imgproxy Hosting Live In 5 Minutes

imgproxy hosting on xCloud gives you a self-hosted image processing server that resizes, converts and optimizes images on demand through a signed HTTP API. Deploy imgproxy from the OneClick catalog and xCloud starts the pinned 4.0.15 community image as one stateless container, generates the URL-signing key and salt, applies your allowed source prefixes, bounds image sizes and publishes the API over HTTPS. Originals stay in your own storage.

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What is imgproxy?

imgproxy is, in its README's words, a fast and secure standalone server for resizing, processing and converting images, guided by simplicity, speed and security. You give it a source image URL and processing options in a specially crafted URL, and it fetches the image, processes it and serves the result, which offloads image work from your application. The open-source edition handles formats such as JPEG, PNG, GIF, WebP, AVIF and JPEG XL, with resizing, cropping, rotating, watermarking and filters. Self-hosted imgproxy is a server you run yourself instead of a hosted image service. It is licensed under Apache-2.0.

As deployed on xCloud, the template runs imgproxy 4.0.15, pinned by digest, as one stateless container with no volume. Requests must carry a signature made from the generated key and salt, and sources are limited by the prefixes you enter at install. imgproxy Pro is not included, and nothing is stored on the server.

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.

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.
Step 02
We Deploy It For You
One click. We bring up the vendor-maintained imgproxy 4.0.15 image pinned by immutable digest, generate a 32-byte HMAC signing key and salt, and publish the API over HTTPS on your domain.
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 in the template, so each request stays within set limits.
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 4.0.15 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

What You Can Do With imgproxy

Serve responsive images on demand
Your site asks for each image at the exact size and format a page needs, and imgproxy produces it from the original.
Keep originals in your own storage
Images stay in your own bucket or server, and imgproxy fetches them only from the source prefixes you allow.
Offload image code from your app
Your application only builds a signed URL, rather than shipping its own resizing and conversion code.
Optimize without a hosted image service
A team that does not want its images transformed by a third-party service runs the transformation on a server it controls.

imgproxy vs Alternatives

Cloudinary: imgproxy processes images fetched from the source prefixes you allow and stores nothing, on a server you run. This page makes no feature-parity claim with Cloudinary.
imgix: imgproxy takes processing options in a signed URL and returns the result from your own server, with source restrictions set at install. This page makes no feature-parity claim with imgix.
Imagor: Imagor has its own OneClick page. imgproxy signs each processing path with an HMAC-SHA256 key and salt; compare the two URL formats and signing schemes before choosing.
Thumbor: Thumbor has its own OneClick page. imgproxy uses its own processing URL format, so existing Thumbor-style URLs need rewriting before a move.

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

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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

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

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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.

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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.

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 imgproxy free?

Yes. The imgproxy community edition is open source under Apache-2.0, and the pinned v4.0.15 tag's licence file is linked here. xCloud bills for the Cloud VPS under it, not for imgproxy. imgproxy Pro and other commercial products are separate and not included here.

Can you self-host imgproxy with Docker?

Yes, and this imgproxy Docker hosting template does it for you: the community darthsim/imgproxy image, pinned by digest, runs as one stateless container on your own server, with HTTPS in front of port 8080. It is not an imgproxy cloud account, so images pass through your server.

How much RAM does imgproxy need?

Minimum requirements for imgproxy are 1024 MB of RAM, 1 CPU core and 2 GB of disk. High-resolution or concurrent workloads need more memory and CPU, and the template bounds workers to two. The 6 GB tier offered here is ample.

How do I sign an imgproxy request?

Build the processing path, prepend the decoded salt, compute an HMAC-SHA256 digest with the decoded key, and URL-safe base64 encode it, then request the signed path from your API URL. The imgproxy signing guide has examples. Unsigned or wrongly signed requests are rejected.

What sources can imgproxy fetch from?

The install form asks for allowed source URL prefixes. The default https:// permits signed requests to fetch any public HTTPS image, so for production enter exact trusted prefixes with a trailing slash. Loopback, link-local and private-network sources are rejected.

Can I rotate the imgproxy signing key and salt?

Yes. Update IMGPROXY_KEY and IMGPROXY_SALT together in the Environment editor, restart the app, and update every signing client at the same time. Old signed URLs stop working afterwards. Store the key and salt with your API-client recovery configuration.

Is there a limit on imgproxy image size or output?

Yes. The template bounds source images to 50 megapixels and 50 MiB, result dimensions to 4096 pixels, animated processing to one frame, workers to two and the waiting queue to 20 requests. Raise them only after measuring memory, CPU and abuse exposure.

What should I back up for imgproxy?

Nothing on the server: imgproxy is stateless and declares no data volume, so there is no volume to back up. Source images and results are request-scoped and not stored. Keep durable originals in your own storage, and keep the signing key and salt in your recovery notes.

How do I upgrade imgproxy?

A running install stays on its pinned version until you adopt a newer template version, so catalog updates leave it alone. Review the release notes and configuration compatibility first, then test a few signed URLs after the move. There is no stored data to migrate.

Is imgproxy an alternative to Cloudinary?

imgproxy covers on-demand image resizing and conversion: it fetches images from your allowed sources, processes them and returns the result, on your own server. This page makes no feature-parity or speed claim with Cloudinary, so test your transformations.

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.