IPFS (Kubo) Hosting Live In 5 Minutes

IPFS hosting on xCloud gives you your own IPFS pinning server. Deploy IPFS node storage on a dedicated Cloud VPS, store and pin content-addressed data, join the public peer-to-peer network and serve your content through a read-only HTTPS gateway. xCloud runs the pinned Kubo v0.43.1 image with a persistent volume for the node's identity and blocks, and you open the swarm ports in your own firewall.

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What is IPFS (Kubo)?

Kubo is the first IPFS implementation, written in Go. A self-hosted IPFS node runs it as a network service that joins the Amino DHT, offers a command-line interface and an HTTP gateway, and stores content by its CID. Kubo is dual-licensed under Apache-2.0 and MIT, and a node you run yourself is a self-hosted alternative to a hosted pinning service such as Pinata.

On xCloud the template runs Kubo v0.43.1 from the official ipfs/kubo image, pinned by digest, as a single container. The gateway on port 8080 is published over HTTPS on your domain and serves only content stored on the node. The management API stays private, the swarm listens on TCP and UDP, and the ipfs_data volume holds the node's identity key, blocks and datastore.

From Sign-Up to a Live IPFS Node In Just 3 Easy Steps

Self-hosting an IPFS node normally means a domain, a certificate and firewall rules for the swarm ports before a single file can be pinned. This is the same result without assembling most of it.

Step 01
Sign Up
Create your xCloud account, pick IPFS (Kubo) from the OneClick catalog, and choose a domain. There are no accounts or generated secrets to set.
Step 02
We Deploy It For You
One click. We bring up the pinned Kubo v0.43.1 image, publish the gateway over HTTPS on your domain, and show you the swarm address and swarm TCP/UDP ports.
Step 03
Pin Content And Open Your Firewall
Open https://<your domain>/version to confirm the node is up, add or pin content on the server with docker exec, and open the shown swarm ports in your own firewall so other peers can connect.

Everything IPFS Does, On Your Own Server

Kubo runs here as a full node — content-addressed storage and peer-to-peer networking, on infrastructure you control, with only the gateway published.

Pin And Host Content-Addressed Files
Pin and host content-addressed files on infrastructure you control, served at /ipfs/<CID> and /ipns/<name>.
Join The Public IPFS Network
Join the public IPFS network as a full peer using the reference implementation, Kubo.
Read-Only Gateway By Default
The gateway serves only content stored on your node by default, so it does not act as an open public gateway.
Management API Kept Private
The RPC API and WebUI are not published to the internet — manage the node with docker exec on the server.
HTTPS Gateway Included
The gateway is published through xCloud-managed HTTPS on your domain.
Restart-Safe Identity And Pins
Node identity, pins and blocks live in a persistent volume and survive an xCloud Restart.

Everything You Need To Run Your Content-Addressed Storage 24/7

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

Kubo v0.43.1 deployed instantly
Read-only gateway by default
Management API kept private
Persistent node identity and pins
Free SSL certificate
Server backups and snapshots
Server security updates included
30+ server locations
Unused balance refunded

What You Can Do With IPFS (Kubo)

Pin content on a server you control
A developer or small team pins the CIDs they depend on with docker exec on their own server, so the content stays available from a node they run instead of relying only on other peers.
IPFS gateway hosting for your own files
A project adds a file to the node and shares an HTTPS link of the form /ipfs/CID, so readers fetch it from the project's own domain through a read-only gateway that serves only content on the node.
Run a full peer on the IPFS network
An operator who wants to take part in the network, rather than only consume it, runs the reference implementation as a peer that connects over TCP and QUIC once the swarm ports are open.
Keep an identity and its pins on persistent storage
Someone testing content-addressed workflows keeps the node's peer ID, pins and blocks on a persistent volume, so a restart does not hand them a new identity or an empty repository.

