Dynacat Hosting Live In 5 Minutes

Dynacat hosting puts your feeds, bookmarks, calendars and service monitors on one page of your own, on a server you control. Deploy Dynacat 3.0.1 as a self-hosted widget dashboard: xCloud runs the pinned image as a single container, seeds the admin login on first start with a generated 24-character password, mounts persistent volumes for your configuration and assets and publishes it over HTTPS.

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What is Dynacat?

Self-hosted Dynacat is a widget dashboard for people who want their information in one place. Its README describes widgets for RSS feeds, Hacker News, weather, market prices and server stats, several pages and layouts, themes, a JSON API and an editor that writes your changes back into the YAML file. It is a fork of Glance that updates widgets dynamically, and it stands in for a hosted start page, under the AGPL-3.0 licence.

The xCloud template runs the ghcr.io/panonim/dynacat 3.0.1 image, pinned by immutable digest, as a single container with dynacat_config and dynacat_assets volumes. HTTPS is published on your domain, and the admin login is created on first start from the install form. Docker-socket widgets are not available on this install.

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

Self-hosting Dynacat normally means a container, a seeded configuration file with a password hash, volumes, a domain and a certificate before the first widget. This is the same result without assembling any of it.

Step 01
Sign Up
Create your xCloud account and pick Dynacat from the OneClick catalog. Choose your domain and target server, then set the admin username (it defaults to admin); the password is generated for you.
Step 02
We Deploy It For You
One click. We bring up the upstream Dynacat image, pinned by immutable digest, as a single container with no other services, mount the dynacat_config and dynacat_assets volumes, create your login on first start and publish the dashboard over HTTPS on your domain.
Step 03
Build Your First Page
Save the password shown in the installation credentials, allow about half a minute for the first start, then open your HTTPS Dynacat URL and sign in. Use the Edit button to add your first page and widgets.

Everything Dynacat Does, On Your Own Server

Dynacat runs in full here: a widget dashboard and page editor on your own domain, behind a login, with its configuration on persistent volumes.

Feeds, Bookmarks And Monitors
One start page for feeds, bookmarks, service monitors and calendars, each as a widget.
Built-In Page Editor
Add, edit and remove pages and widgets from the browser with the Edit button.
YAML Configuration
Everything is configured through a single dynacat.yml file, and valid changes reload without a restart.
Sign-In Required
The dashboard and its editor are only reachable after signing in; unauthenticated requests go to the login page.
Persistent Configuration
Configuration, included page files, custom CSS and the todo database live on named volumes that survive an xCloud Restart.
Lightweight
Measured idle memory in QA was about 9 MiB, so it sits comfortably alongside other apps.

Everything You Need To Run Your Dashboard 24/7

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

Dynacat 3.0.1 deployed instantly
Upstream image pinned by digest
Admin password generated for you
Kept behind xCloud nginx
Free SSL certificate
Server backups and snapshots
Server security updates included
Choose your server region
Unused balance refunded

What You Can Do With Dynacat

One start page for what you read
Put RSS feeds, Hacker News, weather and market prices on a single page instead of a row of browser tabs.
A status view of your own services
Add monitor and server-stat widgets so one glance shows whether the things you run are up.
A private page for a household or team
The dashboard and its editor are reachable only after sign-in, so a shared page is not open to the whole internet.
Edit pages from the browser
Add pages, move widgets between columns and change their options in the page editor, or edit dynacat.yml directly.

Dynacat Screenshots

Dynacat vs Alternatives

Hosted start pages: A hosted start page keeps your layout with a vendor. Dynacat is AGPL-3.0 licensed, and here its configuration and assets live on your own Cloud VPS behind a login.
Glance: Dynacat is a fork of Glance. Glance has its own xCloud template; Dynacat adds a page editor, dynamic widget updates and a JSON API, per its README.
Homarr: Homarr is a self-hosted dashboard with its own xCloud template. Compare the two on integrations and on whether you prefer a UI-first or a YAML-first workflow.
Dashy: Dashy is a self-hosted dashboard centred on links, status checks and themes, with its own xCloud template. Dynacat centres on feed and data widgets.

Simple Pricing. Everything Included.

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

Cloud VPS 6 GB

Cloud VPS 16 GB

More headroom if Dynacat 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. Dynacat itself is licensed by its maintainers under AGPL-3.0.

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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.

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Dynacat 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.

How much RAM does Dynacat need?

The manifest's floor for Dynacat is 1 CPU core, 256 MB of RAM and 2 GB of disk, and QA measured about 9 MiB idle. Memory grows with widget count and refresh intervals, so the 6 GB plan on this page is far more than it needs.

Is Dynacat free and open source?

Yes. Dynacat is AGPL-3.0 licensed, per the LICENSE file at the 3.0.1 tag, so no licence cost applies on top of the Cloud VPS you rent, and your configuration and assets stay on your own volumes.

Can you run Dynacat with Docker?

Yes. Dynacat Docker hosting comes ready on this page: the template runs the upstream ghcr.io/panonim/dynacat 3.0.1 image as one container, pinned by immutable digest, with dynacat_config and dynacat_assets volumes and HTTPS on your domain, with no Docker socket mounted.

What is the difference between Dynacat and Glance?

Dynacat is a fork of Glance. Its README lists a UI editor that writes back to your YAML, a visual widget builder, dynamic widget updates, a JSON API and OIDC login. Glance has its own xCloud page if you prefer the original.

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How do I sign in to Dynacat?

Use the username and generated password shown in the installation credentials. The dashboard and its page editor are reachable only after signing in. The first start takes about half a minute while Dynacat writes its configuration, so refresh if the page is not ready.

How do I change the Dynacat admin password?

The login is seeded only on first start, so editing the install-form values later changes nothing. Generate a new hash with Dynacat's password:hash command, put it in the password-hash entry of dynacat.yml and restart the container.

Are the Docker widgets available in Dynacat?

No. The docker-containers and docker-controller widgets are unavailable on this install because the Docker socket is not mounted. Feeds, bookmarks, calendars, monitors and the other widgets that do not need the socket work as usual.

Can Dynacat use OIDC single sign-on?

Upstream lists OIDC login through your own identity provider. The template configures none, so you set it up in dynacat.yml yourself. Keep the generated admin login working until you have tested the provider, because a mistake can lock you out.

What should I back up on a Dynacat server?

Both named volumes: dynacat_config for the configuration and page files, and dynacat_assets for custom CSS, the widget cache and the todo database. Keep the admin password private, and test a restore. Your pages and login survived a container restart in QA.

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How do I upgrade Dynacat?

Nothing upgrades it for you: the install stays on pinned release 3.0.1 until you adopt a newer template version. Copy dynacat_config and dynacat_assets first, read the upstream release notes, then check your pages and sign-in once the new version is running.

Is this Dynacat cloud hosting?

It is your own Dynacat on a dedicated Cloud VPS provisioned by xCloud, not a shared service. The container and both volumes belong to your install, and the dashboard is served over HTTPS on your domain.

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.