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Drivebase Hosting Live In 5 Minutes

Drivebase hosting on xCloud puts Google Drive, S3-compatible storage and more behind one file manager that runs on your own server. xCloud deploys the pinned Drivebase v4.0.0 image with private PostgreSQL 17 and Redis 7, generates the database credentials, master encryption key and a site login, mounts persistent volumes and publishes it over HTTPS in minutes.

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

What is Drivebase?

Drivebase is an open-source, self-hosted platform that connects your cloud storage providers under a single interface. Browse, upload, transfer and manage files across providers without opening each service separately. The interface is designed as a desktop shell in the browser, with Files, Providers and Settings opening as windows.

Drivebase keeps your accounts, encrypted provider credentials and file metadata; the files themselves stay in the storage providers you connect. Upstream documents v4 as still in active development, so expect it to change between releases.

From Sign-Up to Your First Upload In Just 3 Easy Steps

A Drivebase stack normally means an app container, PostgreSQL, Redis, a config file, secrets, volumes, a domain and a certificate before the first file. This is the same result without assembling any of it.

  1. Step 01

    Sign Up

    Create your xCloud account and pick Drivebase from the OneClick catalog. Choose your domain and target server — there are no extra fields to fill in.

  2. Step 02

    We Deploy It For You

    One click. We bring up the official Drivebase v4.0.0 image, pinned by immutable digest, with private PostgreSQL 17 (pgvector) and Redis 7 that publish no host ports, mount the drivebase_data, drivebase_postgres_data and drivebase_redis_data volumes, generate the credentials, and publish it over HTTPS on your domain.

  3. Step 03

    Connect Your First Storage

    Open your HTTPS URL and enter the site login from the credentials card when the browser asks. Create your own Drivebase account, connect a storage provider and upload a first file. The first start runs database migrations and can take a minute or two.

Everything Drivebase Does, On Your Own Server

Drivebase runs in full here: a browser file manager for your cloud storage, backed by a database and queue you own.

  • One Browser For Many Providers

    Upstream's README lists Google Drive, AWS S3 and S3-compatible services, local filesystem, Dropbox and OneDrive, browsed in one place.

  • Batch Copy, Move And Transfer

    Work across providers with preflight conflict analysis, and resolve conflicts by overwrite, skip, rename or manual review.

  • Resumable Chunked Uploads

    Upload sessions survive browser reloads, and the template routes chunked uploads, downloads and previews through the web server correctly.

  • A Desktop-Style Interface

    Files, Providers and Settings open as windows you can move, resize and switch between, in the browser.

  • Encrypted Provider Credentials

    Provider credentials are encrypted with a master key generated at install and shown once in the protected credentials.

  • Private PostgreSQL And Redis

    PostgreSQL 17 with pgvector and Redis 7 are reachable only inside the install's private network, with no published port.

Everything You Need To Run Your File Manager 24/7

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

  • Drivebase v4.0.0 deployed instantly
  • Official image pinned by digest
  • Secrets and site login generated for you
  • 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 Drivebase

  • One view over several storage accounts

    Keep Google Drive and an S3-compatible bucket in the same file browser instead of switching between each provider's own console.

  • Move files between providers

    Copy, move or transfer files from one connected provider to another, with conflicts checked before the operation runs.

  • Large uploads that survive a reload

    Upload big files in chunks that resume after a browser reload, rather than restarting from zero.

  • A private front door for your storage

    Put the whole interface behind a site login on your own domain, with provider credentials encrypted by a master key only you hold.

Drivebase Screenshots

The Drivebase desktop-style interface showing its file manager windows
Drivebase after sign-in on an xCloud install

Drivebase vs Alternatives

Google Drive
A hosted service for one provider's storage; Drivebase connects several providers, Google Drive among them, from a server you run.
Filestash
Another self-hosted, storage-agnostic web file manager, with a plugin-driven architecture and many storage protocols.
Nextcloud
A private cloud platform that stores and syncs files itself, with calendar, contacts and office editing available as apps.
MinIO
An S3-compatible object store that holds the data itself; Drivebase can connect to S3-compatible storage like it rather than replace it.

Simple Pricing. Everything Included.

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

Cloud VPS 6 GB

Most popular

A private file manager for your own storage accounts.

$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 headroom if Drivebase sits alongside other apps on the same server.

$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.

Docker hosting

Already Have a Server? Bring Your Own

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

Free

Start your journey without cost.

$0forever

  • 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.

Self-managed hosting

Ready To Run Your Own File Manager?

Drivebase 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.

How do I sign in?

Enter the generated site login when the browser prompts, then create your own Drivebase account. The login user and password are shown in the protected installation credentials.

Why is there a browser login prompt?

Drivebase has no administrator role and cannot close registration, so the template gates the whole site with a login prompt to keep strangers out. Drivebase accounts are separate from it, and anyone you give the site login to can register an account, so share it deliberately.

What runs alongside Drivebase?

PostgreSQL 17 with pgvector and Redis 7, both private to the app with no host ports.

What should I back up?

The three named volumes together — drivebase_data (upload staging and previews), drivebase_postgres_data and drivebase_redis_data — plus the stable environment values, including the master encryption key.

Backups in xCloud

What happens if I change the master encryption key?

Keep it unchanged. It encrypts the storage-provider credentials saved in Drivebase, and a new key makes them unreadable, so every provider would need to be reconnected.

Where do my files live?

In the storage providers you connect. Drivebase keeps accounts, encrypted provider credentials and file metadata in its database; the drivebase_data volume holds upload staging and previews.

What survives a restart?

Accounts, provider connections and metadata survived an xCloud Restart in QA, because the database, Redis and app data live on persistent named volumes.

Is the in-app update feature available?

No. The template leaves out the upstream updater service because it needs control of the Docker daemon, so the in-app update feature is not available.

Does xCloud automatically back up or update Drivebase?

No. The template pins Drivebase v4.0.0 by immutable digest; new installations use the pinned release, existing sites are not automatically upgraded. Upstream documents v4 as in active development, so back up first, read the release notes, then bump the image tag and digest together on your own schedule. 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, 1024 MB of RAM and 5 GB of disk; measured use in QA was about 340 MiB across all three containers. This page sells the 6 GB tier as the entry rung, with real headroom above that baseline.

Is xCloud officially partnered with Drivebase?

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

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