Databag Hosting Live In 5 Minutes

Deploy Databag hosting and run a self-hosted private messenger node for your family or community on a dedicated Cloud VPS. xCloud starts the pinned Databag 0.1.16 container with a generated admin password, keeps the SQLite database and uploaded files on one persistent volume, accepts uploads up to 2 GB and serves the web app over HTTPS on your own domain. No one can create an account until you allow it.

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What is Databag?

Databag is a federated messenger for self-hosting. It is decentralised, so apps talk directly to a server node, and accounts on different nodes can message each other, with identity based on a public-private key pair rather than a hosting domain. It offers sealed topics, topic-based threads, audio and video calls and low resource use. Run on your own server it is a self-hosted Databag node, an alternative to a mainstream messenger such as WhatsApp or Telegram, under the Apache-2.0 licence.

On xCloud it is one container, balzack/databag 0.1.16 pinned by digest, holding the server, web app and SQLite. The databag_data volume keeps the database and uploads, a generated admin password guards the admin page, and account creation stays closed until you issue links. Calls need your own TURN relay, which xCloud does not provide.

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

A Databag node normally means the server container, a database file, an admin password, an upload limit, a domain and a certificate before the first message. This is the same result without assembling any of it.

Step 01
Sign Up
Create your xCloud account and pick Databag from the OneClick catalog. Choose the final domain for your node and a server; the install form has no application fields, because xCloud generates the admin password.
Step 02
We Deploy It For You
One click. We start balzack/databag 0.1.16, pinned by digest, as one container with the Go server, web app and SQLite together, mount databag_data at /var/lib/databag and publish HTTPS. It is usually ready in about 30 seconds.
Step 03
Set The Node Domain And Invite People
Open the admin page and sign in. Set the node Domain to your site exactly, then create single-use account links to send to people. Each user sets a Sealed Topics password before starting a topic.

Everything Databag Does, On Your Own Server

Databag 0.1.16 runs here as a single messaging node, with its database and every uploaded file kept on a volume you own.

Federated Accounts
Accounts on different nodes can message each other, and identity is a public-private key pair rather than a name tied to a domain.
Sealed Topics
Upstream says the hosting admin cannot view topics that are sealed. Each user must set a Sealed Topics password before New Topic is enabled.
Topic-Based Threads
Messages are organised by topic rather than by contact, with no limit on group members in a thread, per the README.
Calls With Your Own Relay
Audio and video calls work across NAT traversal only with a separate TURN relay server. You run one and enter its details in the admin page.
Invite-Only By Default
Nobody can create an account until you allow it. Issue single-use account links from the admin page, or switch on open registration.
One Small Container
The Go server, web app and SQLite database run in one container, which upstream describes as lightweight for low hosting resources.

Everything You Need To Run Your Messenger 24/7

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

Databag 0.1.16 deployed instantly
Image pinned by digest
Admin password generated for you
Account creation closed until you open it
Free SSL certificate
Server backups and snapshots
Server security updates included
30+ server locations
Unused balance refunded

What You Can Do With Databag

Run a private chat for your family
Host one node for everyone in the household, with accounts you issue by link and conversations stored on a server you control.
Message across separate nodes
Let people on other Databag nodes talk to yours, so friends who host their own can still reach you without a shared service.
Keep sensitive topics sealed
Use sealed topics for conversations the node admin should not be able to read, after each user sets their sealed-topics password.
Organise chat by subject
Keep conversations as topic threads with no cap on group size, rather than a stream per contact.

Databag vs Alternatives

WhatsApp: Databag is Apache-2.0 software you run yourself, so accounts, messages and uploads live on your own xCloud server.
Telegram: With Databag you host the node and hold the data, and you set up your own relay for calls.
Matrix Synapse: A Matrix homeserver for self-hosted, federated chat, available as its own OneClick app; compare its protocol and ecosystem with Databag's key-based identity.
Signal: Databag has no central service: apps talk directly to a server node you run, and each node keeps its own data.

Simple Pricing. Everything Included.

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

Cloud VPS 6 GB

Cloud VPS 16 GB

More accounts and uploads, with room for other apps.

$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. Databag itself is released under the Apache-2.0 licence.

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Ready To Run Your Own Messenger?

Databag on xCloud runs on a dedicated Cloud VPS that we provision, patch, monitor and restore. Deploy faster. Own your data. 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.

Can I run Databag in Docker?

Yes, and this template is Databag Docker hosting without the setup: the balzack/databag 0.1.16 image pinned by digest, one container, the databag_data volume and an HTTPS route to port 7000. Its tags are Docker tags that differ from GitHub release tags.

How much RAM does Databag need?

The template baseline is 512 MB of RAM, 1 CPU core and 5 GB of disk, with uploads adding to disk use. Upstream calls it lightweight, even on a very small board. That is a wide margin even on the entry plan.

Is Databag end-to-end encrypted?

Only for sealed topics. Upstream says the hosting admin cannot view topics if they are sealed, and each user must set a Sealed Topics password before New Topic is enabled. Other topics are stored readable by the node, so seal what matters.

Do Databag video calls need a TURN server?

Yes, for calls to cross NATs: audio and video need a separate relay server. xCloud does not provide one. Run your own and enter its address and credentials in the admin page; text, images and files work without it.

How do I invite people to Databag?

Sign in to the admin page, then create single-use account links and send them. Nobody can create an account otherwise, unless you switch on open registration, which is off by default and best left off on a public site.

Can I change my Databag domain later?

Avoid it. Accounts are addressed through the node's domain, so changing the site domain after accounts exist changes how they are addressed. Set the final domain in the node settings before you invite anyone, since people would otherwise have to be re-invited.

Is Databag free?

Yes. Databag is released under the Apache-2.0 licence, so the software is free; only the Cloud VPS underneath is a recurring cost, and a TURN relay for calls, if you run one, is a further cost of your own.

How do I back up Databag?

Back up the whole databag_data volume, which holds databag.db and all uploaded assets. Stop the container or use SQLite's backup tooling for a consistent copy. Neither job is automatic: schedule your own copy and rehearse restoring it.

Backup and restore Docker apps

How do I upgrade Databag?

Nothing upgrades itself: 0.1.16 is pinned by digest, a running install keeps that exact release until you move it yourself. Back up the volume, check what changed upstream, then adopt a newer template version on your own schedule rather than editing the image tag or digest.

Is this a Databag cloud service?

It is a Databag node on a dedicated Cloud VPS under your xCloud login, a Databag cloud of your own at your domain. The admin sign-in request is written to the container log, so treat those logs as sensitive.

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.