IPFS (Kubo) vs Alternatives

Pinata: Choose your own node as a Pinata alternative when you want to hold the pins yourself: the Kubo node on a dedicated Cloud VPS stores content on a volume you control, behind a gateway on your domain.
MinIO: In an IPFS vs MinIO comparison, MinIO has its own OneClick page. This IPFS node addresses content by CID and joins the peer-to-peer network, with a gateway that serves content already stored on the node.
SeaweedFS: SeaweedFS is a self-hosted storage peer with its own OneClick page. Kubo differs in being an IPFS implementation: it announces to the Amino DHT and serves /ipfs/ and /ipns/ paths.
Garage: Garage is another self-hosted storage option on this site. A Kubo node is the choice when you need IPFS itself: CIDs, pinning and swarm connections to other IPFS peers.

Simple Pricing. Everything Included.

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

Cloud VPS 6 GB

Cloud VPS 16 GB

More pinned content, more swarm traffic.

$59.99per month

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200 GB NVMe SSD
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Cloud VPS 24 GB

IPFS 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.

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Ready To Own Your IPFS Node?

IPFS 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.
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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.

What is IPFS pinning?

Pinning keeps a piece of content on your node. On this template you pin a CID by running docker exec on the server, for example ipfs pin add with the CID. Pinned content stays on disk until you unpin it and run garbage collection, which is off by default.

What is an IPFS gateway?

A gateway is an HTTP way to read content-addressed data. Here it is published over HTTPS and serves /ipfs/CID and /ipns/name paths for content stored on your node only. It has no sign-in, so anyone who knows a CID can read it.

What is Kubo?

Kubo is the first IPFS implementation, written in Go, and the software this template runs as v0.43.1 from the official ipfs/kubo image. It runs a node, a command-line interface, a WebUI, an HTTP gateway and an HTTP RPC API; the template publishes only the gateway.

Is Kubo free and open source?

Yes. Kubo is dual-licensed under Apache-2.0 and MIT, so running the node carries no software fee. xCloud bills for the dedicated Cloud VPS and the HTTPS gateway deployment. Upstream notes Kubo v0.43 is the last release with new features from the IPFS Shipyard team.

How do I run an IPFS node in Docker?

This template already does: one ipfs/kubo container pinned to v0.43.1 by digest, with the gateway on 8080 behind HTTPS, the swarm on 4001 over TCP and UDP, and ipfs_data mounted for state. It is IPFS Kubo Docker hosting without writing a compose file.

How much RAM does an IPFS node need?

The manifest floor is 1 CPU core, 512 MB of RAM and 20 GB of disk, and this page sells the 6 GB Cloud VPS for headroom. For an IPFS node cloud server, disk is the larger concern: garbage collection is off, so content accumulates until you remove it.

Is content on an IPFS node private?

No. The gateway has no sign-in and is public, so anyone who has a CID can read that content from this node. Peers can also see the server's public IP address. Do not store private data on it, and do not use the domain for sessions.

What happens if I lose my IPFS node identity key?

The node gets a new peer ID and drops every pin and block. The identity private key lives in the ipfs_data volume, along with blocks and the datastore, so deleting that volume loses everything. Take a backup of ipfs_data while the site is stopped and keep it safe.

Backups in xCloud

Do I need to open ports for IPFS?

Yes, for peers to reach you. xCloud shows a swarm TCP port and a swarm UDP port for QUIC, and does not open firewall ports for you. Without them the node still works for outbound fetches, but other peers cannot connect to it.

Configure firewall management

How do I upgrade the IPFS node?

Upgrades are deliberate. The image is pinned to v0.43.1 and its digest, and a template update is needed to move to another version. Before changing it, back up ipfs_data, because the node's identity and every pin sit in that volume.

How do I stop the disk filling up?

Garbage collection is off, so pinned and fetched content stays until you run ipfs pin rm and then ipfs repo gc. The 10 GB StorageMax setting only applies once garbage collection runs, so watch disk use and plan the cleanup yourself.

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.