FileRise Hosting Live In 5 Minutes

Deploy FileRise hosting and give your team a private file drive on your own domain. xCloud runs the pinned FileRise 3.34.0 image as a single container, generates the admin password, mounts three persistent volumes for files, accounts and metadata, and publishes the app over HTTPS — with per-folder access, share links and resumable uploads ready once you sign in.

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What is FileRise?

FileRise is a self-hosted web file manager and storage hub. It gives you a browser-based file drive with drag-and-drop uploads, per-folder permissions, share links and WebDAV, in a single PHP application that needs no external database.

The Core edition is MIT-licensed and holds the full open-source feature set. FileRise Pro, a separate paid upstream licence, adds things like user groups and client portals. xCloud runs the official Docker image pinned by digest, with uploads, user accounts and metadata on persistent volumes.

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

A self-hosted file manager normally means a container, persistent storage, an admin account, a domain and a certificate before the first upload. This is the same result without assembling any of it.

Step 01
Sign Up
Create your xCloud account and pick FileRise from the OneClick catalog. Choose your domain and target server — there are no extra fields to fill in.
Step 02
We Deploy It For You
One click. We bring up the official FileRise image, pinned by immutable digest, as a single container with no database or sidecars, mount the filerise_uploads, filerise_users and filerise_metadata volumes, generate a 24-character admin password and publish it over HTTPS on your domain.
Step 03
Sign In As Admin
Save the generated password from the protected installation credentials, open your HTTPS FileRise URL (the first start can take up to a minute) and sign in as admin. Change the password inside FileRise, then add users and folders from the admin panel.

Everything FileRise Does, On Your Own Server

FileRise Core runs in full here: a web file manager with granular permissions and sharing, on storage you own.

Chunked, Resumable Uploads
Drag and drop files into the browser; uploads are sent in chunks with pause, resume and progress tracking, and resume automatically if the connection drops.
Per-Folder Access Rules
Grant view, upload, create, edit, rename, move, copy, delete, extract and share rights folder by folder, enforced in the web UI, the API and WebDAV.
Share Links And File Requests
Share a folder or a single file with an optional password and expiry, or send an upload-only File Request link to people who have no account.
WebDAV Access
Mount FileRise as a drive from macOS, Windows or Linux, with listings, uploads and deletes honouring the same folder rules as the web UI.
Optional Folder Encryption
The administrator can switch on encryption at rest for a folder and everything beneath it; upstream disables WebDAV, sharing and ZIP operations for encrypted folders.
Tags, Search And Trash
Tag files, search by name, tag, uploader or content, and recover mistakes from a Trash with time-based retention.

Everything You Need To Run Your File Drive 24/7

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

FileRise 3.34.0 deployed instantly
Official image pinned by digest
Admin password generated for you
Three persistent volumes
Free SSL certificate
Server backups and snapshots
Server security updates included
30+ server locations
Unused balance refunded

What You Can Do With FileRise

A private file drive for your team
Give each person their own login and decide which folders they can reach, instead of sharing one folder with everyone.
Sending large files without email limits
Share a file or folder by link, with a password and an expiry, rather than attaching it or uploading it to a third-party service.
Collecting files from people outside your team
Send an upload-only File Request link so clients or contributors can submit files into one folder without seeing what is already there.
Mounting storage as a network drive
Connect from macOS, Windows or Linux over WebDAV and work with the same folders and permissions you see in the browser.

FileRise Screenshots

A FileRise folder containing an uploaded file

FileRise vs Alternatives

Nextcloud: A broader file sync, sharing and collaboration platform; heavier than a focused file manager. Also a OneClick app on xCloud.
FileBrowser Quantum: A web file manager with indexed search, previews, sharing links, multiple users and WebDAV. Also a OneClick app on xCloud.
Copyparty: A portable file server and media browser with resumable uploads, WebDAV and granular per-account permissions. Also a OneClick app on xCloud.
Dropbox: A hosted file sync and sharing service; your files live on the vendor's infrastructure rather than a server you control.

Simple Pricing. Everything Included.

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

Cloud VPS 6 GB

Cloud VPS 16 GB

More headroom if FileRise sits alongside other tools 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. FileRise Core is licensed by its maintainers under MIT.

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

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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 Drive?

FileRise 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.

Is FileRise free to self-host?

The core app is MIT-licensed. FileRise Pro features, such as user groups and client portals, need a paid licence from the upstream project. xCloud charges for the server it runs on.

How do I sign in for the first time?

Use the admin username and the generated password from the protected installation credentials. Change the password inside FileRise afterwards; editing ADMIN_PASSWORD in the environment later does not change it.

How do I give someone access without making them an admin?

Create a user from the admin panel, then grant that user access to specific folders. Users only see the folders they have been given. There is no public sign-up.

What runs alongside FileRise?

Nothing. It is a single container with no database. The three named volumes hold all of its data.

What should I back up?

Copy filerise_uploads, filerise_users and filerise_metadata together; a restore needs all three from the same moment. Also keep the installation's stable environment values.

Backups in xCloud

Should I set PERSISTENT_TOKENS_KEY?

No, leave it unset. FileRise generates and keeps its own key in the metadata volume; replacing it signs everyone out and breaks stored encrypted settings.

Are share links private?

Treat them as public: anyone holding a link can open the shared file without an account. Add a password and an expiry when the content is sensitive.

What is the largest file I can upload?

The proxy accepts request bodies up to 5 GB for this app and the browser uploader sends files in small chunks. QA verified a 3 MB upload and download round trip only, so test your own large files first.

Does the file drive survive a restart?

Yes. Files, user accounts and share links live on the three persistent volumes and were still present after a docker restart on QA.

Is virus scanning included?

It is off by default. Turning it on needs extra memory, so check the server's RAM first.

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

The template's baseline asks for 1 CPU core, 512 MB of RAM and 5 GB of disk; measured RAM on QA was 43 MiB after an upload and download round trip. This page sells the 6 GB tier as the entry rung, with real headroom, and your disk needs depend on the files you upload.

Does xCloud automatically back up or update FileRise?

No. The template pins FileRise 3.34.0 by immutable digest; new installations use the pinned release and existing sites are not automatically upgraded. Read the upstream 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.

Is xCloud officially partnered with FileRise?

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