Crumbs Hosting Live In 5 Minutes

Crumbs hosting keeps private Markdown notes on your own domain. Deploy Crumbs 0.35.1 as a self-hosted Markdown notes app: xCloud runs the pinned image as a single container with an embedded SQLite database, publishes it over HTTPS and keeps notes and attachments on a persistent volume. There is no preset account, so you create the administrator on the setup screen straight after install.

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What is Crumbs?

Self-hosted Crumbs is a Markdown notes app. Its README calls it a self-hostable, offline-first note-taking app that respects your privacy, with Markdown notes, tags, image attachments, an installable web app and optional OIDC sign-in for multiple users. People run it in place of a hosted notes service when they want the notes on their own server. It is MIT licensed.

On xCloud the template runs the ghcr.io/bretzel-app/crumbs 0.35.1 image as a single container pinned by immutable digest, with an embedded SQLite database and the crumbs_data volume holding the database and all attachments. HTTPS is published on your domain. There is no preset account and no password recovery: the first account created on the setup screen becomes the administrator, and setup then closes.

From Sign-Up to a Live Crumbs Install In Just 3 Easy Steps

Self-hosting a Markdown note-taking app normally means a container, a certificate and a race to claim the administrator account before a single note is written. This is the same result without assembling any of it.

Step 01
Sign Up
Create your xCloud account, pick Crumbs from the OneClick catalog and select a domain — no extra fields, xCloud sets everything up.
Step 02
We Deploy It For You
One click. We bring up the pinned Crumbs 0.35.1 image and publish the interface over HTTPS on your domain, shown in the installation details.
Step 03
Claim The Administrator Account
Open the HTTPS Crumbs URL and create the administrator account on the setup screen right away. Create your first note, and add a second administrator under Settings > Users as insurance.

Everything Crumbs Does, On Your Own Server

Crumbs runs in full here — the same Markdown note-taking tooling as any hosted instance, on infrastructure you control.

Markdown Notes With Tags
Write notes in Markdown with tags and a search-friendly editor.
Image Attachments Up To 10 MB
Attach images up to 10 MB each to notes.
Installable, Offline-Capable Web App
An installable web app that works offline and syncs when the connection returns.
Multi-User With Optional Social Sign-In
Multi-user: the administrator adds users, with optional Google, GitHub or OpenID Connect sign-in for invited users.
Optional Email Notifications
Optional e-mail notifications through your own SMTP server.
Restart-Safe Notes And Attachments
Notes and attachments live on a persistent data volume and survive an xCloud Restart; this was verified.

Everything You Need To Run Your Private Notes 24/7

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

Crumbs 0.35.1 deployed instantly
Administrator claimed on first visit
HTTPS-only interface
Persistent notes and attachment storage
Free SSL certificate
Server backups and snapshots
Server security updates included
30+ server locations
Unused balance refunded

What You Can Do With Crumbs

Keep private notes on your own domain
Write Markdown notes with tags behind your own HTTPS address, with the database on a Cloud VPS you control instead of a hosted notes account.
Take notes offline and sync later
Install the web app on a phone or laptop and keep writing without a connection, as the README's offline-first design describes.
Attach images to notes
Add images of up to 10 MB each to a note, stored in the same volume as the database so one backup captures notes and attachments together.
Share a notes server with a few people
Add users as administrator and, optionally, link Google, GitHub or OpenID Connect sign-in to accounts you created, since those providers never create accounts themselves.

Crumbs vs Alternatives

Evernote: Crumbs is an MIT-licensed, offline-first notes app you run yourself, with Markdown, tags and attachments stored in one SQLite-backed volume on your server.
Memos: Memos has its own xCloud template. Crumbs' README stresses its offline-first, installable web app with Markdown notes, #tags and full-text search.
SilverBullet: SilverBullet has its own xCloud template. Crumbs here is a single-container notes app with tags, attachments and optional OIDC sign-in.
HedgeDoc: HedgeDoc has its own xCloud template. Crumbs keeps notes per user and lets you share notes with other users on the same instance.

Simple Pricing. Everything Included.

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

Cloud VPS 6 GB

Cloud VPS 16 GB

More users, more attachments.

$59.99per month

16 GB RAM
6 vCPU cores
200 GB NVMe SSD
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Cloud VPS 24 GB

Crumbs 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. Crumbs itself is free and open source under the MIT licence.

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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 Own Your Private Notes?

Crumbs 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.

How much RAM does Crumbs need?

Per the manifest the floor is a single core, 256 MB of RAM and 2 GB of disk. The 6 GB Cloud VPS sold on this page is far larger than that, and the disk is what bounds how many image attachments you can keep alongside the SQLite database.

Is Crumbs free and open source?

Yes. Crumbs is MIT licensed, per the LICENSE file at the v0.35.1 tag, so there is no licence fee. xCloud bills for the dedicated Cloud VPS only, and your notes and attachments stay on the crumbs_data volume of your own server.

Can you run Crumbs with Docker?

Yes, and this is Crumbs Docker hosting prepared for you. Upstream's README recommends Docker with a data volume; the template runs the project's own image 0.35.1 as one container, pinned by immutable digest, with crumbs_data and HTTPS in front on your domain, so no compose file is yours to write.

How do I create the first Crumbs administrator?

Open the site and create the administrator account on the setup screen; there is no preset account. Do it immediately, because until an account exists anyone who can reach the address could claim it, and setup closes once the first account has been created.

Can I add other users to Crumbs?

Yes. The administrator adds users under Settings, Users. You can optionally link Google, GitHub or OpenID Connect sign-in to those accounts by e-mail address, but those providers never create accounts on their own, so a stranger with a Google account cannot register.

Does Crumbs have password recovery?

No. Crumbs has no password recovery flow, so keep your password safe and create a second administrator as insurance. Another administrator can reset your password, and if an OAuth provider is configured and your e-mail matches, signing in with it also gets you back in.

Can Crumbs work offline?

Yes. The README describes Crumbs as offline-first, and it is an installable web app that works offline via IndexedDB and syncs back. Install it from the browser while signed in to your HTTPS address, and keep writing when the connection drops.

How large can Crumbs image attachments be?

Attachments are images of up to 10 MB each, and the template raises the request body limit so such uploads are accepted. Larger files are not supported as attachments, so resize big photos first and mind the free disk on the server.

What should I back up on a Crumbs server?

A backup is the crumbs_data volume, which holds the database and all attachments, taken as one unit before upgrades. Run only one container against the volume because the database is SQLite. Template sites have no built-in backups, so schedule your own and test a restore.

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How do I upgrade Crumbs?

Nothing upgrades it for you: the template pins 0.35.1 by immutable digest. Existing installs keep their image until you adopt a newer template version. Copy crumbs_data, read the upstream release notes, apply the newer template version, and check that sign-in and an attachment still work.

Is this Crumbs cloud hosting?

It is your own Crumbs on a dedicated Cloud VPS provisioned by xCloud, not a hosted notes service. The container, the SQLite database and the volume belong to your install, and the app is served over HTTPS on your domain.

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.