DumbWhoIs Hosting Live In 5 Minutes

Run your own WHOIS, IP geolocation and ASN lookup tool, protected by a generated Basic Auth login so strangers can't run lookups from your server's IP address. DumbWhoIs is free and open source; we handle the server, the HTTPS and the gateway in front of it.

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

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

Self-hosting a lookup tool normally means wiring up a container, an auth gateway and a TLS certificate before you can safely expose it. This is the same result without assembling any of it.

  1. Step 01

    Sign Up

    Create your xCloud account and pick DumbWhoIs from the OneClick catalog. Set an Admin Username, or keep the default admin — xCloud generates a 32-character password.

  2. Step 02

    We Deploy It For You

    One click. We bring up the pinned DumbWhoIs build-25 image behind a Caddy 2.10.2 Basic Auth gateway, and publish it over HTTPS on your domain.

  3. Step 03

    Start Using It

    Open the HTTPS URL, enter the Basic Auth username and password from your installation credentials, and run your first domain, IP or ASN lookup.

Everything DumbWhoIs Does, On Your Own Server

DumbWhoIs runs in full here — the open-source tool is complete, and it sits behind a login gateway you control instead of a public, rate-limited service.

  • Domain WHOIS Lookups

    Registrar, nameservers, status and expiry for any domain, from one page.

  • IP Geolocation And Ownership

    Check IP geolocation and ownership, with automatic fallback between lookup providers if one is unavailable.

  • ASN Lookups

    Look up ASN details for network and hosting research without leaving the tool.

  • Basic Auth Gateway By Default

    A generated username and password gate every page and API route, so strangers can't run lookups from your server's IP.

  • Light And Dark Interface

    A clean, responsive interface that works equally well on desktop and mobile.

  • Stateless By Design

    Nothing is stored, so there's no database to manage and an xCloud Restart loses no data.

Everything You Need To Run Your Lookups On Tap 24/7

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

  • DumbWhoIs build-25 deployed instantly
  • Caddy Basic Auth gateway included
  • Domain, IP and ASN lookups
  • Stateless — nothing stored
  • Free SSL certificate
  • Automatic backups
  • Security updates included
  • 30+ server locations
  • Unused balance refunded

Simple Pricing. Everything Included.

Dedicated Cloud VPS sizes, pre-configured for DumbWhoIs and its Basic Auth gateway. Pick the one that fits, and resize any time.

Cloud VPS 6 GB

Most popular

A personal lookup tool with plenty of headroom to spare.

$24.99per month

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

DumbWhoIs alongside heavier research or dev tooling.

$59.99per month

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

DumbWhoIs 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.

Already Have a Server? Bring Your Own

Connect any VPS — DigitalOcean, Vultr, Linode, AWS, Hetzner or bare metal — and deploy DumbWhoIs 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
Start free

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 Run Your Own Lookup Tool?

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

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Frequently Asked Questions

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

Does DumbWhoIs have its own login?

No. xCloud adds an HTTP Basic Auth gateway in front of it, with a generated password.

How do I sign in?

Use the username you chose at install and the generated password from the credentials panel.

What runs alongside it?

A small Caddy gateway container that handles authentication and proxies to the app.

Does it need outbound internet access?

Yes. WHOIS queries use outbound TCP port 43, and IP and ASN lookups call public lookup services.

What should I back up?

Nothing is stored by the app. Keep a copy of your environment values — the admin username and password.

Can I rotate the credentials later?

Yes. Change ADMIN_USERNAME or ADMIN_PASSWORD in the Environment editor and Save & Redeploy; they're applied on every start.

What are the server requirements?

The template manifest asks for 1 CPU, 256 MB of RAM and 1 GB of disk as a floor — measured idle use on QA was about 61 MiB. This page sells the 6 GB tier, well above that floor, mainly as headroom rather than any growth in app data.

Why did an IP lookup return a 403 before showing a result?

Upstream logs a 403 from ipapi.co for some IP lookups and automatically falls back to another provider, which still returns a result.

Is DumbWhoIs free?

Yes — it's released under the GNU GPL v3.0. What you pay xCloud for is the server and gateway around it, not the software itself.

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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