InvoiceShelf Hosting Live In 5 Minutes

Keep customers, estimates, invoices, expenses and payments in one billing workspace you actually own — instead of a spreadsheet or a SaaS subscription with your financial data on someone else's server. xCloud configures the pinned InvoiceShelf 2.4.2 image, its storage and modules volumes and the HTTPS reverse proxy in minutes, ready for you to run the setup wizard yourself.

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

From Sign-Up to a Live InvoiceShelf Workspace In Just 3 Easy Steps

Self-hosting an invoicing app normally means a container, persistent storage, a domain and a certificate before a single invoice is drafted. This is the same result without assembling any of it.

  1. Step 01

    Sign Up

    Create your xCloud account and pick InvoiceShelf from the OneClick catalog. Enter a site title and choose a domain — there are no other fields to fill in.

  2. Step 02

    We Deploy It For You

    One click. We bring up the official InvoiceShelf 2.4.2 image — pinned by immutable digest — mount the storage and modules volumes, and publish InvoiceShelf over HTTPS on your domain with the session and CSRF settings aligned to it.

  3. Step 03

    Complete Setup And Send An Invoice

    Open your HTTPS URL and complete InvoiceShelf's own setup wizard to create the first administrator and company. Add a customer, an item and an invoice, then confirm the generated PDF reads back correctly.

Everything InvoiceShelf Does, On Your Own Server

InvoiceShelf runs in full here — customers, estimates, invoices, expenses and PDF billing, on infrastructure you control.

  • Customer & Billing Management

    Keep customer records, items and billing history in one browser-based workspace instead of scattered spreadsheets.

  • Estimates And Invoices

    Draft estimates, convert them to invoices and track status from creation through to payment.

  • Expense And Payment Tracking

    Record expenses and payments against customers and invoices to keep a full financial picture in one place.

  • PDF Invoice Generation

    Generate and retrieve PDF invoices and other billing documents directly from the self-hosted application.

  • Reports

    Review the reporting views InvoiceShelf ships with to see billing activity across customers and time periods.

  • Persistent Billing Data

    The SQLite database, uploaded files, generated documents and installed module state all live on their own persistent volumes.

Everything You Need To Run Your Invoicing Workspace 24/7

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

  • InvoiceShelf 2.4.2 deployed instantly
  • Official pinned image digest
  • Complete the setup wizard yourself
  • Storage and modules volumes persisted
  • 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 InvoiceShelf hosting. Pick the one that fits, and resize any time.

Cloud VPS 6 GB

Most popular

Invoicing for a freelancer or small business.

$24.99per month

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

A growing archive of customers, invoices and PDFs.

$59.99per month

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

InvoiceShelf 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. InvoiceShelf itself is free under the AGPL-3.0 licence.

Already Have a Server? Bring Your Own

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

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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
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Agency

The same platform, discounted at 11+ servers.

$3per server / month

  • 11+ servers
  • Unlimited sites
  • All features included
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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 Run Your Own Invoicing Workspace?

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Frequently Asked Questions

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

What is InvoiceShelf?

InvoiceShelf is a free, open-source, self-hosted invoicing application for customers, estimates, invoices, expenses, payments, reports and PDF documents. This template deploys version 2.4.2.

Is InvoiceShelf free?

Yes — it is free and open source under the GNU Affero General Public License v3 (AGPL-3.0). What you pay xCloud for is the dedicated server it runs on and the management around it, not the application itself.

Can I self-host InvoiceShelf?

Yes — that is exactly what this template deploys. It brings up the official InvoiceShelf image pinned by immutable digest, mounts its storage and modules volumes and publishes it over HTTPS on your domain in minutes instead of assembled by hand.

How do I sign in and create an administrator?

There is no default administrator account and no generated password. Open your HTTPS URL after installation and complete InvoiceShelf's own setup wizard yourself — it creates the first administrator and company.

Are there app-specific fields on the install form?

No. The install form only asks for the standard site title and domain xCloud uses for every OneClick app — every InvoiceShelf-specific setting is configured afterward, inside the setup wizard.

What does xCloud configure automatically?

The public URL, session domain and Sanctum stateful domain aligned with your xCloud site's domain, both persistent volumes, and the HTTPS route. Only InvoiceShelf's web application is published through xCloud-managed HTTPS.

Can I generate PDF invoices?

Yes. InvoiceShelf generates PDF invoices and other billing documents directly, and they are stored on the persistent storage volume alongside the SQLite database.

What should I back up?

invoiceshelf_storage and invoiceshelf_modules together, from the same maintenance window. A database-only snapshot is not a complete InvoiceShelf backup because uploaded files, generated documents and module state live alongside the database on invoiceshelf_storage, and installed module state lives on invoiceshelf_modules.

Does xCloud automatically back up or update InvoiceShelf?

No. The template pins InvoiceShelf by immutable digest; a catalog re-sync affects new installations only. Review InvoiceShelf release and Docker upgrade notes, take a coordinated backup of both volumes, then verify setup, login, invoice/PDF generation and restore before changing the pinned image.

What are the server requirements?

The template manifest asks for 1024 MB of RAM, one CPU core and 10 GB of disk as a floor. This page sells the 6 GB tier, comfortable headroom above that floor, with extra disk useful for a growing archive of generated PDFs and uploaded files.

What survives a restart?

Everything on invoiceshelf_storage and invoiceshelf_modules, because both are persistent named volumes. Restarting the containers does not touch your database, uploaded files, generated documents or installed modules.

Is xCloud officially partnered with InvoiceShelf?

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