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Daptin hosting gives you a self-hosted API backend with an admin dashboard on your own domain. Deploy Daptin v0.13.44 as a self-hosted API backend platform: xCloud runs the pinned image with a private PostgreSQL 17 database, claims the administrator account with your email and a generated password before the site opens, mounts persistent volumes for the database and files, and publishes it over HTTPS.

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What is Daptin?

Self-hosted Daptin is an API backend platform. Its README describes loading schema files into its runtime so that each configured table becomes a permission-aware JSON:API resource at /api/{entity}, with permission gates on the table, row, relation or action, and other surfaces such as optional GraphQL, WebSockets, file storage and scheduled actions configured as data. Teams run it instead of a hosted backend such as Firebase when they want the API and data on their own server. It is LGPL-3.0 licensed.

On xCloud the template runs the official daptin/daptin v0.13.44 image with a private PostgreSQL 17 database, a one-shot job that claims the administrator and a Caddy gateway, all pinned by immutable digest. The daptin_db and daptin_storage volumes persist the database and uploaded files. HTTPS is published on your domain, public sign-up is rejected once the administrator is claimed, and SMTP is disabled by default.

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

A Daptin stack normally means the server, a PostgreSQL database, a first-run administrator claim, volumes, a reverse proxy, a domain and a certificate before the first table. This is the same result without assembling any of it.

Step 01
Sign Up
Create your xCloud account and pick Daptin from the OneClick catalog. Choose your domain and target server, then enter the administrator email — that is the only field to fill in.
Step 02
We Deploy It For You
One click. We bring up the official Daptin image pinned by digest with a private PostgreSQL 17 database and a Caddy gateway, mount the daptin_db and daptin_storage volumes, generate the administrator and database passwords, claim the administrator account before the site opens, and publish it over HTTPS on your domain.
Step 03
Create Your First Table
Wait a minute or two for the first start, open your HTTPS Daptin URL and sign in with the administrator email and the password from the protected credentials card. Then create your first table in the dashboard or through the API.

Everything Daptin Does, On Your Own Server

Daptin runs in full here: a schema-driven backend with its dashboard, API and file storage on your own domain, backed by a database you own.

REST And Optional GraphQL From A Schema
Describe tables in a schema or through the dashboard and Daptin serves them as a permission-aware API at /api, with no server code to write.
Accounts And Permissions
Users, groups and ownership, with permissions checked on the table, the individual row, relations and actions.
Admin Dashboard
Manage tables, records and users from the dashboard served at the root of your domain.
File And Asset Storage
Asset columns and uploads are stored on the daptin_storage volume, and the proxy accepts uploads up to 1 GB.
Live Updates Over WebSockets
Daptin's /live WebSocket endpoint is proxied through the same HTTPS domain, so clients get record events without a second hostname.
Actions And Scheduled Tasks
Define actions with inputs, conditions and outcomes, and run them on a schedule, all configured as data in the app.

Everything You Need To Run Your API Backend

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

Daptin v0.13.44 deployed instantly
Official image pinned by digest
Administrator claimed before the site opens
Private PostgreSQL 17 included
Free SSL certificate
Server backups and snapshots
Server security updates included
30+ server locations
Unused balance refunded

What You Can Do With Daptin

Get an API from a schema
Describe tables in a schema or through the dashboard and Daptin serves them as a permission-aware API at /api, so a front-end team can start without writing server code.
Control access per table and row
Use users, groups and ownership to set permissions on a table, an individual row, relations and actions, rather than one rule for the whole API.
Store uploads next to your data
Use asset columns to keep uploaded files on the daptin_storage volume, with the proxy accepting uploads of up to 1 GB, alongside the PostgreSQL data.
Push live updates to clients
Connect to the /live WebSocket endpoint, proxied through the same HTTPS domain, so apps receive record events without a second hostname.

