Cobalt Hosting Live In 5 Minutes

Run your own Cobalt media-download processing API on a server you control. xCloud configures the pinned Cobalt 11.7.1 image behind managed HTTPS in minutes — point the Cobalt web app or any API client at it.

Deploy your Cobalt

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

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

Self-hosting a Cobalt instance normally means a hardened container, a domain and a certificate before a single link can be processed. This is the same result without assembling any of it.

Step 01
Sign Up
Create your xCloud account, pick Cobalt from the OneClick catalog, and choose a domain. There are no extra fields — xCloud generates everything needed.
Step 02
We Deploy It For You
One click. We bring up the pinned Cobalt 11.7.1 image as a single hardened container — read-only filesystem, all capabilities dropped, no-new-privileges — and publish the API over HTTPS on your domain.
Step 03
Point A Client At Your Instance
Copy the Instance URL from your installation credentials. Open it to see the instance's JSON description, or add it as a custom instance in the Cobalt web app under Settings, Instances.

Everything Cobalt Does, On Your Own Server

Cobalt runs in full here — the same media-download processing engine as any hosted Cobalt instance, on infrastructure you control.

Self-Hosted Media-Download Processing API
Send a link to a supported site and get a streamed download back from your own server.
Works With The Cobalt Web App Or Any API Client
Add your Instance URL as a custom instance under Settings, Instances in the Cobalt web app, or call the API directly.
Hardened Container By Default
Read-only filesystem, all capabilities dropped, and no-new-privileges, straight from the template.
Built-In Rate Limit
A per-visitor limit of 20 requests per minute is built into the template, out of the box.
Very Light Footprint
About 54 MiB of RAM after a real download round-trip in QA — a single, lightweight container.
Stateless, Nothing To Back Up
Cobalt stores nothing on disk, so a Restart loses no data and there is no backup to configure.

Everything You Need To Run Your Media Downloads 24/7

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

Cobalt 11.7.1 deployed instantly
Hardened container by default
Built-in 20 req/min rate limit
Stateless — nothing to back up
Free SSL certificate
Server backups and snapshots
Server security updates included
30+ server locations
Unused balance refunded

Simple Pricing. Everything Included.

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

Cloud VPS 6 GB

Cloud VPS 16 GB

Cobalt alongside other lightweight services.

$59.99per month

16 GB RAM
6 vCPU cores
200 GB NVMe SSD
30 TB
Unlimited

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Cloud VPS 24 GB

Cobalt alongside a whole self-hosted stack.

$84.99per month

24 GB RAM
8 vCPU cores
300 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.

Docker hosting

Already Have a Server? Bring Your Own

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

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The same platform, discounted at 6–10 servers.

$4per server / month

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Unlimited sites
All features included
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The same platform, discounted at 11+ servers.

$3per server / month

11+ servers
Unlimited sites
All features included
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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 Own Your Media Pipeline?

Cobalt 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 is Cobalt?

Cobalt is the engine behind a media-download processing API: send it a link to a supported site and it streams back a download. This template deploys version 11.7.1 as the API only — the Cobalt web frontend is hosted separately by upstream, not bundled here.

What is the license?

The Cobalt API is AGPL-3.0 per upstream; the web frontend is CC-BY-NC-SA and is not bundled with this template.

What runs alongside it?

Nothing. It is a single container — the API service on port 9000, published over HTTPS.

What does xCloud configure automatically?

The domain, HTTPS route and the hardened container settings — read-only filesystem, all capabilities dropped, no-new-privileges — plus the built-in 20 requests-per-minute rate limit.

Is my instance private?

Not by default. Authentication is off unless you enable API keys (API_AUTH_REQUIRED with API_KEY_URL) or Cloudflare Turnstile in the Environment editor — until then, anyone with the address can use your instance and its bandwidth.

How do I use my instance?

Add its URL as a custom instance in the Cobalt web app under Settings, Instances, or POST a link to the root path from any API client.

What should I back up?

Nothing. Cobalt keeps no data on disk — downloads stream straight through the server.

Backups in xCloud

Does xCloud automatically back up or update Cobalt?

No. The template pins Cobalt 11.7.1 by immutable digest; a catalog re-sync affects new installations only. To upgrade, bump the readable tag and digest together after reading the upstream release notes.

What are the server requirements?

The template manifest asks for 256 MB of RAM, 1 CPU core and 2 GB of disk as a floor. This page sells the 6 GB tier, comfortable headroom above that floor.

Can I use this to run Cobalt as a paid service for other customers?

This deployment gives you your own instance to point the Cobalt web app or an API client at; no partnership or resale claim is made here beyond what the AGPL-3.0 API license itself permits.

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.