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GrowthBook hosting on xCloud gives you a self-hosted feature flag and experimentation platform on your own domains. Deploy GrowthBook and xCloud runs the pinned official image with a private MongoDB, creates the owner account and organization before the site is reachable so nobody else can claim it, generates the secrets, and publishes the dashboard and the SDK endpoint over HTTPS.

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What is GrowthBook?

Self-hosted GrowthBook is an open-source platform for feature flags, experimentation and product analytics. Upstream lists feature flags with targeting and gradual rollouts, SDKs for many languages, a stats engine for experiments, and a warehouse-native design that queries your own data sources. It is an open-source alternative to hosted tools such as LaunchDarkly and Optimizely. The repository is MIT licensed apart from directories under a separate Enterprise License.

On xCloud the template runs growthbook/growthbook 5.1.0 with a private MongoDB 7.0.45, both pinned by digest. The dashboard and the API and SDK endpoint use two domains you choose during install, and the growthbook_mongo_data and growthbook_uploads volumes hold the data. It is the stock community build, so SSO, bandit experiments and the visual editor, which are Enterprise features, are not included.

From Sign-Up to Live Feature Flags In Just 3 Easy Steps

A GrowthBook stack normally means a server, a database, two domains, a generated owner password, two volumes and a certificate before the first flag. This is the same result without assembling any of it.

Step 01
Sign Up
Create your xCloud account and pick GrowthBook from the OneClick catalog. Choose your main domain plus a second domain for the API and SDK endpoint, then enter an owner email and organization name.
Step 02
We Deploy It For You
One click. We bring up the official GrowthBook 5.1.0 image, pinned by immutable digest, with a private MongoDB 7.0.45 reachable only inside the install's network, mount the database and uploads volumes, generate your owner password, and publish both domains over HTTPS.
Step 03
Sign In As The Owner
Open your domain and sign in with the owner email you entered and the generated password from the credentials panel. Change the password, then create a feature flag and an SDK connection, and point your SDK at the API domain.

An A/B Testing Platform: Everything GrowthBook Does

The GrowthBook community build runs here: feature flags, targeted rollouts, A/B experiments and SDK endpoints, backed by a database you own.

Feature Flags And Rollouts
Create flags and roll them out to a share of users, or target specific users by attribute, from one dashboard.
A/B Experiments
Run experiments and review results without leaving the dashboard your team already uses for flags.
SDKs From Your Own Domain
Serve flags to web and mobile apps through SDKs from a dedicated HTTPS API and SDK endpoint, separate from the dashboard.
Owner Account From First Boot
The owner account is created at install, so there is no open sign-up window for someone else to claim your installation.
Private MongoDB Included
MongoDB is reachable only inside the install's private network, with authentication enforced and no published port.
Telemetry Off By Default
GrowthBook's own telemetry is turned off in this template.

Everything You Need To Run Your Experimentation Platform 24/7

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

GrowthBook 5.1.0 deployed instantly
Official pinned image digest
Owner account created at install
Dashboard and API kept behind xCloud nginx
Free SSL certificate on both domains
Server backups and snapshots
Server security updates included
30+ server locations
Unused balance refunded

What You Can Do With GrowthBook

Roll out features gradually
A product team turns a feature on for a targeted group first and widens the rollout once it looks healthy, without shipping a new build.
Run A/B experiments
An analyst defines an experiment on a feature flag and reads the results from the stats engine, using data from the warehouse it already has.
Serve flags to your apps through SDKs
A developer adds an SDK connection, gets a client key, and points the SDK at the API domain to read flags from your own server.
Keep experiment records in one place
A growth lead documents hypotheses and results with screenshots and Markdown beside the flags they relate to, instead of scattered documents.

