Harness Hosting Live In 5 Minutes

Deploy Harness hosting and keep your Git repositories, pull requests and container images on your own domain. xCloud runs the pinned Harness Open Source 3.3.0 image with an embedded SQLite database, generates the admin password and encryption secret and publishes it over HTTPS in minutes. Pipelines and Gitspaces are not part of this template, and Git over SSH uses a port you open yourself.

Deploy your Harness

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

What is Harness?

Harness Open Source, the code base formerly known as Gitness, is a self-hosted code hosting platform. It provides Git repositories, pull requests and code review, plus an artifact registry for container images and packages. Run on your own server it is a self-hosted Harness, an alternative to a hosted code host such as GitHub or Bitbucket, with the code under the Apache-2.0 licence and your repositories on your own disk.

On xCloud it is the upstream harness/harness 3.3.0 image, pinned by digest, as one container with an embedded SQLite database. The harness_data volume holds the database, repositories, registry blobs and the SSH host key. Upstream also offers pipelines and Gitspaces, but they need the host Docker socket, which this template does not mount, so they are not available here.

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

A Harness install normally means the container, a data volume, generated secrets, 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 Harness from the OneClick catalog. Choose a domain and server and enter the email address for the built-in admin account.
Step 02
We Deploy It For You
One click. We start harness/harness 3.3.0, pinned by digest, generate the admin password and encryption secret, mount harness_data, publish the web port over HTTPS and publish a raw TCP port for Git over SSH. Allow a minute or two.
Step 03
Sign In And Create A Repository
Sign in as admin, create a space and a repository, add teammates from the Users page, and clone over HTTPS with a personal access token as the password. Open the SSH port in your firewall if you want SSH clones.

Everything Harness Does, On Your Own Server

Harness Open Source 3.3.0 runs here as a code host and artifact registry, on a volume you own.

Repositories And Pull Requests
Host Git repositories with pull requests and code review, and mark repositories public or private.
An Artifact Registry
Push container images and packages to a registry served from the same site.
Git Over HTTPS Or SSH
Clone over HTTPS with a personal access token, or over SSH on a published TCP port of your server's address.
One Container, SQLite
The image carries an embedded SQLite database, so there is no separate database container. Everything sits on harness_data.
Sign-Up Closed
Public sign-up is off. The admin adds teammates from the Users page, and private repositories need an account.
No Pipelines Or Gitspaces
They need access to the host's Docker socket, which this template does not mount. Code hosting and the registry work.

Everything You Need To Run Your Code Hosting 24/7

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

Harness 3.3.0 deployed instantly
Image pinned by digest
Admin password and encryption secret generated
Free SSL certificate
Repositories and registry on a persistent volume
Server backups and snapshots
Server security updates included
30+ server locations
Unused balance refunded

What You Can Do With Harness

Host private Git repositories
Keep source code on a server you control instead of a hosted code platform.
Review code with pull requests
Open pull requests and review changes within your own team's instance.
Run a private container registry
Push and pull container images and packages from the same site as your code.
Leave a hosted code host
Move repositories to your own domain and keep the access list in your hands.

Harness vs Alternatives

GitHub: As a self-hosted alternative to GitHub and to Bitbucket, Harness Open Source is Apache-2.0 code hosting with repositories, pull requests, code review and an artifact registry.
Gitea: Gitea has its own OneClick page. In a Harness vs Gitea comparison, Harness pairs Git hosting with an artifact registry for container images and packages.
Forgejo: Forgejo has its own OneClick page. In a Harness vs Forgejo comparison, Harness runs here as one container with an embedded SQLite database.
GitLab: GitLab has its own OneClick page. If you need CI, note that this Harness template has pipelines switched off, so compare what each install includes.

Simple Pricing. Everything Included.

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

Cloud VPS 6 GB

Cloud VPS 16 GB

Larger repositories and a busier registry.

$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. Harness Open Source is licensed under Apache-2.0.

Docker hosting

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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 Code Hosting Platform?

Harness 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 Harness in Docker?

Yes, and this template is Harness Docker hosting without the setup: the upstream harness/harness 3.3.0 image pinned by digest, one container with an embedded SQLite database, a persistent data volume and HTTPS on your own domain.

How much RAM does Harness need?

The template minimum is 256 MB of RAM, 1 CPU core and 5 GB of disk. Repositories and registry blobs grow the disk use over time. The 6 GB tier is where this page begins, so repository growth has room.

Does Harness include CI pipelines?

No, not in this template. Pipelines and Gitspaces need access to the host Docker socket, which is not mounted, so they are off. Code hosting, pull requests, webhooks and the artifact registry work normally, so use another tool for CI.

How do I clone a Harness repository over HTTPS?

Run git clone against your domain's git path for the space and repository. The password is a personal access token, created under your user profile, then Tokens. The admin account password is refused for git operations.

How do I use Git over SSH with Harness?

SSH is published on a raw TCP host port of your server's IP address, shown in the credentials, and is not tied to the domain. Allow that port in your own firewall to use it. HTTPS needs no extra port.

Configure firewall management

Can anyone sign up to my Harness?

No. Public sign-up is off by default, and you add teammates from the Users page as admin. Repositories marked public are readable by anyone without signing in, while private ones need an account. Visitors can register only if you switch that setting on yourself.

Is Harness free?

Yes. Harness Open Source is licensed under Apache-2.0, so the software has no fee. The bill is the dedicated Cloud VPS storing your repositories and registry images. That makes it a Harness cloud of your own.

How do I back up Harness?

Back up the harness_data volume, which holds the database, every repository, registry blobs, attachments and the SSH host key. Keep the encryption secret from the credentials with the copy. Nothing schedules this for you, so run it yourself.

Backup and restore Docker apps

How do I upgrade Harness?

The install stays on its pinned 3.3.0 image until you adopt a newer template version. Back up harness_data and keep the encryption secret first, then read the upstream release notes. Existing sites are never upgraded automatically.

Why can't I open .gitignore in the browser?

The site proxy refuses any path segment that starts with a dot, so files whose names begin with .git cannot be opened in the repository file browser. It is cosmetic: clone, pull and push are unaffected.

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.