Invio Hosting Live In 5 Minutes

Invio hosting on xCloud gives you self-hosted invoicing software on a server you own, without assembling the stack. Deploy Invio from the OneClick catalog and xCloud starts the pinned image as a single container with an embedded SQLite database, generates the administrator password and session secret, mounts the invio_data volume and publishes the app over HTTPS. Your clients and invoices stay on your own server.

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What is Invio?

Invio is self-hosted invoicing software, released under the Unlicense, that its README sums up as invoicing without the bloat. Self-hosted Invio lets you create an invoice, share a secure link and get paid, with no subscription and no per-invoice charges. Clients open the link without creating an account, and you manage customers, invoices, quotes and PDF documents from one dashboard instead of a hosted invoicing service.

On xCloud this template deploys Invio v2.2.0 as the official image, pinned by digest, in a single container that runs the Deno API and the SvelteKit interface together. The SQLite database, uploaded logos, invoice templates and any database backups Invio writes all live on the invio_data volume. HTTPS is on your domain, and public registration is off.

From Sign-Up to Your First Invoice In Just 3 Easy Steps

Self-hosting invoicing normally means a container, a data volume, a secret, a domain and a certificate before the first client is added. This is the same result without assembling any of it.

Step 01
Sign Up
Create your xCloud account and pick Invio from the OneClick catalog. Choose your domain and target server, then set the administrator username (it defaults to admin).
Step 02
We Deploy It For You
One click. We bring up the official Invio image, pinned by immutable digest, as a single container with an embedded SQLite database, mount the invio_data volume, generate a 24-character administrator password and the session secret, and publish it over HTTPS on your domain.
Step 03
Sign In And Invoice
Open your HTTPS Invio URL (first boot usually takes under a minute) and sign in with your username and the generated password from the installation credentials. Change the password inside Invio, add your first customer and create your first invoice.

Everything Invio Does, On Your Own Server

Invio runs in full here: a self-hosted invoicing app for clients, invoices, quotes and PDFs, with the database on a volume you own.

Invoices And Quotes
Create invoices with line items, quantities, prices, tax settings and payment terms, and manage quotes alongside them.
Customer Management
Keep each client's name, email, address and tax details in one place and pick them when you create an invoice.
Secure Links, No Client Account
Send a secure link and clients can view what you share without creating an account.
PDF And HTML Documents
Open an invoice as HTML or download it as a PDF, with logos and invoice templates you can upload.
One Container, Embedded SQLite
The Deno API and SvelteKit interface run together with an embedded SQLite database, so there is no separate database service to run.
Optional Email And SSO
Invoice email and single sign-on stay off until you add SMTP or OIDC settings in the Environment editor.

Everything You Need To Run Your Invoicing 24/7

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

Invio v2.2.0 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 Invio

Invoice clients without a subscription
Bill customers from software you host yourself, with no per-invoice fees and no monthly invoicing plan.
Share invoices by secure link
Send a link so clients can view an invoice without creating an account or signing in.
Keep client records on your own server
Hold customer details and invoice history on a volume you control instead of a third-party invoicing service.
Produce PDF invoices on demand
Open an invoice as HTML or download it as a PDF whenever a client or your bookkeeper asks for a copy.

Invio Screenshots

Invio Create Invoice form with customer, invoice number, currency, status, line items, tax mode and payment terms

Invio invoice detail page showing customer, subtotal, total, payment terms, line items and the View HTML and Download PDF buttons

Invio vs Alternatives

Invoice Ninja: Another self-hosted invoicing platform with its own OneClick page; Invio is a single-container app focused on clients, invoices, quotes and PDFs, with an embedded SQLite database.
InvoiceShelf: Another self-hosted invoicing app you run on your own server; Invio is a single container with an embedded SQLite database and secure client links.
Invoicerr: Another open-source invoicing app with its own OneClick page; Invio handles clients, invoices, quotes and PDFs in a single container with an embedded SQLite database and secure client links.
FreshBooks: A hosted accounting and invoicing service; Invio is free under the Unlicense, with no per-invoice charges, and keeps invoices and client records on a VPS you control.

Simple Pricing. Everything Included.

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

Cloud VPS 6 GB

Cloud VPS 16 GB

More headroom if Invio sits alongside other business 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. Invio itself is released by its maintainers under the Unlicense.

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Ready To Run Your Own Invoicing App?

Invio 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 Invio free?

Yes. Invio is free and open source under the Unlicense, linked from this page at the pinned v2.2.0 tag, and its README promises no subscription and no per-invoice charges. xCloud bills for the Cloud VPS under it, not for Invio, and no paid tier of the software is implied here.

Can you self-host Invio with Docker?

Yes, and this Invio Docker hosting template does it for you: the official multi-architecture image, pinned by digest, runs as one container under Docker Compose on your Cloud VPS with the invio_data volume. It is your own server, not an Invio cloud account, with HTTPS in front on port 8000.

Where does Invio store its data?

In a SQLite file at /app/data/invio.db, with uploaded logos, invoice templates and any database backups Invio writes beside it, all on the invio_data volume. Back up that volume as one set and keep the session secret with it so existing logins stay valid after a restore.

Backups in xCloud

How much RAM does Invio need?

The template manifest asks for 2048 MB of RAM, 1 CPU core and 10 GB of disk as a floor; measured idle use in QA was about 370 MiB. The 6 GB tier sold here leaves headroom for PDF generation and for other apps beside it.

Does Invio send invoices by email?

Not until you configure it. Invoice email stays off until you set SMTP host and from-address values in the Environment editor and redeploy. Single sign-on is likewise off until you add OIDC settings. Until then, share invoices by secure link or send the PDF yourself.

Do my clients need an account to view an invoice?

No. Invio's README says to skip the how-do-I-log-in emails: you send a secure link and the client views what you share without an account. Only you and the users you create inside Invio sign in, because public registration is not offered on this install.

How do I upgrade Invio?

Upgrades are not automatic. The template pins v2.2.0 by immutable digest, and existing sites keep it. Read the upstream release notes, back up invio_data, then bump the readable tag and digest together. Note the footer shows Version 2.1.0 at this tag, a hardcoded upstream string.

Is Invio an alternative to Invoice Ninja?

It overlaps in purpose. Invoice Ninja has its own OneClick page; Invio is a single container with an embedded SQLite database, focused on clients, invoices, quotes, secure client links and PDFs. Pick the one whose feature set matches how you bill, since this page claims no parity.

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Who owns the invoice data in Invio?

You do. The database, logos and templates sit on the invio_data volume of a server you rent, and no third party holds them. Invio's README stresses that your data stays yours if a SaaS vendor changes pricing or shuts down, and you can copy the volume elsewhere whenever you like.

How do I sign in the first time?

Use the administrator username you chose at install and the generated 24-character password from the installation credentials. Change the password inside Invio after first sign-in, because the install values only seed the first administrator while the database is empty and do not rotate it later.

What happens if I change the session secret?

The session secret is read on every start, so changing it signs everyone out, and Invio exits if it is missing. Keep it with your backup. Uploads of logos and template zips are limited to 5 MB, and the front proxy allows request bodies up to 10 MB.

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.