GrowthBook vs Alternatives

LaunchDarkly: LaunchDarkly is a hosted feature management service. As a GrowthBook alternative to LaunchDarkly, you run the dashboard and the SDK endpoint on a server you control.
Optimizely: Optimizely is a hosted experimentation service. A GrowthBook alternative to Optimizely runs on your own Cloud VPS and queries your own data sources for results.
Flagsmith: Flagsmith is a feature flag platform with its own OneClick page. GrowthBook vs Flagsmith: GrowthBook pairs its flags with a warehouse-native stats engine for experiments.
Unleash: Unleash is a feature flag platform with its own OneClick page. GrowthBook vs Unleash: GrowthBook combines flags with experiment analysis and product analytics.

Simple Pricing. Everything Included.

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

Cloud VPS 6 GB

Cloud VPS 16 GB

More headroom for heavier SDK traffic and more experiments.

$59.99per month

16 GB RAM
6 vCPU cores
200 GB NVMe SSD
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Cloud VPS 24 GB

GrowthBook alongside the apps it feeds flags to.

$84.99per month

24 GB RAM
8 vCPU cores
300 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. GrowthBook itself is licensed by GrowthBook under MIT, with separately licensed enterprise directories; review the current licence and obtain any key your use requires.

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GrowthBook 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 GrowthBook free and open source?

Mostly. The repository is MIT licensed, with a few directories under a separate GrowthBook Enterprise License. The template uses the stock community build and configures no licence key. Its free plan allows one project and admin-only roles, and SSO is an Enterprise feature.

Can I run GrowthBook with Docker?

Yes, and this template is GrowthBook Docker hosting without the assembly. It starts the growthbook/growthbook 5.1.0 image beside a MongoDB container on a private network, both pinned by digest, and proxies the dashboard on port 3000 and the API on port 3100 behind HTTPS.

How much RAM does GrowthBook need?

The app and its MongoDB together set a manifest floor of 3 GB of RAM, two cores and 10 GB of disk. A GrowthBook cloud install on the 6 GB Cloud VPS sold here covers it well. Larger teams and more experiments need more.

Does GrowthBook store my event data?

Upstream describes a warehouse-native design that queries your own data sources, such as BigQuery, Snowflake and Databricks, which you connect inside the app. The template's MongoDB holds GrowthBook's own application data. Check what each data source you connect exposes before you grant access.

Which data warehouses does GrowthBook connect to?

Upstream lists data sources including BigQuery, Snowflake and Databricks, and points to its documentation for the full list. You add them in the app after sign-in. The template configures none, so supply read access to your own warehouse and keep the credentials private.

Does GrowthBook need MongoDB?

Yes. The template runs MongoDB 7.0.45 beside GrowthBook with a generated password, reachable only inside the private network, and publishes no database port. Its data lives on the growthbook_mongo_data volume. Keep the generated secrets stable, since changing one breaks sign-in or stored credentials.

Which SDKs does GrowthBook offer?

Upstream lists SDKs for many languages, including React, Python, Android and iOS, and links its full library page. Create an SDK connection in the app to get a client key, then point the SDK at your API domain, which serves flags under the features path.

How do I sign in to GrowthBook?

Sign in with the owner email you entered at install and the generated password from the installation credentials, then change the password in the app. The owner and organization are created before the site is reachable, so extra registrations cannot join. Email is off until you add SMTP settings.

Why does GrowthBook use two domains?

One domain serves the dashboard and a second serves the API and SDK endpoint. Keep both under one parent domain, for example app and api subdomains, because the sign-in cookie is set by the API domain and browsers only send it when both are on the same site.

How do I back up GrowthBook?

Back up the growthbook_mongo_data and growthbook_uploads volumes together, along with the JWT_SECRET and ENCRYPTION_KEY values from the environment. Without those two secrets a restored database cannot be read properly. Stop the stack before copying, and test a restore on a spare server first.

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How do I update GrowthBook?

Your install stays on its pinned 5.1.0 version, with MongoDB pinned too, until you adopt a newer template version. Back up both volumes and your secrets first, then read the upstream release notes. Afterwards check the dashboard, an SDK connection and one existing experiment.

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.