Garage S3 Hosting Live In 5 Minutes

Garage S3 hosting on xCloud gives you your own S3-compatible object store without assembling it. xCloud runs the official Garage v2.4.1 image pinned by immutable digest as a single container, generates the access key and secret, creates your default bucket on first start, mounts persistent metadata and data volumes and publishes the S3 API over HTTPS on your domain.

Deploy your Garage S3

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What is Garage S3?

Garage is an S3-compatible object storage service built by Deuxfleurs for self-hosting at a small-to-medium scale. Upstream describes it as lightweight, easy to operate and designed to stay resilient when machines fail, and it has been used in production by its authors since 2020.

This template runs Garage as a single container. There is no web console: you talk to it with the AWS CLI, an S3 SDK or rclone, signing each request with the access key that xCloud generates, and you reach a bucket that is already created on first start.

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

Self-hosting an S3 store normally means a Docker host, volumes, generated keys, a bucket, 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 Garage S3 from the OneClick catalog. Choose your domain and target server, then enter a default bucket name (3 to 63 characters; the default is my-bucket).
Step 02
We Deploy It For You
One click. We bring up the official Garage image pinned by immutable digest as a single container, mount the garage_meta and garage_data volumes, generate the access key ID and secret key, create your bucket on first start and publish the S3 API over HTTPS. The cluster, web-hosting and admin ports stay unpublished.
Step 03
Connect An S3 Client
Save the Secret Access Key from the protected installation credentials, wait about a minute for the first start, then point the AWS CLI, an SDK or rclone at your HTTPS endpoint with region garage and path-style addressing.

Everything Garage Does, On Your Own Server

Garage runs here as a single-node S3 API on your own domain, with the bucket and key already in place.

S3-Compatible API
Use the AWS CLI, S3 SDKs or rclone against your own endpoint with path-style addressing and region garage.
Default Bucket Created For You
The bucket you name at install is created on first start, so there is somewhere to write before you configure anything.
Generated Access Key
xCloud generates the access key ID and secret key. Every request must be signed; anonymous reads and writes are refused.
Separate Keys Per Application
Create more keys from the command line and grant each one access to a bucket, so each application gets only what it needs.
Persistent Metadata And Data
The garage_meta volume holds metadata, the node key and the cluster layout; garage_data holds the objects. An object survived a container restart in QA.
Lightweight By Design
Upstream focuses on being lightweight and easy to operate; idle memory use measured about 3.6 MiB in QA.

Everything You Need To Run Your Object Storage 24/7

Managed hosting for Garage S3, so the parts that keep it online are not your problem.

Garage v2.4.1 deployed instantly
Official image pinned by digest
Access key generated for you
S3 API behind xCloud HTTPS
Free SSL certificate
Server backups and snapshots
Server security updates included
30+ server locations
Unused balance refunded

What You Can Do With Garage S3

An S3 endpoint your apps can use
Point scripts, SDKs and tools at an S3 API you control, using path-style addressing and the generated key.
Backups and static assets
Keep backups and static files in a bucket that exists from the first start, with rclone or the AWS CLI doing the transfers.
One key per application
Create a separate access key for each application and grant it access to its own bucket, so one leaked key does not expose everything.
A small footprint object store
Run object storage on a modest server: Garage idled at about 3.6 MiB of memory in QA on a single node.

Garage S3 vs Alternatives

MinIO: A self-hosted S3-compatible store that ships with a web console; Garage is an S3 API only.
SeaweedFS: Another self-hosted S3-compatible option with its own storage architecture and generated S3 credentials.
RustFS: A newer S3-compatible object store written in Rust.
Amazon S3: The metered cloud service whose API Garage implements; Garage keeps the objects on a server you control.

Simple Pricing. Everything Included.

Dedicated Cloud VPS sizes, pre-configured for Garage S3 hosting. Pick the one that fits, and resize any time.

Cloud VPS 6 GB

Cloud VPS 16 GB

More headroom if Garage 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. Garage itself is licensed by its maintainers under AGPL-3.0-or-later.

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Ready To Run Your Own S3 Storage?

Garage S3 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 there a web console?

No. Garage is an S3 API only. Use an S3 client, the AWS CLI, an SDK or rclone with your endpoint, region garage and the generated keys. A browser visit to the domain returns an access-denied response, which is expected.

How do I sign in?

There is no sign-in page. Each request is signed with the Access Key ID and Secret Access Key from the installation credentials, and anonymous requests are refused.

What runs alongside Garage?

Nothing. It is a single container with two volumes, and its RPC, web-hosting and admin ports are not published. The admin API is disabled.

How do I create more access keys?

Run docker exec garage-<site-name> /garage key create <name> on the server, then grant the new key access to a bucket. Use a separate key for each application.

Is the endpoint public?

Yes, the S3 endpoint is reachable from the internet, and the default key has read, write and owner permission on the default bucket. Treat the secret key like a password.

Which environment values must I leave alone?

Do not edit GARAGE_DEFAULT_SECRET_KEY or GARAGE_RPC_SECRET in the environment editor. Garage refuses to start if the default key changes, and the RPC secret must stay unchanged.

Edit environment variables

How large can an upload be?

The proxy accepts request bodies up to 1 GB, but a domain behind the Cloudflare proxy is limited to roughly 100 MB per request. Use multipart uploads for large objects; the AWS CLI, SDKs and rclone do this above their thresholds.

What should I back up?

Back up garage_meta and garage_data together while the container is stopped. The metadata volume holds the node key, so data without it is not usable. Keep the access key and secret key in your password manager.

Backups in xCloud

What survives a restart?

Objects on the garage_data volume. In the verify run an object was written, the container was restarted, and the same bytes were read back.

Does xCloud automatically back up or update Garage?

No. The template pins Garage v2.4.1 by immutable digest; new installations use the pinned release, existing sites are not automatically upgraded. Back up first, read the upstream release notes, then bump the readable 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, 512 MB of RAM and 10 GB of disk; measured idle use in QA was about 3.6 MiB. This page sells the 6 GB tier as the entry rung, with real headroom above that baseline.

Is xCloud officially partnered with Garage?

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