GitBucket Hosting Live In 5 Minutes

Deploy GitBucket hosting and run your own GitHub-style Git server on your own domain. xCloud runs the pinned GitBucket 4.48.0 image as a single container with its built-in database, generates the root administrator password, keeps repositories on a persistent volume, publishes the web interface and Git over HTTPS behind a certificate and exposes Git over SSH on its own port.

Deploy your GitBucket

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

What is GitBucket?

GitBucket is a self-hosted Git platform with repositories, pull requests, issues, wikis and a plugin system. It exposes an API compatible with GitHub's, and repositories can be cloned over HTTPS or SSH.

It runs as a single container with a built-in H2 database, and is licensed under Apache-2.0.

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

A Git platform normally means a container, a database, an administrator account, a volume, an SSH port, a domain and a certificate before the first push. This is the same result without assembling any of it.

Step 01
Sign Up
Create your xCloud account and pick GitBucket 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 GitBucket image, pinned by immutable digest, as a single container with the built-in H2 database, mount the gitbucket_data volume for the database, repositories, plugins, configuration and SSH host key, generate the root password and publish it over HTTPS, with Git over SSH on its own allocated port.
Step 03
Sign In And Push
Save the root password and the SSH port from the protected installation credentials, open your HTTPS GitBucket URL after the first start (about a minute) and sign in as root. Create your first repository and clone it over HTTPS, or over SSH once you allow the SSH port in your firewall and add your public key.

Everything GitBucket Does, On Your Own Server

GitBucket runs in full here: a Git platform with repositories, reviews and issues on your own domain, backed by storage you own.

Public And Private Repositories
Host repositories on your own server and clone them over HTTPS or SSH.
Pull Requests, Issues And Wikis
Each repository has pull requests, issues and a wiki, plus an online file editor and an activity timeline.
Plugins And GitLFS
Extend GitBucket with its plugin system; GitLFS is supported.
Large Pushes Over HTTPS
Git pushes over HTTPS are accepted up to 1 GB out of the box.
Generated Administrator Password
The root account is created with a generated 24-character password, and GitBucket's well-known root/root login was verified to be rejected.
Repositories That Persist
Repositories, the built-in database and settings survive an xCloud Restart; a repository, its commit and README were still present and the clone returned identical content.

Everything You Need To Run Your Git Server 24/7

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

GitBucket 4.48.0 deployed instantly
Official image pinned by digest
Generated root password
Git over SSH published on its own port
Free SSL certificate
Server backups and snapshots
Server security updates included
30+ server locations
Unused balance refunded

What You Can Do With GitBucket

A private Git server for your team
Keep source code on a server you own, with sign-in required to push and registration switched off.
Code review in pull requests
Review changes on a repository with pull requests, issues and a wiki alongside the code.
Extend it with plugins
Add features through GitBucket's plugin system, and use GitLFS for large files.
Git over SSH and HTTPS
Clone and push over HTTPS, or over SSH after allowing the SSH port in your firewall and adding your public key.

GitBucket vs Alternatives

GitHub: A hosted Git platform. GitBucket gives you a GitHub-style interface and an API compatible with GitHub's on a server you run yourself.
Gitea: A self-hosted Git service that you can also run on xCloud; GitBucket is the Scala-based alternative with its own plugin system.
Forgejo: Another self-hosted Git forge available on xCloud; GitBucket is a lighter choice here, running as a single container with a built-in database.

Simple Pricing. Everything Included.

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

Cloud VPS 6 GB

Cloud VPS 16 GB

More headroom if GitBucket sits alongside other developer tools.

$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. GitBucket itself is licensed by its maintainers under Apache-2.0.

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Already Have a Server? Bring Your Own

Connect any VPS — DigitalOcean, Vultr, Linode, AWS, Hetzner or bare metal — and deploy GitBucket 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 Git Server?

GitBucket 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.

How do I sign in the first time?

Use the username root and the generated password in the protected installation credentials. Change it under Account settings afterwards; the credentials card keeps showing the original.

Can I use Git over SSH?

Yes. SSH is published on its own TCP port shown in the credentials. xCloud never changes firewall rules, so allow that port in your own firewall and add your public key to your account. The verification run checked SSH reachability and the server banner, but not key upload and cloning over SSH.

What runs alongside GitBucket?

Nothing else. It is a single container with the built-in H2 database.

Is it open to anonymous visitors?

Public repositories can be read without signing in by default, which is GitBucket's own setting; GITBUCKET_ALLOW_ANONYMOUS_ACCESS=false requires sign-in. Pushing needs an account and registration is off.

How large can a push be?

Git pushes over HTTPS are accepted up to 1 GB. Attachments and wiki uploads default to GitBucket's 3 MB limit until raised.

What should I back up?

The gitbucket_data volume, which holds the database, repositories, plugins, configuration and SSH host key. Back it up with the container stopped, since the embedded H2 database allows a single writer.

Backups in xCloud

Does xCloud automatically back up or update GitBucket?

No. The template pins GitBucket 4.48.0 by immutable digest; new installations use the pinned release and existing sites are not automatically upgraded. Read the upstream release notes, then bump the readable tag and digest together on your own schedule.

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

The template's baseline asks for 1 CPU core, 1024 MB of RAM and 5 GB of disk; measured idle use in QA was about 294 MiB. This page sells the 6 GB tier as the entry rung, with headroom for repositories and pushes.

What survives a restart?

Repositories, the database and settings on the gitbucket_data volume survive an xCloud Restart; in QA a repository, its commit and README were still present afterwards and the clone returned identical content.

Is xCloud officially partnered with GitBucket?

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