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CyberChef hosting runs the Cyber Swiss Army Knife on your own domain. Deploy CyberChef 11.0.0 as a self-hosted data analysis toolkit: xCloud runs the pinned static container, publishes it over HTTPS with a free certificate, and leaves every recipe to be processed in your own browser, so inputs are never sent to the web server. There is no database, no volume and no login.

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What is CyberChef?

Self-hosted CyberChef is a data analysis toolkit. Its README calls it a simple, intuitive web app for carrying out all manner of cyber operations in a browser: encoding such as XOR and Base64, encryption such as AES, DES and Blowfish, hexdumps, compression and decompression, and hashes, chained into recipes. It is the Cyber Swiss Army Knife, originally from GCHQ, and people run their own copy instead of pasting data into a hosted online converter. It is Apache-2.0 licensed.

On xCloud the template runs the ghcr.io/gchq/cyberchef 11.0.0 image, an unprivileged nginx serving the static app on port 8080, with no database, no volume and no accounts. HTTPS is published on your domain. Every recipe runs in the visitor's browser, so the server only delivers the app. The instance is public until you add Basic Authentication or IP access control.

Simple Steps To Launch Your CyberChef Instance In Minutes

Self-hosting CyberChef means a container, a domain and a certificate. This is the same result without assembling any of it.

  1. Step 01

    Choose Your Server

    Create your xCloud account, pick an xCloud managed server or connect your own provider, and set it up as a Docker server. CyberChef's template requires one.

  2. Step 02

    We Deploy It For You

    Open One Click Apps and choose CyberChef. We run the container, map your domain and issue a free SSL certificate. There are no install fields to fill in.

  3. Step 03

    Go Live Right Away

    Open your domain and CyberChef loads straight into the browser. There is no login, so decide who should reach it before you share the URL.

A Toolkit Built For The Data You Already Handle

CyberChef is an open-source toolkit originally built by GCHQ. You chain operations into a recipe and it runs them on your input. Hosting it yourself means it is served from a domain you chose.

  • Recipes & Operations

    Drag operations into a recipe and reorder them freely. The output of each one becomes the input of the next.

  • Auto Bake & Magic

    The recipe re-runs as you change it, and the Magic operation tries to work out which encodings your input is already under.

  • Entirely Client-Side

    Your recipe and input are never sent to the web server. All processing happens in your own browser.

  • Large Inputs

    Drop files of around 2 GB straight into the input box, depending on your browser and the operations you run.

  • Breakpoints & Stepping

    Pause before any operation, then step through the recipe to see the data at each stage.

  • Shareable Recipes

    Save a recipe in your browser or share it as a URL. The link carries the input too, so treat it as the data itself.

Everything You Need To Run Your Toolkit Online

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

  • CyberChef deployed and configured for you
  • Free SSL certificate, issued and renewed
  • Security patching & monitoring included
  • 30+ global server locations
  • Unused balance refunded

What You Can Do With CyberChef

  • Decode data without a third-party site

    Paste a suspicious blob, build a Base64 or XOR recipe and read the result in your own browser, with nothing sent to a hosted converter or to your own server.

  • Chain operations into a recipe

    Drag operations into order so the output of each becomes the input of the next, and let auto bake re-run the recipe as you edit it.

  • Hand colleagues a shareable recipe

    Share a recipe as a URL for a teammate on the same instance. The link carries the input too, so treat it as the data itself and share it carefully.

  • Keep one toolkit for your team

    Host one copy on your own Cloud VPS behind Basic Authentication or an IP allow-list, so analysts use the same version without relying on the public demo.

CyberChef vs Alternatives

Hosted online converters
A hosted converter sees whatever you paste. CyberChef's recipes run in your browser against your own copy of the app on your Cloud VPS, so the input stays local.
IT-Tools
IT-Tools has its own xCloud template. CyberChef centres on encoding, encryption and data analysis, built around chained recipes.
OmniTools
OmniTools has its own xCloud template. CyberChef focuses on cyber operations such as hashes, hexdumps and cipher routines.
ConvertX
ConvertX has its own xCloud template. CyberChef does its processing in the browser, so your input is never sent to the web server.

