Dillinger Hosting Live In 5 Minutes

Deploy Dillinger hosting and give yourself a private Markdown editor with a live preview on your own domain. xCloud runs the pinned Dillinger 3.39.1 image as a single container, mounts the dillinger_config volume and publishes the editor over HTTPS in minutes — there is no database and no account to manage, and documents stay in each visitor's own browser rather than on your server.

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What is Dillinger?

Dillinger is an open-source, browser-based Markdown editor. You type Markdown on one side and see the rendered HTML on the other, and you can import an HTML file and have it converted to Markdown. Documents can be exported as Markdown or HTML.

Upstream describes it as an AngularJS-powered HTML5 Markdown editor. This template runs the LinuxServer.io image of Dillinger 3.39.1 as one container, with documents kept in each visitor's browser rather than in a server-side database.

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

A self-hosted Markdown editor normally means a container, a volume, a domain and a certificate before the first heading. This is the same result without assembling any of it.

Step 01
Sign Up
Create your xCloud account and pick Dillinger from the OneClick catalog. Choose your domain and target server — there are no extra fields to fill in and no credentials to generate.
Step 02
We Deploy It For You
One click. We bring up a single Dillinger container from a LinuxServer.io image pinned by immutable digest, mount the dillinger_config volume, and publish the editor on port 8080 through xCloud-managed HTTPS on your domain. There are no other services and no other ports.
Step 03
Write And Export
Wait about 30 seconds, then open your HTTPS Dillinger URL — the editor loads with no sign-in. Write a document, watch the preview update, and use Export to keep a copy as Markdown or HTML.

Everything Dillinger Does, On Your Own Server

Dillinger runs here as a single container: a browser-based Markdown editor on your own domain, with nothing stored on the server except optional sync-plugin configuration.

Live Side-By-Side Preview
Type Markdown on one side and see the rendered result on the other as you write.
Markdown And HTML Export
Export a document as Markdown, HTML or styled HTML. PDF export does not work in this deployment.
HTML To Markdown
Import an HTML file and convert it back to Markdown, using Dillinger's built-in converter.
Documents Stay In The Browser
Each visitor's documents live in that browser's local storage, not on your server, so clearing browser data removes them. Use Export to keep a copy.
No Database, No Accounts
A single container with one configuration volume. There is no sign-in system; put Basic Authentication or another access gate in front of the domain to keep it private.
Optional Cloud Sync Plugins
GitHub, Dropbox and Google Drive sync plugins exist upstream and are off by default here. Their credentials would be shared by every visitor, so enable them only behind an access gate.

Everything You Need To Run Your Markdown Editor 24/7

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

Dillinger 3.39.1 deployed instantly
Image pinned by immutable digest
No database or accounts to manage
Kept behind xCloud nginx
Free SSL certificate
Server backups and snapshots
Server security updates included
30+ server locations
Unused balance refunded

What You Can Do With Dillinger

A private writing pad for your team
Give writers and developers a Markdown editor on your own domain, with the live preview next to the text and nothing sent to a third-party editor service.
Markdown to HTML in a few clicks
Write in Markdown and export HTML or styled HTML for a README, a newsletter draft or a web page, then keep the Markdown copy too.
Turning HTML back into Markdown
Import an existing HTML file and convert it to Markdown, so older content can move into a Markdown workflow.
A very small footprint
One container with no database. Idle use measured about 60 MiB in QA, so it sits comfortably next to other apps on the same server.

Dillinger Screenshots

Dillinger editor with Markdown on the left and the live rendered preview on the right

Dillinger editor showing the same document after the app was restarted on xCloud

Dillinger vs Alternatives

StackEdit: Another in-browser Markdown editor. Dillinger is something you host yourself, on your own domain.
HackMD: A hosted, collaborative Markdown service. Dillinger has no accounts or shared documents; each visitor's documents stay in their own browser.
HedgeDoc: A self-hosted collaborative Markdown editor with its own deployment page here; Dillinger is a lighter single-container editor with no accounts.

Simple Pricing. Everything Included.

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

Cloud VPS 6 GB

Cloud VPS 16 GB

More headroom if Dillinger sits alongside many 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. Dillinger itself is licensed by its maintainers under the MIT License.

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Ready To Run Your Own Markdown Editor?

Dillinger 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 Dillinger need a login?

No. There are no accounts; anyone with the site URL can open the editor and use its export endpoints.

Where are my documents stored?

In your browser's local storage, not on the server. Clearing browser data removes them, so use Export to keep a copy.

Can I keep it private?

Yes. The editor is public to anyone who can reach the URL, so put HTTP Basic Authentication or another access gate in front of the domain.

Enable Basic Authentication

Does PDF export work?

No. Markdown and HTML export work; PDF export does not work in this deployment.

What runs alongside Dillinger?

Nothing. It is a single container with no database and no other private services; only the editor on port 8080 is published, through xCloud-managed HTTPS.

Are the GitHub, Dropbox and Google Drive sync plugins enabled?

No, they are off by default. If you enable one, its credentials would be shared by every visitor, so only do that behind an access gate and back up the dillinger_config volume.

What should I back up?

Documents live in each visitor's browser, so Export is how they are kept. On the server, dillinger_config holds only optional sync-plugin configuration.

Backups in xCloud

What survives a restart?

Nothing is stored server-side, so a restart loses no documents; they live in the browser. In QA a document was still present after an xCloud Restart.

Does xCloud automatically back up or update Dillinger?

No. The template pins Dillinger 3.39.1 by immutable digest. The upstream image is deprecated and frozen at 3.39.1, so no newer image will be published. Server-level backups and snapshots are available on every Cloud VPS.

What are the server requirements, and why does this page sell 6 GB?

The template's baseline asks for 1 CPU core, 256 MB of RAM and 1 GB of disk; measured idle use in QA was about 60 MiB. This page sells the 6 GB tier as the entry rung, which leaves plenty of room for other apps on the same server.

Is xCloud officially partnered with Dillinger?

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