Dragonfly Hosting Live In 5 Minutes

Deploy Dragonfly hosting and give your apps a self-hosted Redis-compatible database on a server you control. xCloud runs the pinned Dragonfly v2.0.0 official image, generates a password that is enforced on every start, mounts a persistent snapshot volume and hands you a redis:// connection string to paste into your app. Dragonfly is a data service, so there is no domain or web login.

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What is Dragonfly?

Self-hosted Dragonfly is an in-memory data store that upstream describes as fully compatible with the Redis and Memcached APIs, so it needs no code changes to adopt. Its README describes a modern, multi-threaded design that partitions the keyspace across threads and writes snapshots with a fork-less algorithm. It is licensed under BSL-1.1, which is source-available, and it is a Redis-compatible alternative to Redis and Memcached.

On xCloud the template runs the official Dragonfly v2.0.0 image, pinned by digest, as one container and a data service: there is no domain, HTTPS or login page. A generated password is required on every start, and the dragonfly_data volume holds snapshot files. The Redis port is published on the server, so restrict it with your firewall to the hosts that need it.

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

Running Dragonfly yourself normally means a container, a password, a published port and a snapshot volume before your app can connect. This is the same result without assembling any of it.

Step 01
Sign Up
Create your xCloud account and pick Dragonfly from the OneClick catalog. Choose your target server — no domain is needed for a data service. You can set a password of 16 to 64 characters or leave it blank to have one generated.
Step 02
We Deploy It For You
One click. We bring up the official Dragonfly image, pinned by immutable digest, as a single container, mount the dragonfly_data volume at /data for snapshots, enforce the password on every start and publish the Redis port on an allocated host port over plain TCP.
Step 03
Connect Your App
Copy the Connection String (redis://:<password>@<server-ip>:<port>/0) from the protected installation credentials into your app, or test it with redis-cli and PING. Then limit the published port in the server firewall to the hosts that need it.

Everything Dragonfly Does, On Your Own Server

Dragonfly runs in full here: a Redis-compatible store your apps connect to directly, with the data on a volume you own.

Redis And Memcached API Compatible
Upstream describes Dragonfly as fully compatible with the Redis and Memcached APIs, with no code changes to adopt. The deployed instance reports Redis 7.4.0 as its compatibility level.
Multi-Threaded, Shared-Nothing Design
Dragonfly partitions the keyspace across threads. Upstream's own benchmarks claim up to 25X more throughput than a single-process Redis, and these are upstream's figures rather than xCloud measurements.
Cache, Queue, Session And Pub/Sub
Use it for application caching, job queues, session storage and real-time pub/sub. An optional cache_mode flag evicts entries near the memory limit instead of rejecting writes.
Fork-Less Snapshots To Disk
Snapshots are written without forking. SAVE, BGSAVE, an optional snapshot_cron schedule and an automatic snapshot on shutdown all write to the /data volume.
Password Enforced On Every Start
The password is applied as DFLY_requirepass each time the container starts. In QA, unauthenticated commands returned NOAUTH and a wrong password returned WRONGPASS.
Built-In Health And Metrics Endpoints
The same port answers /healthz and a Prometheus /metrics endpoint without a login, and a status console at / behind basic auth.

Everything You Need To Run Your Data Store 24/7

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

Dragonfly v2.0.0 deployed instantly
Official image pinned by digest
Password generated and enforced
Persistent snapshot volume
Ready-to-paste connection string
Server backups and snapshots
Server security updates included
30+ server locations
Unused balance refunded

What You Can Do With Dragonfly

Cache for a busy application
Put hot data in memory in front of your database. With the optional cache_mode flag Dragonfly evicts entries near the memory limit instead of rejecting writes.
Job queues behind background workers
Point the queue library your app already uses at the Dragonfly connection string, with no change to client code.
Session storage for several app servers
Keep user sessions in a fast key-value store that several application servers share, protected by the generated password.
Real-time pub/sub
Publish and subscribe over the same Redis protocol your clients already speak, from services that can reach the published port.