Daptin Screenshots

The Daptin dashboard after signing in as the administrator

The Daptin sign-in page on an xCloud-hosted install

Daptin vs Alternatives

Firebase: Compared with Firebase, Daptin is an LGPL-3.0 backend that turns a schema into an API on your own Cloud VPS, with PostgreSQL storage and an admin dashboard you control.
Supabase: Supabase has its own xCloud template. Daptin is driven by schema files and system tables, with permissions checked on table, row, relation or action, and runs here on PostgreSQL 17.
PocketBase: PocketBase has its own xCloud template. Daptin runs here with PostgreSQL storage, per-row permissions and actions configured as data.
Directus: Directus has its own xCloud template. Daptin loads its own schema files and serves each configured table as a JSON:API resource.

Simple Pricing. Everything Included.

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

Cloud VPS 6 GB

Cloud VPS 16 GB

More headroom if Daptin sits alongside other services on the same server.

$59.99per month

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6 vCPU cores
200 GB NVMe SSD
30 TB
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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. Daptin itself is licensed by Daptin's maintainers under LGPL-3.0.

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Ready To Run Your Own API Backend?

Daptin 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 Daptin need?

The manifest asks for 1 CPU core, 384 MB of RAM and 5 GB of disk, and QA measured about 200 MiB idle across the app and database. The 6 GB Cloud VPS sold on this page leaves ample headroom as your tables, uploads and API traffic grow.

Is Daptin free and open source?

Yes. Daptin is licensed under the LGPL-3.0, per the LICENSE file at the v0.13.44 tag, and the software carries no fee. xCloud's bill covers just the dedicated Cloud VPS, and your tables and files stay on the daptin_db and daptin_storage volumes of your own server.

Can you run Daptin with Docker?

Yes, and this is Daptin Docker hosting prepared for you. Upstream documents a docker run and a Compose stack with PostgreSQL; the template runs the official daptin/daptin v0.13.44 image with PostgreSQL 17 and a Caddy gateway, pinned by immutable digest, with two volumes and HTTPS on your domain.

Can strangers register on my Daptin server?

No. The administrator account is claimed before the site opens, and public sign-up is rejected afterwards. Sign-in stays open for the accounts you create. Use the administrator email you entered and the generated password, and change that password inside Daptin after first login.

Does Daptin support GraphQL?

Optionally. The README describes JSON:API resources at /api/{entity} with GraphQL as an optional attached surface, so do not assume every table is queryable through GraphQL until you have checked your own setup. REST access at /api is the main interface.

Why does a new Daptin table return a 404?

Daptin loads new tables when it starts. After you create a table, restart the app from xCloud once and the API will serve it. Do not expect a table created in the dashboard to answer immediately, because the template does not hot-reload the schema.

Does Daptin send email out of the box?

No. Daptin's SMTP server is disabled and its FTP and IMAP listeners are not exposed, so mail features stay off until you change that in the Environment editor. Do not depend on emailed password resets or notifications until you have configured and tested mail yourself.

How large can Daptin uploads be?

Uploads up to 1 GB are accepted through the proxy. JSON bodies on the API are buffered by Daptin with a 10 MiB default, and larger ones are rejected with a 413, so send big payloads as file uploads to an asset column rather than inline JSON.

What should I back up on a Daptin server?

A backup needs the daptin_db and daptin_storage volumes together, plus the stable environment values. Daptin keeps its JWT and encryption secrets in the database, so losing daptin_db loses those as well as the data. Test a restore before depending on the copy.

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How do I upgrade Daptin?

Nothing upgrades it for you: the template pins v0.13.44 by immutable digest. Back up both volumes, read the upstream release notes, then adopt a newer template version when one is published, and check that sign-in and an API read still work.

Is this Daptin cloud hosting?

It is your own Daptin on a dedicated Cloud VPS provisioned by xCloud, not a hosted backend service. The container, PostgreSQL and the volumes belong to your install, and only the HTTPS domain is reachable; the database and the Daptin container are private.

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.