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Apache Hop Hosting Live In 5 Minutes

Deploy Apache Hop hosting and give your data team a visual ETL workbench in the browser on your own domain. xCloud runs the pinned Apache Hop Web 2.19.0 image as a single container, generates the login that protects the GUI and the Hop Server REST API, mounts persistent volumes for your projects and audit history, and publishes it over HTTPS in minutes.

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

What is Apache Hop?

Apache Hop is an open-source platform for data and metadata orchestration, developed at the Apache Software Foundation under the Apache License 2.0. You design pipelines and workflows on a canvas, preview data as you build, and run them from the same tool.

Hop Web is the browser version of that GUI. On xCloud it runs as a single Apache Hop Web container behind HTTPS, so your team opens one address, signs in, and builds ETL without installing a desktop client.

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

Running Hop Web yourself normally means pulling the image, putting Tomcat authentication in front of it, wiring volumes, a domain and a certificate before the first pipeline. This is the same result without assembling any of it.

  1. Step 01

    Sign Up

    Create your xCloud account and pick Apache Hop from the OneClick catalog. Choose your domain and target server — there are no extra fields to fill in, because xCloud generates the credentials.

  2. Step 02

    We Deploy It For You

    One click. We bring up the official Apache Hop Web image as a single container, pinned by immutable digest, mount the hop_config and hop_audit volumes, generate the admin password that protects every path, and publish it over HTTPS on your domain.

  3. Step 03

    Build Your First Pipeline

    Save the password from the installation credentials, open your HTTPS address followed by /ui (the first start can take a minute or two) and sign in as admin. Create a pipeline from the + menu and save it in the default project.

Everything Apache Hop Does, On Your Own Server

The Hop Web GUI runs in full here: a browser-based workbench for data pipelines and workflows, with your projects stored on your own volume.

  • Pipelines And Workflows In The Browser

    Design data pipelines and workflows visually in the Hop Web GUI instead of writing them as code or config files.

  • One Login For The Whole Application

    A generated admin password, enforced by Tomcat Basic authentication, protects the GUI and the Hop Server REST API; every path answered 401 without it in verification.

  • Projects That Survive A Restart

    Projects, metadata and configuration live in the hop_config volume, and a pipeline saved in the GUI was still there after an xCloud Restart in QA.

  • Audit History Kept Separately

    The hop_audit volume holds Hop's audit history, such as recently opened files and perspectives, apart from your projects.

  • Optional JDBC Drivers And Log Level

    Set HOP_DRIVERS_DOWNLOAD to fetch JDBC drivers at start and HOP_LOG_LEVEL to change logging, both from the environment file.

  • Official Image, Pinned By Digest

    The apache/hop-web 2.19.0 image is pinned by immutable digest, so new installations always start from the same reviewed build.

Everything You Need To Run Your Data Pipelines 24/7

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

  • Apache Hop Web 2.19.0 deployed instantly
  • Official image pinned by digest
  • Admin password generated for you
  • Kept behind xCloud nginx
  • Free SSL certificate
  • Server backups and snapshots
  • Server security updates included
  • 30+ server locations
  • Unused balance refunded

What You Can Do With Apache Hop

  • Build ETL pipelines visually

    Move and transform data between systems by laying out the pipeline in the browser rather than scripting it.

  • Orchestrate multi-step workflows

    Chain pipelines and other actions into workflows so a whole data job is designed and managed in one place.

  • Keep projects on a server you own

    Pipelines, metadata and configuration sit in a named volume on your own Cloud VPS, not in a hosted vendor's workspace.

  • Give a small team one shared workbench

    One HTTPS address and one generated login let a trusted team open the same Hop Web instance from any browser.

Apache Hop Screenshots

The Apache Hop Web GUI open in the browser after sign-in
Saving a new pipeline in the default project of Apache Hop Web
Apache Hop Web after an xCloud Restart with the saved pipeline still present

Apache Hop vs Alternatives

Apache Airflow
Airflow defines workflows as Python code and schedules them from a web UI; Hop designs pipelines on a canvas in the browser.
Pentaho Data Integration
Another visual ETL designer; Apache Hop is a separate open-source project under the Apache Software Foundation, licensed under Apache-2.0.
Mage AI
Also a browser-based editor for building and scheduling data pipelines, available as its own OneClick app.

