative to a full cloud suite
Run a single small container for browsing and editing files when you do not need sync clients, calendars or collaboration features.

Cloud Commander vs Alternatives

File Browser Quantum: A web file manager with a single-pane interface, also available as a OneClick app, if you prefer that layout.
Filestash: A web file manager that connects to many storage backends, whereas Cloud Commander works on its own managed storage.
Nextcloud: A full sync-and-share suite with desktop clients and collaboration. Cloud Commander is a single lightweight container with no sync features.
Google Drive: A hosted cloud storage service billed by Google. Cloud Commander keeps the files on a server you own, on your own volume.

Simple Pricing. Everything Included.

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

Cloud VPS 6 GB

Cloud VPS 16 GB

More room if you store large files or run other apps beside it.

$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. Cloud Commander itself is licensed by its maintainers under the MIT License.

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

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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 Web File Manager?

Cloud Commander 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.

What makes Cloud Commander different from a sync tool like Nextcloud?

It is a lightweight file manager, not a sync suite: two panels, a console and text editors in the browser, running as a single container that idled at about 130–170 MiB of RAM in QA.

How do I sign in?

Use the administrator username and password from the install form, shown in your protected installation credentials. Every page and API route requires that login, and the upstream default logins do not work.

Can I edit files and unpack archives in the browser?

Yes. Three built-in editors with syntax highlighting are included, and archives can be packed (zip, tar.gz) and extracted (zip, tar, gz, bz2, .tar.gz, .tar.bz2).

Does the console give access to my whole server?

No. The console and terminal run inside the Cloud Commander container, which only has its own managed storage mounted, and the Docker socket is not mounted. Still, treat the administrator login as a privileged credential.

Which files can Cloud Commander see?

Only its own managed storage, the cloudcommander_files volume. It does not see the server's host filesystem.

How do I change the administrator password?

The login is applied every time the container starts, so update the username or password in the xCloud environment settings and redeploy. Changes made only inside the app may be overwritten on restart.

Is there an upload size limit?

Cloud Commander sets no upload limit of its own. Very large uploads are bounded by the HTTPS proxy and the available disk.

What should I back up?

Both persistent volumes together, cloudcommander_files (your files) and cloudcommander_config (settings), plus the administrator credentials. Restoring only the files volume does not restore settings.

Backups in xCloud

What are the server requirements, and why does this page sell 6 GB?

The template's baseline asks for 1 CPU core, 512 MB of RAM and 2 GB of disk. This page sells the 6 GB tier as the entry rung, which leaves plenty of room for the files you store and the archives you pack.

Does xCloud automatically back up or update Cloud Commander?

No. The template pins Cloud Commander 18.5.1 by tag and immutable digest; existing sites are not upgraded automatically. To upgrade, read the upstream release notes and change the tag and digest together. Server-level backups and snapshots are available on every Cloud VPS.

Is xCloud officially partnered with Cloud Commander?

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