DHIS2 Hosting Live In 5 Minutes

Deploy DHIS2 hosting and run the health information platform on your own domain without building the stack. xCloud runs DHIS2 2.43.2 from the official image next to a private PostgreSQL/PostGIS database, replaces the public default login with a generated admin password, mounts two persistent volumes and publishes the web interface and API over HTTPS.

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What is DHIS2?

DHIS2 is a flexible, open-source information system for data capture, management, validation, analytics and visualisation. Data can be captured through clients ranging from web browsers and Android devices to Java feature phones and SMS, and the system includes visualisation apps for dashboards, pivot tables, charting and GIS.

It provides metadata management and configuration, and exposes its data model and services through a RESTful web API. The software is released under the BSD 3-Clause license.

From Sign-Up to a Live DHIS2 Instance In Just 3 Easy Steps

A DHIS2 install normally means an application server, a PostGIS database, a configuration file, an admin bootstrap, a domain and a certificate before anyone can enter data. This is the same result without assembling any of it.

Step 01
Sign Up
Create your xCloud account and pick DHIS2 from the OneClick catalog. Choose your domain and server. There are no extra fields; the admin password is generated for you.
Step 02
We Deploy It For You
One click. We bring up the official DHIS2 image and a private PostGIS database, both pinned by immutable digest, mount the dhis2_home and dhis2_db volumes, replace DHIS2's public default login with your generated password and publish the web interface and API over HTTPS.
Step 03
Sign In And Set Up Your Users
Allow about 5 to 10 minutes for the first start, when the schema and bundled apps are created. Then open the HTTPS URL, sign in as admin with the generated password, and create your own users and roles.

Everything DHIS2 Does, On Your Own Server

DHIS2 runs in full here: a health data platform with its web apps and API, on a domain and a server you control.

Data Capture And Management
Collect, manage and validate aggregate and individual-level health data in one web application, with metadata management and configuration built in.
Validation And Analytics
DHIS2 is built for data capture, management, validation, analytics and visualisation, so the same system that collects the numbers also checks and analyses them.
Dashboards, Charts And Maps
Upstream ships visualisation apps for dashboards, pivot tables, charting and GIS, and the PostGIS database underneath supports the spatial side.
RESTful Web API
The data model and services are exposed through a RESTful web API, so other systems can read and write DHIS2 data.
Sign-In For All Data
No data is open to anonymous visitors by default. You decide who gets an account and which roles they hold.
Bundled Apps
The first start installs DHIS2's bundled apps, and the dhis2_home volume keeps installed apps, uploaded file resources and logs across restarts.

Everything You Need To Run Your Health Data 24/7

Managed hosting for DHIS2, so the parts that keep it online are not your problem.

DHIS2 2.43.2 deployed instantly
Private PostGIS database
Generated admin password
Two persistent volumes
Free SSL certificate
Server backups and snapshots
Server security updates included
30+ server locations
Unused balance refunded

What You Can Do With DHIS2

Run routine health reporting
Collect aggregate figures from facilities in one place, check them against validation rules and see the totals without re-keying spreadsheets.
Track individual-level records
Manage individual-level health data in the same system as your aggregate data, behind a login for every user.
Publish dashboards and maps
Turn collected data into dashboards, pivot tables, charts and maps for the people who make decisions.
Feed other systems through the API
Use the DHIS2 web API to integrate with other systems instead of exporting and importing files by hand.

DHIS2 Screenshots

DHIS2 organisation unit management screen on a freshly installed instance

DHIS2 vs Alternatives

Spreadsheets: Excel or Google Sheets are quick for a small team, but data lives in separate files; DHIS2 keeps capture, validation and analysis in one database behind sign-in.
Apache Superset: A business intelligence tool for exploring data you already have. DHIS2 also captures and validates the data before it is analysed.
Custom-built forms and databases: Building your own stack gives full control but means writing capture, metadata and reporting yourself; DHIS2 ships them as one platform.

Simple Pricing. Everything Included.

Dedicated Cloud VPS size, pre-configured for DHIS2 hosting. Resize any time.

Cloud VPS 16 GB

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Connect any VPS — DigitalOcean, Vultr, Linode, AWS, Hetzner or bare metal — and deploy DHIS2 on it through the same panel, for a per-server management fee instead of a Cloud VPS rental.

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Ready To Run Your Own DHIS2 Instance?

DHIS2 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.

Does DHIS2 on xCloud need extra setup before I can sign in?

No. xCloud generates the admin password and shows it in the credentials panel. Sign in as admin with that password once the first start finishes, which takes about 5 to 10 minutes. Until then the site shows a gateway error.

Is the public DHIS2 default login still active?

No. On first start the install replaces the default admin / district login with the generated password. QA confirmed the default login was rejected and the generated password signed in.

What runs alongside DHIS2?

A private PostgreSQL/PostGIS 16 database with no host ports, and nothing else. There is no Redis; DHIS2 uses its embedded queue and local cache.

What should I back up?

Both volumes: dhis2_home (DHIS2's data directory, including configuration, uploaded file resources, installed apps and logs) and dhis2_db (the PostgreSQL data). Take a pg_dump of the database for a consistent online backup and test restores on a separate installation.

Backups in xCloud

Can I change the Java memory setting?

Yes. The default heap is -Xms512m -Xmx2g, set through the Environment editor. Raise -Xmx on larger servers and leave memory for PostgreSQL.

Can I change the admin password later?

Change it from your DHIS2 profile after signing in. Editing ADMIN_PASSWORD afterwards has no effect, because the value only creates the account the first time.

Which values must I keep stable?

ENCRYPTION_PASSWORD. Once the system holds data, DHIS2 cannot decrypt stored secrets if it changes. DB_PASSWORD only initialises the database; to rotate it, change the role password inside PostgreSQL first, then update the value and redeploy.

What survives a restart?

Your records. QA restarted both containers, then read back a created record and signed in with the admin login, because the data lives on persistent named volumes.

Does xCloud automatically back up or update DHIS2?

No. The template pins DHIS2 2.43.2 by immutable digest; new installations use the pinned release and existing sites are not automatically upgraded. To upgrade, read the upstream release notes, then bump the readable tag and digest together on your own schedule. DHIS2 migrates its schema on start and does not support downgrades, so back up both volumes first. Server-level backups and snapshots are available on every Cloud VPS.

What are the server requirements, and why does this page sell 16 GB?

The template's baseline asks for 2 CPU cores, 4096 MB of RAM and 20 GB of disk; measured idle use in QA was about 1.3 GiB across the app and database. Analytics, large imports and many concurrent users need more memory and disk than the default heap, so this page sells the 16 GB tier as the entry rung.

Is xCloud officially partnered with DHIS2?

No. No official partnership or endorsement between xCloud and the DHIS2 project has been verified. This is a deployment and server-management option for the open-source DHIS2 project.

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.