imgproxy Hosting Live In 5 Minutes

Resize, convert and optimize images on demand through a compact, signed HTTP API — without originals ever leaving your own storage. xCloud configures the pinned imgproxy 4.0.14 image and the HTTPS reverse proxy in minutes, with a generated HMAC signing key and salt waiting for the client that builds your image URLs.

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

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

Self-hosting a signed image-processing API normally means a container, a signing setup, source restrictions, a domain and a certificate before a single image is resized. This is the same result without assembling any of it.

  1. Step 01

    Sign Up

    Create your xCloud account and pick imgproxy from the OneClick catalog. Enter a site title, domain and your trusted allowed source URL prefixes.

  2. Step 02

    We Deploy It For You

    One click. We bring up the vendor-maintained imgproxy 4.0.14 image pinned by immutable digest, generate a 32-byte HMAC signing key and salt, and publish the API over HTTPS on your domain.

  3. Step 03

    Sign Your First Request

    Store the generated key and salt in the client that builds imgproxy URLs. Generate an HMAC-SHA256 signature for a processing path, request the signed HTTPS URL, and confirm the resized image comes back.

Everything imgproxy Does, On Your Own Server

imgproxy runs in full here — signed, on-demand image resizing and optimization, on infrastructure you control.

  • Signed Processing API

    Every resize, convert or optimize request must carry a valid HMAC-SHA256 signature, or imgproxy rejects it outright.

  • SSRF-Hardened Sources

    Loopback, link-local and private source addresses are denied by default, on top of your own allowed source URL prefixes.

  • Bounded Resource Use

    Source resolution, file size, output dimensions, workers and queue depth are all capped, so one request can't exhaust the server.

  • Fast Resize And Optimize

    Convert and resize remote images on demand and serve the optimized result straight from the API.

  • Fully Stateless

    No source images or results are stored server-side — your own storage and CDN remain the source of truth.

  • Restart-Safe Signing

    The signing key and salt stay stable across an xCloud Restart, so already-signed URLs keep working.

Everything You Need To Run Your Image Processing 24/7

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

  • imgproxy 4.0.14 deployed instantly
  • Vendor-maintained pinned image digest
  • Signing key and salt generated for you
  • App origin bound to localhost
  • Free SSL certificate
  • Server backups and snapshots
  • Server security updates included
  • 30+ server locations
  • Unused balance refunded

Simple Pricing. Everything Included.

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

Cloud VPS 6 GB

Most popular

Signed image processing for one app or site.

$24.99per month

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

Higher concurrency, alongside other services.

$59.99per month

  • 16 GB RAM
  • 6 vCPU cores
  • 200 GB NVMe SSD
  • 30 TB
  • Unlimited
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Cloud VPS 24 GB

imgproxy alongside a whole self-hosted stack.

$84.99per month

  • 24 GB RAM
  • 8 vCPU cores
  • 300 GB NVMe SSD
  • 30 TB
  • Unlimited
Get started

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. imgproxy's community core is free under the Apache License 2.0.

Already Have a Server? Bring Your Own

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

Free

Start your journey without cost.

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  • 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.

Ready To Stop Resizing Images On Every Request?

imgproxy 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.

What is imgproxy?

imgproxy is a free, open-source HTTP service for fast, signed, on-demand image resizing, conversion and optimization. This template deploys version 4.0.14 of the Apache-2.0 community core.

Is imgproxy free?

The community core is free and open source under the Apache License 2.0. What you pay xCloud for is the dedicated server it runs on and the management around it, not the application itself. imgproxy Pro and commercial/cloud features are outside this template.

Can I self-host imgproxy?

Yes — that is exactly what this template deploys. It brings up the vendor-maintained imgproxy 4.0.14 image pinned by immutable digest and publishes it over HTTPS on your domain in minutes instead of assembled by hand.

How do I sign a request?

Prepend the decoded salt to your imgproxy processing path, calculate an HMAC-SHA256 digest with the decoded key, and URL-safe Base64-encode the digest. imgproxy's own signing guide has examples in common languages. Unsigned or incorrectly signed requests are rejected.

What does xCloud configure automatically?

The generated URL-signing key and salt, your allowed source URL prefixes, the domain and the HTTPS route. Only the imgproxy HTTP API is published through xCloud-managed ingress.

What sources can imgproxy fetch from?

Only URLs matching the comma-separated allowed source URL prefixes you set at install, defaulting to https://. Loopback, link-local and private source addresses are always denied in this template, regardless of your prefix list.

What should I back up?

The generated signing key and salt, together with every API client's configuration. There is no application volume — imgproxy stores no source images or results — so credentials and client config are the only things to preserve.

Can I rotate the signing key and salt?

Yes. Update IMGPROXY_KEY and IMGPROXY_SALT together in the Environment editor and restart the application. Update every signing client at the same time — old signed URLs stop working after rotation.

Does xCloud automatically back up or update imgproxy?

No. The template pins imgproxy v4.0.14 by immutable digest; a catalog re-sync affects new installations only. Review release notes and verify a valid signed resize, incorrect-signature rejection and public HTTPS before changing the pinned image.

What are the server requirements?

The template manifest asks for 1 GB of RAM, 1 CPU core and 2 GB of disk as a floor. This page sells the 6 GB tier, comfortable headroom for concurrent or high-resolution processing beyond that floor.

Is there a limit on image size or output?

Yes. This template bounds source images to 50 megapixels and 50 MiB, result dimensions to 4096 pixels, animation processing to one frame, workers to two, and the waiting queue to 20 requests — deliberate limits for predictable self-hosted operation.

Is xCloud officially partnered with imgproxy?

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

Can I run other apps on the same server?

Yes. It is a dedicated Cloud VPS, not a locked appliance, so you can deploy other OneClick apps or your own sites beside it as long as the resources are there.

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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