Simple Pricing. Everything Included.

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

Cloud VPS 6 GB

Most popular

A private Hop Web workbench for one data team.

$24.99per month

  • 6 GB RAM
  • 4 vCPU cores
  • 100 GB NVMe SSD
  • 30 TB
  • Unlimited
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Cloud VPS 16 GB

More headroom if Hop sits alongside other data 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. Apache Hop itself is licensed by the Apache Software Foundation under Apache-2.0.

Docker hosting

Already Have a Server? Bring Your Own

Connect any VPS — DigitalOcean, Vultr, Linode, AWS, Hetzner or bare metal — and deploy Apache Hop on it through the same panel, for a per-server management fee instead of a Cloud VPS rental.

Free

Start your journey without cost.

$0forever

  • 1 server
  • 10 sites
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Starter

Most popular

Your rate with 2–5 servers connected.

$5per server / month

  • 2–5 servers
  • Unlimited sites
  • All features included
  • Bring any VPS provider
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Professional

The same platform, discounted at 6–10 servers.

$4per server / month

  • 6–10 servers
  • Unlimited sites
  • All features included
  • Bring any VPS provider
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Agency

The same platform, discounted at 11+ servers.

$3per server / month

  • 11+ servers
  • Unlimited sites
  • All features included
  • Bring any VPS provider
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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 ETL Workbench?

Apache Hop on xCloud runs on a dedicated Cloud VPS that we provision, patch, monitor and restore. Deploy faster. Own the server. Stay in control.

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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?

Open your site address followed by /ui and sign in as admin with the generated password from the installation credentials. The site address alone does not open the GUI.

What runs alongside Apache Hop?

Nothing. It is a single container, with no separate database or other private service.

Where are my pipelines stored?

In the hop_config volume, under the default project. A pipeline saved in the GUI was still there after an xCloud Restart in QA.

What does the login protect?

Everything. Tomcat Basic authentication covers the GUI and the Hop Server REST API, and in verification every path, including /hop/*, answered 401 without it.

Who should I share the login with?

Only people you trust fully. Hop Web is a full data-engineering IDE: anyone who signs in can run actions that execute shell commands and read or write files inside the container, and can reach any database or network the server can reach.

How do I change the password?

The login is the HOP_WEB_PASSWORD value. Edit it in the environment file and Save & Redeploy; the container is recreated and picks up the new value.

Edit environment variables and redeploy

What happens after too many failed sign-ins?

Tomcat locks the admin user for five minutes after five failed sign-ins. While it is locked, even the correct password is refused until the lock expires.

Why does the first start show a gateway error?

The first start loads the Hop plugins and can take a minute or two; until then the page may show a gateway error. Wait and reload.

Can I add JDBC drivers?

Yes. Set HOP_DRIVERS_DOWNLOAD in the environment file to download drivers at every start (this needs outbound internet), and HOP_LOG_LEVEL to change the log level. Restricted vendor drivers also need HOP_DRIVERS_ACCEPT_LICENSE=true.

What should I back up?

The hop_config and hop_audit volumes, plus the stable .env values such as HOP_WEB_PASSWORD. Keep the credentials private.

Backups in xCloud

Does xCloud automatically back up or update Apache Hop?

No. The template pins Apache Hop Web 2.19.0 by immutable digest; new installations use the pinned release, existing sites are not automatically upgraded. Back up first, read the upstream release notes, then bump the readable tag and digest together on your own schedule. Server-level backups and snapshots are available on every Cloud VPS.

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

The template's baseline asks for 1 CPU core, 2048 MB of RAM and 5 GB of disk. Measured use in QA was about 650 MiB idle and about 1 GiB after driving the GUI, with the Java heap capped at 1 GB. This page sells the 6 GB tier as the entry rung, with real headroom above that baseline.

Is xCloud officially partnered with Apache Hop?

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

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