Friendica Hosting Live In 5 Minutes

Run your own Fediverse social network with HTTPS, a generated administrator password, a private MariaDB database and persistent storage handled for you. Friendica talks to Mastodon, Lemmy, Pixelfed and Diaspora, so your node joins a network you don't have to run yourself.

Deploy your Friendica

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

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

Self-hosting Friendica normally means a container, a private database, a cron job, a domain and a certificate before your first post. This is the same result without assembling any of it.

Step 01
Sign Up
Create your xCloud account and pick Friendica from the OneClick catalog. Choose a domain, then enter the administrator email, site title and an outbound SMTP account.
Step 02
We Deploy It For You
One click. We bring up the pinned Friendica 2026.05 image and MariaDB 11.8.3, start the cron companion for federation and maintenance jobs, generate the admin password, and publish it over HTTPS on your domain while the database stays private.
Step 03
Sign In And Open Registration
Open your HTTPS URL, sign in as admin with the generated password shown in your installation credentials, then change it. Open registration or require approval under Administration > Site > Registration Policy if you want members.

Everything Friendica Does, On Your Own Server

Friendica runs in full here — the same federation, privacy controls and import tooling as any Friendica node, on infrastructure you control.

Federates With The Fediverse
Connects to Mastodon, Lemmy, Pixelfed and more, plus Diaspora, so your community or personal node isn't an island.
Per-Post Privacy Scope
Decide who sees each post and who may join your node, instead of one blanket visibility setting.
Closed Registration By Default
A fresh install starts with registration closed, so nobody can claim the administrator role before you do.
Import From Tumblr, WordPress And RSS
Pull in content from outside sources rather than starting your node from a blank timeline.
Private Database, Public Web Only
Only the web interface is published through xCloud-managed HTTPS — MariaDB is never exposed to the internet.
Cron-Driven Federation
A bundled cron companion keeps federation and maintenance jobs running without a server task you have to configure.

Everything You Need To Run Your Social Network 24/7

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

Friendica 2026.05 deployed instantly
Generated admin password
Registration closed by default
Private MariaDB database
Free SSL certificate
Server backups and snapshots
Server security updates included
30+ server locations
Unused balance refunded

Simple Pricing. Everything Included.

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

Cloud VPS 6 GB

Cloud VPS 16 GB

A growing node with more members and federation traffic.

$59.99per month

16 GB RAM
6 vCPU cores
200 GB NVMe SSD
30 TB
Unlimited

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Cloud VPS 24 GB

Friendica 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. Friendica itself is free under the AGPL-3.0 licence.

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Already Have a Server? Bring Your Own

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

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The same platform, discounted at 6–10 servers.

$4per server / month

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Unlimited sites
All features included
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The same platform, discounted at 11+ servers.

$3per server / month

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Unlimited sites
All features included
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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 Fediverse Node?

Friendica on xCloud runs on a dedicated Cloud VPS that we provision, patch, monitor and restore. Deploy faster. Own the node. 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.

What makes Friendica different from other social platforms?

It is a decentralised server that connects to the Fediverse and Diaspora, and can receive content from Tumblr, WordPress and RSS, with fine control over post privacy. This template deploys Friendica 2026.05.

How do I sign in the first time?

Use the username admin and the generated password from your installation credentials, then change it inside Friendica.

Can people sign up on my node?

Not at first. Registration is closed on install. Open it or require approval from Administration > Site > Registration Policy whenever you're ready.

What runs alongside the web app?

A private MariaDB database and a cron container that handles federation and maintenance jobs. Only the Friendica web interface is published through HTTPS.

What should I back up?

The three volumes together: application data, media and the database. Restore them from the same point rather than mixing snapshots.

Backups in xCloud

Does xCloud automatically back up or update Friendica?

No. The template pins Friendica 2026.05 by immutable digest; a catalog re-sync affects new installations only. Review upstream release notes and take a full backup before changing the pinned release.

What are the server requirements?

The template manifest asks for 512 MB of RAM, 2 CPU cores and 10 GB of disk as a floor. This page sells the 6 GB tier, comfortable headroom above that floor.

Will my password-reset emails work?

SMTP delivery was not exercised with real credentials during verification. Test password-reset mail with your own provider before relying on it.

What survives a restart?

Everything on the three persistent volumes — application data, media and the database. Restarting the containers does not touch your posts or account.

Is xCloud officially partnered with Friendica?

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

Can I run other apps on the same server?

Yes. It is a dedicated Cloud VPS, not a locked appliance, so you can deploy other OneClick apps or your own sites beside it as long as the resources are there.

Is this a multi-tenant deployment?

This template deploys a single Friendica node. Friendica itself supports multiple local accounts and federation within that one node, the same as self-hosting it any other way.

Does the platform send HSTS?

Not currently — HSTS is not sent by the platform today. HTTPS is still issued and renewed for 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.