Gonic Hosting Live In 5 Minutes

Deploy Gonic hosting and stream your own music library to Subsonic apps from a self-hosted Subsonic music server on your own domain. xCloud runs the pinned Gonic v0.22.0 image as a single container, replaces the built-in admin login with a generated password, mounts persistent volumes for the database, music, podcasts and playlists, and publishes the admin UI and Subsonic API over HTTPS in minutes.

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What is Gonic?

Self-hosted Gonic is a free-software Subsonic server API implementation that supports many Subsonic clients. Its README lists browsing by folder or by tags, on-the-fly transcoding and caching through ffmpeg, podcasts, multiple users each with their own playlists, scrobbling to Last.fm and ListenBrainz, and a web interface for configuration, all written in Go. It stands in for a music streaming subscription when you own your music, under the GPL-3.0 licence.

On xCloud the template runs the ghcr.io/sentriz/gonic v0.22.0 image as a single container, pinned by immutable digest, with SQLite and five volumes for data, cache, music, podcasts and playlists. HTTPS is published on your domain, and the built-in admin login is replaced by a generated password. There is no browser upload: you copy music onto the server.

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

A Gonic setup normally means a container, volumes for the library and database, a replaced default password, a domain and a certificate before the first track plays. This is the same result without assembling any of it.

Step 01
Sign Up
Create your xCloud account and pick Gonic from the OneClick catalog. Choose your domain and, if you like, set your own Admin Password (letters and digits, 12 or more characters) — otherwise one is generated.
Step 02
We Deploy It For You
One click. We bring up the official Gonic image, pinned by immutable digest, as a single container with SQLite — no separate database. We mount the gonic_data, gonic_cache, gonic_music, gonic_podcasts and gonic_playlists volumes, replace the built-in admin/admin login with your password, and publish it over HTTPS on your domain.
Step 03
Add Your Music
Open your HTTPS Gonic URL and sign in as admin with the password from the installation credentials. Copy your music into the library volume, run Start Scan, then point a Subsonic client at your domain.

Everything Gonic Does, On Your Own Server

Gonic runs in full here: a Subsonic-compatible music server on your own domain, with the library, database and playlists on persistent volumes you own.

Subsonic-Compatible API
The admin UI and the Subsonic API share one HTTPS address, so many Subsonic mobile and desktop clients can connect with their own Gonic login.
Multi-User Accounts
Create separate users for each person and client instead of sharing one password.
Playlists, Podcasts And Radio
Keep M3U playlists, download podcast episodes and add internet radio stations, all managed from the admin UI.
On-The-Fly Transcoding
Gonic transcodes with ffmpeg as it streams, and caches the results on a separate rebuildable volume.
Scrobbling
Last.fm and ListenBrainz scrobbling are supported by upstream.
Automatic Library Scanning
The library is scanned at start and on file changes, so new files are picked up, or press Start Scan in the admin UI.

Everything You Need To Run Your Music Server 24/7

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

Gonic v0.22.0 deployed instantly
Official image pinned by digest
Generated admin password
Single container with SQLite
Free SSL certificate
Server backups and snapshots
Server security updates included
30+ server locations
Unused balance refunded

What You Can Do With Gonic

Stream your own library to your phone
Point a Subsonic-compatible app at your domain and play the music you own without a streaming subscription.
Share one library with a household
Give each person their own login, so playlists and play counts stay separate.
Listen to podcasts and internet radio
Add podcasts and radio stations from the admin UI and keep downloaded episodes on a persistent volume.
Keep scrobbling
Send what you play to Last.fm or ListenBrainz from your own server.

Gonic vs Alternatives

Music streaming subscriptions: A subscription service streams from its own hosted catalogue. Gonic is GPL-3.0 licensed and serves the files you own from volumes on your own Cloud VPS.
Navidrome: Navidrome is another self-hosted music server with Subsonic API support and its own xCloud template. Gonic browses by folder or by tags and is configured from its own web interface.
Airsonic-Advanced: Airsonic-Advanced is a self-hosted Subsonic-compatible server with its own xCloud template. Gonic is a single Go binary with SQLite and no separate database.
Jellyfin: Jellyfin is a media server for films, series and music, with its own xCloud template. Gonic is music-focused and speaks the Subsonic API.

Simple Pricing. Everything Included.

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

Cloud VPS 6 GB

Cloud VPS 16 GB

More headroom if Gonic sits alongside other media 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. Gonic itself is licensed by Gonic's maintainers under GPL-3.0.

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Ready To Run Your Own Music Server?

Gonic 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 much RAM does Gonic need?

The template minimum for Gonic is 1 CPU core, 512 MB of RAM and 10 GB of disk, and QA measured about 37 MiB idle. The 6 GB tier sold here leaves real headroom, and the music library is what grows the disk.

Is Gonic free and open source?

Yes. Gonic is GPL-3.0 licensed, per the LICENSE file at the v0.22.0 tag, so the licence costs nothing; your bill from xCloud is the dedicated Cloud VPS, and your music and playlists stay on your own volumes.

Can you run Gonic with Docker?

Yes, and this is Gonic Docker hosting prepared for you: the template runs the official ghcr.io/sentriz/gonic v0.22.0 image as one container, pinned by immutable digest, with five volumes and HTTPS on your domain, so it works as Gonic cloud hosting on your own VPS.

What is the difference between Gonic and Navidrome?

Both are self-hosted music servers with a Subsonic-compatible API. Gonic's README stresses browsing by folder or tags, transcoding, podcasts and a small Go binary. Navidrome has its own xCloud page, so compare its web player and features.

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How do I sign in to Gonic?

Use admin and the generated password from the protected installation credentials. Upstream's default admin login is replaced during install and is rejected afterwards. Change the password later in Gonic under Home and Change Password, not in the environment editor.

How do I add music to Gonic?

There is no browser upload. Copy your files into the music volume on the server, for example with docker cp into the container's /music folder. They are scanned automatically, or you can press Start Scan in the admin UI.

Which apps can connect to Gonic?

Many Subsonic mobile and desktop clients can connect using your domain and your Gonic username and password; the README lists several it has been tested on. Not every client is guaranteed to work, so test yours before relying on it.

Is the Gonic server public by default?

It is reachable over HTTPS and protected only by Gonic's own accounts, so use a strong password and create separate users for each client. You can add Basic Auth at your own access layer for an extra gate; the template does not enable it.

Do Gonic logs expose my password?

Request logging is off by default, so Subsonic clients that send the legacy password query parameter do not leave passwords in container logs. Turn request logging on only if you accept that, and keep shell access to the server limited.

What should I back up on a Gonic server?

The gonic_data, gonic_music and gonic_playlists volumes together, and the podcast volume if you keep episodes. The cache can be rebuilt. Keep the admin password private, copy the volumes off the server, and test a restore.

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How do I upgrade Gonic?

Nothing upgrades it for you: the install stays on pinned release v0.22.0 until you adopt a newer template version. Back up the volumes first, go through the upstream release notes, then check sign-in and that a track still streams afterwards.

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.