Simple Pricing For Your CyberChef Instance

CyberChef is a static bundle your browser does the work for, so the entry tier is really headroom for everything else you run beside it.

Cloud VPS 6 GB

More than enough for a team toolkit.

$24.99per month

  • 6 GB RAM
  • 4 vCPU cores
  • 100 GB NVMe SSD
  • 30 TB
  • Unlimited
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Cloud VPS 16 GB

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Run CyberChef beside other internal tools.

$59.99per month

  • 16 GB RAM
  • 6 vCPU cores
  • 200 GB NVMe SSD
  • 30 TB
  • Unlimited
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Cloud VPS 24 GB

A full self-hosted toolbox on one server.

$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 CyberChef on it through the same panel, for a per-server management fee instead of a Cloud VPS rental.

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  • 1 server
  • 10 sites
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Starter

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Your rate with 2–5 servers connected.

$5per server / month

  • 2–5 servers
  • Unlimited sites
  • All features included
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Professional

The same platform, discounted at 6–10 servers.

$4per server / month

  • 6–10 servers
  • Unlimited sites
  • All features included
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Agency

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 Toolkit?

Whether you decode ten strings a day or ten thousand, managed CyberChef hosting gives your team one place of its own to decode, convert and inspect data, without a third-party site in the loop.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Feel free to contact us with any questions or concerns you may have.

How much RAM does CyberChef need?

The template declares a 64 MB memory minimum, with 1 CPU core and 1 GB of disk, because it is a static web app with no database and no volume. The 6 GB Cloud VPS sold here is vastly above that, so the real limit is the browser doing the work.

Is CyberChef free and open source?

Yes. CyberChef is Apache-2.0 licensed, per the LICENSE file at the v11.0.0 tag, so the software has no price tag. xCloud charges solely for the dedicated Cloud VPS, and nothing you process in the toolkit is stored on it.

Can you run CyberChef with Docker?

Yes, and this is CyberChef Docker hosting prepared for you. Upstream documents building the image or using a pre-built one on port 8080; the template runs the pinned ghcr.io/gchq/cyberchef 11.0.0 image behind HTTPS on your domain, so you do not run docker yourself.

Does CyberChef send my data to a server?

No. Your recipe and input are never sent to the web server; all processing happens in your own browser, and the server only delivers the static app. A shared recipe URL carries the input in the link, so treat that URL as the data itself.

Is a self-hosted CyberChef private by default?

Not by default. CyberChef ships no login and no user accounts, so anyone who can reach the URL can use it. To restrict access, turn on Basic Authentication for the site or limit it to your office or VPN with IP access control.

Basic authentication

Can I rely on CyberChef for real cryptographic security?

No. The README says cryptographic operations in CyberChef should not be relied upon to provide security in any situation and that no guarantee of correctness is offered. It also calls the project under active development. Use it for analysis and quick transformations, not as a security control.

Does a self-hosted CyberChef need a database or backups?

No. There is no database and no volume, so there is no application data to back up; the container simply serves the app. Recipes you save live in each visitor's browser storage, and a shared recipe is just a URL.

How large an input can CyberChef handle?

Large, within your browser's limits. You can drop files of around 2 GB straight into the input box, depending on your browser and the operations you run. The work happens on the visitor's machine, so the server's size does not change what a given computer can bake.

How do I upgrade CyberChef?

Nothing upgrades it for you: the template pins 11.0.0. Existing installs keep their image until you adopt a newer template version. Read the upstream release notes, then apply the newer template version. With no data on the server there is nothing to migrate, and saved recipes stay in each browser.

Is CyberChef affiliated with GCHQ?

No. CyberChef originated at GCHQ and is published by the gchq GitHub organisation, but xCloud is not affiliated with GCHQ, and this page is not an official CyberChef offering. It is a deployment of the open-source project on your own Cloud VPS.

Is this CyberChef cloud hosting?

It is your own copy on a dedicated Cloud VPS provisioned by xCloud, not the public demo. The container belongs to your install and is served over HTTPS on your domain; because processing is client-side, your data never reaches that server.

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.

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