hiSHtory Server Hosting Live In 5 Minutes

Deploy hiSHtory Server hosting and run a self-hosted shell history sync server so one searchable, encrypted history follows you across every laptop, server and container. xCloud starts the pinned LinuxServer.io image with a SQLite database on a persistent volume, applies the registration cap you choose and publishes the sync API over HTTPS on your domain. The server has no browser interface: you point each machine's shell at it.

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What is hiSHtory Server?

hiSHtory is a shell history tool, released under the MIT licence, that records each command with its context, such as the directory, exit code and duration, and syncs it end-to-end encrypted between your machines. Upstream supports bash, zsh and fish, a Control+R search with filters, and redaction of entries you did not mean to keep. The hiSHtory Server is the sync API behind it. A self-hosted hiSHtory Server keeps that traffic on infrastructure you run instead of the default one.

On xCloud the template runs the LinuxServer.io hishtory-server v0.335 image, pinned by digest, as one container with a SQLite database on the hishtory_config volume. It has no accounts and no web page: a client registers with the secret key it generates, and the registration cap you set is the only gate. History is encrypted on your machines, so the server cannot read it.

From Sign-Up to a Syncing Shell History In Just 3 Easy Steps

A self-hosted hiSHtory backend normally means running the server binary or container, persistent storage, a domain, a certificate and a way to limit who registers before the first command syncs. This is the same result without assembling any of it.

Step 01
Sign Up
Create your xCloud account and pick hiSHtory Server from the OneClick catalog. Choose your domain and target server, then set the Maximum number of users — it defaults to 1.
Step 02
We Deploy It For You
One click. We bring up the LinuxServer.io hiSHtory Server image, pinned by immutable digest, as a single container with its SQLite database on the hishtory_config volume, apply your registration cap, and publish the sync API over HTTPS on your domain. The container is bound to localhost and reached only through xCloud's HTTPS proxy.
Step 03
Point Your Shells At It
On each machine, add export HISHTORY_SERVER=https://<your domain> to your shell profile and open a new shell. Run hishtory init on the first machine, then hishtory init <secret key> on the others, using the key from hishtory status. Register your own client straight away.

Everything hiSHtory Server Does, On Your Own Server

hiSHtory Server runs in full here: the sync API that the hiSHtory command-line client talks to, on your own domain, with its database on a volume you own.

History Synced Across Machines
Commands from your laptops, servers and containers land in one history, so a pipeline you wrote on a server is searchable from your laptop.
End-To-End Encrypted
History is encrypted on your machines before it is uploaded, so the server stores only encrypted records and cannot read your commands.
Commands With Their Context
hiSHtory records the directory, exit code and duration of each command, and the client can search on them from your terminal.
bash, zsh And fish
The hiSHtory client manages history for bash, zsh and fish; point it at your domain with one environment variable.
A Registration Cap
The server has no login. HISHTORY_MAX_NUM_USERS limits how many different history keys may register, and devices of an existing key can still join.
Light On Resources
A single container with a SQLite database. Idle use measured about 48 MiB of RAM in QA.

Everything You Need To Run Your Shell History Sync 24/7

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

hiSHtory Server v0.335 deployed instantly
Image pinned by immutable digest
Registration cap set at install
Kept behind xCloud nginx
Free SSL certificate
Server backups and snapshots
Server security updates included
Choose your server region
Unused balance refunded

What You Can Do With hiSHtory Server

Search commands across all your machines
Press Control+R and find a command you ran on another laptop or server, with its directory and exit code.
Keep shell history off third-party servers
Sync through a server you run, with history encrypted on your machines before upload.
Limit who can register
Set the maximum number of users so strangers cannot use your server once your own devices have registered.
Share one history across devices
Add a new machine with the secret key and see every command from the others in the same search.

hiSHtory Server vs Alternatives

Atuin: Atuin has its own xCloud page. hiSHtory Server is an MIT-licensed sync API for the hiSHtory client, with no accounts and a single registration cap.
Local-only hiSHtory: The client stores history locally and encrypts it for syncing. Without a server of your own, nothing joins your machines; this template gives them one sync point with a registration cap.
Plain shell history files: Without a sync server each machine keeps its own history. hiSHtory adds context, search and encrypted syncing across them.
Dotfile syncing: Copying history files by hand or through a dotfile repository merges plain text. hiSHtory syncs structured, encrypted records instead.

Simple Pricing. Everything Included.

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

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More headroom if hiSHtory Server sits alongside other developer tools.

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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. hiSHtory Server itself is licensed by its maintainers under MIT.

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hiSHtory Server 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.
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Protect your infrastructure with a free SSL certificate and more advanced security features at no additional cost.
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Frequently Asked Questions

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

Can you self-host hiSHtory Server with Docker?

Yes. For hiSHtory Server Docker hosting, the template runs the LinuxServer.io hishtory-server v0.335 image, pinned by tag and digest, as a single container. It uses SQLite on one volume with no database sidecar, and xCloud's nginx serves HTTPS on your domain and forwards it to the API on container port 8080.

Is hiSHtory Server free and open source?

hiSHtory is open source under the MIT licence, so there is no licence fee for the server. xCloud bills for the dedicated Cloud VPS and the deployment. The client is installed separately on each machine, and the server needs outbound internet access to reach api.github.com.

How much RAM does hiSHtory Server need?

The manifest asks for 128 MB of RAM, one CPU core and 1 GB of disk, since it is a small API with a SQLite file. The 6 GB plan here is many times that floor. Disk use grows only with the number of synced commands.

How do I connect a machine to hiSHtory Server?

On each machine add export HISHTORY_SERVER=https://your-domain to the shell profile and open a new shell. Run hishtory init on the first machine, then hishtory init followed by the secret key from hishtory status on every further one. Register your own client right after install.

Does hiSHtory Server have a login?

No. There are no accounts; a client registers with the secret key it generates, and every device holding that key shares one history. The registration cap is the only gate, so register first. Status pages under /internal/api/v1/ answer without authentication and list registration IP addresses.

How do I back up hiSHtory Server?

Back up the hishtory_config volume, which holds the hishtory.db SQLite file. Stop the container first, or use SQLite's .backup command, for a consistent copy. Your clients also keep their own local history, but the secret key is needed to rejoin, so store it safely.

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How do I upgrade hiSHtory Server?

Version v0.335 is fixed by tag and digest, so a catalog update reaches new installs only. Back up hishtory_config, read the upstream release notes, then adopt a newer template version. Clients update themselves separately with hishtory update, so keep client and server versions in step.

Is stored history readable by the server?

No. Upstream stores history locally and syncs it end-to-end encrypted, so the server holds only encrypted records and cannot read your commands. It does see the registration IP addresses and device counts, which is why the status pages should not be left exposed.

Can I run hiSHtory Server in the cloud on xCloud?

Yes. hiSHtory Server cloud use gives the sync API its own Cloud VPS, a domain and a certificate; clients then set HISHTORY_SERVER to that address. A server from another provider can be connected as self-managed, and the template runs there unchanged.

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.