GeoServer Hosting Live In 5 Minutes

Deploy GeoServer hosting and run a self-hosted geospatial data server on a dedicated Cloud VPS, without assembling Tomcat, a data directory or a certificate. xCloud starts the pinned GeoServer 3.0.1 image with an empty production-oriented catalog on a persistent volume, generates the administrator password and serves the web admin and the OGC services over HTTPS on your own domain, ready for your first workspace.

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What is GeoServer?

GeoServer is an open-source software server written in Java that allows users to share and edit geospatial data. Designed for interoperability, it publishes data from any major spatial data source using open standards, including certified WMS and the reference implementations of WFS and WCS. Run on your own server it is a self-hosted GeoServer, an alternative to a proprietary mapping server such as ArcGIS Server, under the GPL.

On xCloud it is one container, docker.osgeo.org/geoserver 3.0.1 pinned by digest, with an empty data directory on the geoserver_data volume rather than GeoServer's demonstration catalog. The admin user is admin with a generated password, and xCloud's nginx serves HTTPS on your domain. Databases, extensions and CORS are not preconfigured, so you add only reviewed settings.

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

A GeoServer install normally means a Java container, a data directory, an admin password, a proxy base URL, a domain and a certificate before the first layer. This is the same result without assembling any of it.

Step 01
Sign Up
Create your xCloud account and pick GeoServer from the OneClick catalog. Choose a domain and a server, and accept the generated administrator password or enter your own of at least 16 characters.
Step 02
We Deploy It For You
One click. We start docker.osgeo.org/geoserver 3.0.1, pinned by digest, as one container, mount the geoserver_data volume at /opt/geoserver_data with an empty catalog, set the public base URL and publish HTTPS. The health check allows 90 seconds for the first start.
Step 03
Sign In And Publish A Layer
Open the application URL and sign in as admin with the generated password. Create a workspace, add a data store or upload a supported dataset, and publish a layer to preview it.

Everything GeoServer Does, On Your Own Server

GeoServer 3.0.1 runs here as one standalone server whose whole catalog sits on a volume you own.

WMS For Web Maps
GeoServer is a certified-compliant, high-performance Web Map Service, so web maps and GIS clients can request rendered map images from it.
WFS And WCS Reference Implementation
Upstream calls GeoServer the reference implementation of the OGC Web Feature Service and Web Coverage Service standards.
OGC API, CSW And WPS
It also implements OGC API - Features, the Catalog Service for the Web and the Web Processing Service, per its README.
Many Data Formats
Services cover a wide range of formats, with GeoServer as reference implementation for GeoPackage and GeoTIFF, and support for GML and Shapefile.
Browser Administration
Create workspaces, data stores, layers and styles from the web interface, signing in as admin with the generated password.
Empty, Persistent Catalog
The data directory starts without demo data and keeps workspaces, stores, styles, security settings, uploads and logs on geoserver_data.

Everything You Need To Run Your Geospatial Server 24/7

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

GeoServer 3.0.1 deployed instantly
Image pinned by digest
Admin password generated for you
Public base URL set for HTTPS
Free SSL certificate
Server backups and snapshots
Server security updates included
30+ server locations
Unused balance refunded

What You Can Do With GeoServer

Run a WMS server for your web maps
Publish layers as WMS so web maps and desktop GIS clients can request rendered tiles of your data from a server you control.
Run a WFS server for vector features
Serve vector features over WFS so other tools can query and edit your datasets using an open OGC standard instead of a vendor format.
Publish GeoPackage and GeoTIFF data
Upload a supported dataset, publish it as a layer and preview it in the browser, with the files kept on the persistent data volume.
Keep a catalog under your own control
Hold workspaces, styles and security settings in one data directory you back up as a unit and can restore onto a test install first.

GeoServer vs Alternatives

ArcGIS Server: A proprietary GIS server product; GeoServer is open-source software that publishes data through open OGC standards, and on xCloud it runs on your own Cloud VPS with no feature-parity claim made.
MapServer: Another open-source map server that appears among self-hosted GIS options; compare its configuration style and supported services with GeoServer's browser administration before you choose.
pygeoapi: A Python server for OGC API standards, available as its own OneClick app; GeoServer adds WMS, WFS and WCS alongside OGC API - Features.
Desktop GIS file sharing: Instead of passing Shapefiles or GeoPackages around by hand, GeoServer can publish the same data as live OGC services such as WMS and WFS.

Simple Pricing. Everything Included.

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

Cloud VPS 6 GB

Cloud VPS 16 GB

More headroom for large rasters and concurrent rendering.

$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. GeoServer itself is open source under the GPL.

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Ready To Run Your Own Map Server?

GeoServer on xCloud runs on a dedicated Cloud VPS that we provision, patch, monitor and restore. Deploy faster. Own your data. 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.

Can I run GeoServer in Docker?

Yes, and this template is GeoServer Docker hosting without the compose file: docker.osgeo.org/geoserver 3.0.1 pinned by digest, one container, the geoserver_data volume and a localhost-bound port behind xCloud's nginx. A wrapper keeps your users and roles from being overwritten at restart.

How much RAM does GeoServer need?

The template baseline asks for 2 CPU cores, 2 GB of RAM and 5 GB of disk. Large rasters, many concurrent rendering requests or memory-intensive processing may need substantially more, which is why this page sells the 6 GB tier.

What is the default GeoServer admin login?

The username is admin and the password is the one generated at install, shown in the protected credentials; you can enter your own of 16 or more characters. It is applied only at first initialisation, so rotate it later in GeoServer's Security interface.

What standards does GeoServer support?

Per its README, a certified-compliant WMS, the reference implementations of WFS and WCS, OGC API - Features, the Catalog Service for the Web and the Web Processing Service. The README also lists GeoPackage, GeoTIFF, GML and Shapefile among the formats it works with.

Which data formats can GeoServer publish?

Its services support a wide range of data formats; upstream names GeoPackage and GeoTIFF, where it is the reference implementation, plus GML and Shapefile. This template ships without optional extensions or external databases, so check a format before you depend on it.

Where does GeoServer keep its configuration?

On the geoserver_data volume, mounted at /opt/geoserver_data. It holds workspaces, stores, layer configuration, styles, security configuration, uploaded datasets and logs, so that single volume carries your whole catalog and is what you back up and restore.

Is GeoServer free?

Yes. GeoServer is open-source software licensed under the GPL, so the server costs nothing to run. Your plan pays for the dedicated Cloud VPS underneath. Datasets you publish keep whatever licence their owners gave them.

How do I back up GeoServer?

Back up and restore the geoserver_data volume as one unit while GeoServer is stopped or quiesced, since the catalog and uploaded data live together. Nothing schedules the backup for you; test a restore on an isolated install before relying on it.

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How do I upgrade GeoServer?

Nothing upgrades itself: 3.0.1 is pinned by digest. Review GeoServer's release and migration notes, back up the whole data volume, then update the image digest and version together and test login, layer preview, restart and restore on a disposable install.

Does GeoServer ship with demo data?

No. The template starts with an empty production-oriented data directory instead of GeoServer's demonstration catalog, so the first thing you see is a clean admin. Create a workspace, add a data store, then publish your own layer.

Is this a GeoServer cloud service?

It gives you a GeoServer cloud of your own: one container on a dedicated Cloud VPS under your xCloud login, with no shared catalog. Databases, extensions, CORS and JNDI are outside the baseline, so add only reviewed settings compatible with 3.0.1.

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.