Davis Hosting Live In 5 Minutes

Sync your calendars and contacts through your own CalDAV and CardDAV endpoints instead of someone else's account — the same standards every phone, desktop and mail client already speaks. xCloud configures the pinned Davis 5.4.3 image, its persistent SQLite volume and the HTTPS reverse proxy in minutes, with a generated administrator password waiting when you sign in.

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

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

Self-hosting a DAV server normally means a container, a database, a PHP-FPM and nginx pair, a domain and a certificate before a single calendar syncs. This is the same result without assembling any of it.

  1. Step 01

    Sign Up

    Create your xCloud account and pick Davis from the OneClick catalog. Enter a site title, your domain settings and the administrator username you want.

  2. Step 02

    We Deploy It For You

    One click. We bring up the vendor-maintained Davis 5.4.3 image pinned by immutable digest, generate a 32-character administrator password, run the database migrations, mount the davis_data volume and publish it over HTTPS on your domain.

  3. Step 03

    Sign In And Add Users

    Open your HTTPS URL and sign in with the generated administrator credentials. Create DAV users, add calendars and address books, then point your phone or desktop client at the displayed DAV endpoints.

Everything Davis Does, On Your Own Server

Davis runs in full here — a standards-based DAV server with a proper admin interface, on infrastructure you control.

  • CalDAV Calendar Sync

    Serve calendars over CalDAV to any standards-compliant client, on the phone and the desktop alike.

  • CardDAV Address Books

    Keep contacts in address books your existing clients sync natively, with no proprietary app in between.

  • Web Administration

    Manage users, calendars, address books and sharing from Davis's own responsive web interface.

  • Works With Clients You Already Use

    iOS, macOS, Thunderbird, Evolution, DAVx⁵ on Android — anything that speaks CalDAV or CardDAV connects.

  • Calendar And Contact Sharing

    Share a calendar or address book between the DAV users you create, from the admin interface.

  • One Volume, Fully Persistent

    Users, calendars, contacts and configuration live in a SQLite database on davis_data, which survives a restart.

Everything You Need To Run Your DAV Server 24/7

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

  • Davis 5.4.3 deployed instantly
  • Vendor-maintained pinned image digest
  • Administrator password generated for you
  • App origin bound to localhost
  • 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 Davis hosting. Pick the one that fits, and resize any time.

Cloud VPS 6 GB

Most popular

Calendars and contacts for yourself, a family or a small team.

$24.99per month

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

More DAV users, alongside other services on the same box.

$59.99per month

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

Davis 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. Davis itself is free under the MIT licence.

Already Have a Server? Bring Your Own

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

Free

Start your journey without cost.

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  • 1 server
  • 10 sites
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Starter

Most popular

Your rate with 2–5 servers connected.

$5per server / month

  • 2–5 servers
  • Unlimited sites
  • All features included
  • Bring any VPS provider
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Professional

The same platform, discounted at 6–10 servers.

$4per server / month

  • 6–10 servers
  • Unlimited sites
  • All features included
  • Bring any VPS provider
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Agency

The same platform, discounted at 11+ servers.

$3per server / month

  • 11+ servers
  • Unlimited sites
  • All features included
  • Bring any VPS provider
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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.

Ready To Own Your Calendars And Contacts?

Davis on xCloud runs on a dedicated Cloud VPS that we provision, patch, monitor and restore. Deploy faster. Own the server. Stay in control.

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Frequently Asked Questions

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

What is Davis?

Davis is a free, open-source CalDAV and CardDAV server with a web administration interface for users, calendars, address books and sharing. It is built on the sabre/dav libraries, so any standards-compliant calendar or contacts client can sync with it. This template deploys version 5.4.3.

Is Davis free?

Yes — it is free and open source under the MIT licence. What you pay xCloud for is the dedicated server it runs on and the management around it, not the application itself.

Can I self-host Davis?

Yes — that is exactly what this template deploys. It brings up the vendor-maintained Davis 5.4.3 image pinned by immutable digest, runs the database migrations, mounts its persistent data volume and publishes it over HTTPS on your domain in about five minutes instead of assembled by hand.

Which clients work with Davis?

Anything that speaks CalDAV or CardDAV: iOS and macOS Calendar and Contacts, Thunderbird, Evolution, DAVx⁵ on Android, and most other standards-based clients. Davis shows you the DAV endpoint to enter after you sign in.

What does xCloud configure automatically?

The administrator login from the username you chose, a generated 32-character administrator password, the SQLite database and its migrations, the persistent data volume, the domain and the HTTPS route. Only the Davis web and DAV interface is published through xCloud-managed ingress.

Does Davis send email invitations or reminders?

No. This template configures a null mail transport, so Davis sends no email at all — no sharing invitations, no scheduling mail and no birthday reminders. Share calendars and address books through the admin interface instead.

Does this template include WebDAV file storage or public calendar links?

No. WebDAV file storage and public calendar sharing are both switched off in this template. It deploys Davis as a CalDAV and CardDAV server for calendars and contacts.

What should I back up?

The davis_data volume, as one unit. It holds the SQLite database with every user, calendar, address book and configuration setting, along with the public assets served beside it. Keep the generated administrator password with the backup.

Can I change the administrator password?

Yes. Keep it stable to preserve administrator access, and when you do want to rotate it, update ADMIN_PASSWORD in the Environment editor and redeploy.

Does xCloud automatically back up or update Davis?

No. The template pins Davis 5.4.3 by immutable digest; a catalog re-sync affects new installations only. Review upstream release notes and take a verified backup before changing the pinned release.

What are the server requirements?

The template manifest asks for 512 MB of RAM, 1 CPU core and 3 GB of disk as a floor — Davis is lightweight. This page sells the same 6 GB tier as every other OneClick app, well above what Davis itself needs, so there's room for other work on the same server.

What survives a restart?

Everything on davis_data, because it is a persistent named volume. QA confirmed that a full xCloud Restart left both administrator access and an existing calendar in place.

Is xCloud officially partnered with Davis?

No. No official partnership or endorsement between xCloud and the Davis project has been verified. This is a deployment and server-management option for the open-source Davis project.

Can I run other apps on the same server?

Yes. It is a dedicated Cloud VPS, not a locked appliance, so you can deploy other OneClick apps or your own sites beside it as long as the resources are there.

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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