GeoServer Hosting Live In 5 Minutes

Publish maps and geospatial data through widely used OGC standards — WMS, WFS, WCS, WMTS and OGC API — without hand-assembling a Tomcat server first. xCloud configures the pinned official GeoServer 3.0.1 image, an empty production-oriented catalog, a persistent data volume and the HTTPS reverse proxy in minutes, with a generated administrator password waiting when you sign in.

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

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

Self-hosting a standards-based map server normally means a container, a data directory, a domain and a certificate before a single layer is published. This is the same result without assembling any of it.

  1. Step 01

    Sign Up

    Create your xCloud account and pick GeoServer from the OneClick catalog. Enter a site title and domain, then supply or generate a 16+ character administrator password.

  2. Step 02

    We Deploy It For You

    One click. We bring up the official GeoServer 3.0.1 image pinned by immutable digest, start it with an empty production-oriented catalog, mount the geoserver_data volume and publish it over HTTPS on your domain.

  3. Step 03

    Sign In And Publish A Layer

    Open your HTTPS URL and sign in as admin with your password. Create a workspace, add a data store or upload a supported dataset, and publish a layer before adding your production catalog.

Everything GeoServer Does, On Your Own Server

GeoServer runs in full here — standards-based geospatial publishing, on infrastructure you control.

  • OGC Standards Publishing

    Publish maps and spatial data through WMS, WFS, WCS, WMTS and OGC API from one catalog.

  • Empty Production Catalog

    Starts clean — SKIP_DEMO_DATA is set, so there's no bundled demo workspace to remove before going live.

  • Workspaces, Stores And Layers

    Organize data stores, layer configuration and styles into workspaces that mirror how your teams actually publish data.

  • Browser Administration

    Manage the whole catalog — security, styles, layer preview — from GeoServer's own web interface.

  • Generated Administrator Password

    Sign in as admin with a password you supply or xCloud generates, instead of GeoServer's documented default.

  • One Volume, Fully Persistent

    The complete catalog — workspaces, stores, styles, security config and uploaded datasets — lives on geoserver_data and survives a restart.

Everything You Need To Run Your Geospatial Services 24/7

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

  • GeoServer 3.0.1 deployed instantly
  • Official OSGeo pinned image digest
  • Generated administrator password
  • Tomcat bound to localhost, never exposed
  • 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 GeoServer hosting. Pick the one that fits, and resize any time.

Cloud VPS 6 GB

Most popular

Publish a handful of workspaces for a small team.

$24.99per month

  • 6 GB RAM
  • 4 vCPU cores
  • 100 GB NVMe SSD
  • 30 TB
  • Unlimited
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Cloud VPS 16 GB

Larger rasters and more concurrent rendering.

$59.99per month

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

Cloud VPS 24 GB

GeoServer alongside a whole self-hosted stack.

$84.99per month

  • 24 GB RAM
  • 8 vCPU cores
  • 300 GB NVMe SSD
  • 30 TB
  • Unlimited
Get started

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 free under the GPL-2.0-or-later license.

Already Have a Server? Bring Your Own

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

Free

Start your journey without cost.

$0forever

  • 1 server
  • 10 sites
Start free

Starter

Most popular

Your rate with 2–5 servers connected.

$5per server / month

  • 2–5 servers
  • Unlimited sites
  • All features included
  • Bring any VPS provider
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Professional

The same platform, discounted at 6–10 servers.

$4per server / month

  • 6–10 servers
  • Unlimited sites
  • All features included
  • Bring any VPS provider
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Agency

The same platform, discounted at 11+ servers.

$3per server / month

  • 11+ servers
  • Unlimited sites
  • All features included
  • Bring any VPS provider
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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.

Ready To Publish Your Own Geospatial Data?

GeoServer on xCloud runs on a dedicated Cloud VPS that we provision, patch, monitor and restore. Deploy faster. Own the server. Stay in control.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Feel free to contact us with any questions or concerns you may have.

What is GeoServer?

GeoServer is a free, open-source geospatial data server that publishes maps and spatial data through OGC standards such as WMS, WFS, WCS, WMTS and OGC API, with browser-based administration. This template deploys version 3.0.1.

Is GeoServer free?

Yes — it is free and open source under the GPL-2.0-or-later license. What you pay xCloud for is the dedicated server it runs on and the management around it, not the application itself.

Can I self-host GeoServer?

Yes — that is exactly what this template deploys. It brings up the official OSGeo GeoServer 3.0.1 image pinned by immutable digest, mounts its persistent data volume and publishes it over HTTPS on your domain in minutes instead of assembled by hand.

How do I sign in?

The username is fixed as admin — there is no username field to choose at deploy time. You supply or xCloud generates a password of at least 16 characters during installation, shown once in your xCloud credential panel.

What does xCloud configure automatically?

The generated administrator password, an empty production-oriented data directory, the persistent geoserver_data volume, the domain and the HTTPS route. Only the GeoServer web interface is published through xCloud-managed ingress — Tomcat stays bound to localhost.

Does GeoServer start with demo data?

No. The template sets SKIP_DEMO_DATA, so GeoServer starts with an empty, production-oriented catalog rather than its bundled demonstration workspace.

What should I back up?

The geoserver_data volume, as one unit, while GeoServer is stopped or quiesced. It holds the complete catalog: workspaces, stores, layer configuration, styles, security configuration, uploaded datasets and logs.

Can I change the administrator password?

Yes, but not by editing GEOSERVER_ADMIN_PASSWORD after first boot — the generated value only initializes the first empty security configuration, and the startup wrapper deliberately ignores it afterward. Rotate the password from GeoServer's own Security interface instead.

Does xCloud automatically back up or update GeoServer?

No. The template pins GeoServer 3.0.1 by immutable digest; a catalog re-sync affects new installations only. Review upstream release and migration notes and take a verified backup of the complete data volume before changing the pinned image.

What are the server requirements?

The template manifest asks for 2 GB of RAM, two CPU cores and 5 GB of disk as a floor. This page sells the 6 GB tier per the same rule every OneClick app uses — increase memory and storage further for large rasters, concurrent rendering or heavier processing workloads.

What survives a restart?

Everything on geoserver_data, because it is a persistent named volume. A restart does not touch an existing workspace, its stores, layers, styles or security configuration.

Is xCloud officially partnered with GeoServer?

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

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.

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