Dragonfly vs Alternatives

Redis: Dragonfly as a Redis alternative implements the same API. Upstream says edge-case behaviour can differ, so check the per-command compatibility pages for anything your app relies on.
Valkey: In a Dragonfly vs Valkey comparison, Valkey is a community-governed, Redis-compatible key-value store, also available as a OneClick app, while Dragonfly is source-available under BSL-1.1.
KeyDB: A multithreaded, Redis-compatible in-memory database, also available as a OneClick app.
Memcached: Choose Dragonfly as a Memcached alternative if you also want Redis data types: upstream says Dragonfly supports the Memcached API as well, though this template exposes only the Redis port.

Simple Pricing. Everything Included.

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

Cloud VPS 6 GB

Cloud VPS 16 GB

More memory as the dataset you keep in RAM grows.

$59.99per month

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6 vCPU cores
200 GB NVMe SSD
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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. Dragonfly itself is licensed by DragonflyDB, Ltd. under BSL 1.1.

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Dragonfly 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.
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Protect your infrastructure with a free SSL certificate and more advanced security features at no additional cost.
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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.

Is Dragonfly compatible with Redis?

Upstream describes Dragonfly as fully compatible with the Redis and Memcached APIs, with no code changes to adopt, and the deployed instance reports Redis 7.4.0 as its compatibility level. Upstream also says edge-case behaviour can differ, so check the per-command compatibility pages for anything your app relies on.

What is the difference between Dragonfly and Redis?

Per upstream's README, Dragonfly uses a multi-threaded design that partitions the keyspace across threads and writes snapshots with a fork-less algorithm, while exposing the Redis API. Its throughput figures are the vendor's own, so this page does not repeat them; benchmark your own workload.

Is Dragonfly a good Valkey alternative?

It can be, if you want a multi-threaded engine behind the same Redis protocol. Valkey is a community-governed Redis-compatible store with its own OneClick page. Compare licences too: Dragonfly is BSL-1.1, which is source-available, so read the Additional Use Grant before choosing.

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What licence is Dragonfly under?

Business Source License 1.1, with Apache-2.0 as the change licence from 1 November 2030. The Additional Use Grant allows use in your own product or service, provided it is not an in-memory data store product or service, and forbids offering it as a competing service. Read it before offering access to others.

Can I run Dragonfly with Docker?

This template is that setup prebuilt: the official docker.dragonflydb.io image at v2.0.0 pinned by digest, one container, the dragonfly_data volume and a published Redis port. It gives you Dragonfly Docker hosting with a generated password and a ready connection string, with no compose file to write.

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Does Dragonfly persist data?

Yes, up to its last snapshot. Dragonfly writes a snapshot to /data on shutdown and loads the latest one at startup. In QA, a key written before a container restart was read back afterwards. It is still an in-memory store, so data written after the last snapshot can be lost in a crash.

Is Dragonfly compatible with Memcached?

Upstream says Dragonfly is compatible with the Memcached API as well as Redis. This template, however, publishes only the Redis port and tells you to leave the Memcached port unset, so the install stays on a single public TCP port. Enable Memcached only deliberately, after reading the upstream flags.

How much RAM does a Dragonfly cloud server need?

The manifest asks for 512 MB of RAM, 1 CPU core and 1 GB of disk, and idle use in QA was about 14 MiB. With the default maxmemory of 0, Dragonfly sizes itself to about 80% of detected RAM, so a Dragonfly cloud server should be sized to your dataset. This page sells the 6 GB tier.

Is Dragonfly password protected?

Yes. A generated password is required on every start, set through the DFLY_requirepass environment value, and authentication is password-only with no default username for Redis clients. Dragonfly adds no transport TLS, so restrict the port in your firewall and use a private network or VPN across untrusted networks.

Firewall management in xCloud

How do I back up Dragonfly?

Take a backup of the dragonfly_data volume, which holds the snapshot files under /data, and keep the DFLY_requirepass value from the environment with it. Authenticate and run BGSAVE first for a point-in-time snapshot. Dragonfly also writes one on shutdown. Test a restore.

Backups in xCloud

How do I upgrade Dragonfly?

Upgrades are deliberate. The template pins Dragonfly v2.0.0 by immutable digest, and existing sites are not upgraded automatically. Back up the volume, read the upstream release notes, then bump the readable tag and digest together on your own schedule, and confirm clients still authenticate.

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.