Jotty Hosting Live In 5 Minutes

Deploy Jotty hosting and run a self-hosted checklist and notes app for your tasks, Markdown notes and shared lists. xCloud starts the pinned Jotty image with no database, keeps everything as plain files on a persistent volume and serves it over HTTPS on your domain. Open the site right away and register the first account, because that account becomes the administrator and there is no preset password.

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What is Jotty?

Jotty is a self-hosted app for checklists and notes, released under the AGPL-3.0 licence. Upstream lists checklists with drag-and-drop reordering, progress bars and categories, task projects with Kanban boards and time tracking, a rich text editor with Markdown, sharing, an API, multi-factor authentication and optional OIDC single sign-on. It stores data as plain JSON and Markdown files. A self-hosted Jotty is a private alternative to a hosted notes and lists app such as Google Keep.

On xCloud the template runs the official ghcr.io/fccview/jotty 1.28.0 image, pinned by digest, as one Node.js container with no database and one volume, jotty_data, holding users, sessions, checklists, notes, uploads and settings. The first visitor to register becomes administrator and super-admin. Custom themes and CSS live in a directory that is not a volume, so they do not survive a redeploy.

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

Self-hosting a notes app normally means pulling an image, mapping a data directory, putting a proxy and a certificate in front of it and then claiming the instance. This is the same result without assembling any of it.

Step 01
Sign Up
Create your xCloud account and pick Jotty from the OneClick catalog. Choose your domain and target server — there are no extra fields to fill in and no credentials to generate.
Step 02
We Deploy It For You
One click. We start the official Jotty image, pinned by immutable digest, as a single container with no database, mount the jotty_data volume, and publish it over HTTPS on your domain. The first start takes about a minute.
Step 03
Register The First Account
Open your HTTPS Jotty URL and create your account on the setup page right away — the first account becomes the administrator. Then create your first checklist or note and add other users from the admin settings.

Everything Jotty Does, On Your Own Server

Jotty runs in full here: checklists, tasks and markdown notes in one self-hosted app, backed by a volume you own.

Checklists And Tasks
Build checklists and task lists and tick items off, all from one web interface on your own domain.
Markdown Notes
Write notes in markdown alongside your checklists, stored as plain markdown files rather than in a database.
Sharing By Link
Share a note or checklist with a link. Anyone with the link can read that item without signing in.
Users And Admin Panel
The first account becomes the administrator, and other users are added from the admin settings.
Optional Single Sign-On
Jotty supports OpenID Connect; enable it with the OIDC settings in the Environment editor.
Plain-File Storage
JSON and markdown files in one data volume: users, sessions, checklists, notes, uploads and settings.json.

Everything You Need To Run Your Notes App 24/7

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

Jotty 1.28.0 deployed instantly
Official image pinned by digest
No database to run or migrate
Kept behind xCloud nginx
Free SSL certificate
Server backups and snapshots
Server security updates included
Choose your server region
Unused balance refunded

What You Can Do With Jotty

Keep a private to-do list
Track tasks in checklists with drag-and-drop ordering, progress bars and categories.
Write notes in Markdown
Use the rich text editor with Markdown support for notes that stay as plain files you own.
Share a list with a link
Give someone a link to one checklist or note without creating an account for them.
Run a small task board
Turn checklists into task projects with Kanban boards and time tracking.

Jotty Screenshots

Jotty vs Alternatives

Google Keep: If you keep lists and notes in a hosted app such as Google Keep, Jotty is the self-hosted alternative, with your data as plain files on a server you control.
Memos: Memos has its own xCloud page. Jotty is the option here for checklists, task projects and Markdown notes together.
Vikunja: Vikunja has its own xCloud page for task management. Jotty keeps lists and notes in one app that stores plain files and needs no database.
Tududi: Tududi has its own xCloud page. Jotty combines checklists with Markdown notes, link sharing and optional OIDC sign-in.

Simple Pricing. Everything Included.

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

Cloud VPS 6 GB

Cloud VPS 16 GB

More headroom if Jotty sits alongside other self-hosted apps.

$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. Jotty itself is licensed by its maintainers under AGPL-3.0.

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Ready To Run Your Own Notes And Checklists?

Jotty 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.

Can you self-host Jotty with Docker?

Yes. For Jotty Docker hosting, the template runs the official ghcr.io/fccview/jotty 1.28.0 image, pinned by digest, as a single container on port 3000 with no database. Everything is written as files to one volume, and xCloud's nginx publishes it over HTTPS on your domain.

Is Jotty free and open source?

Jotty is open source under the AGPL-3.0 licence, so the app has no licence fee. Your xCloud bill covers the Cloud VPS and the deployment. Keep in mind AGPL terms apply if you modify and deploy your own version, since the licence asks you to offer its source.

How much RAM does Jotty need?

The manifest lists 512 MB of RAM, one core and 2 GB of disk, because Jotty runs as one Node.js process with no database. The 6 GB plan here is far above that floor, so uploads and a large archive of notes have plenty of room.

How do I create the first Jotty account?

Open the site right after install and register on the setup page. The first account becomes the administrator and super-admin, and once any user exists the setup page redirects to login. Until then anyone who reaches the URL can take the instance, so do it immediately, then add others from admin settings.

Can I share a Jotty note publicly?

Yes. Anyone you give a share link to can read that note or checklist without signing in. Uploaded images, files and videos stay private unless you enable the SERVE_PUBLIC settings in the environment editor. Treat share links like passwords.

How do I back up Jotty?

Back up the whole jotty_data volume while the container is stopped. It contains every user, session, note, checklist and upload, together with settings.json, since Jotty stores plain files rather than a database. Custom themes and CSS are not in the volume.

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How do I upgrade Jotty?

Release 1.28.0 is pinned by digest, so a newer catalog entry leaves your running site alone. Snapshot jotty_data while stopped, read the upstream notes, then select a later template version. Sessions are tied to your domain, so a domain change means signing in again; custom themes outside the volume are lost on redeploy.

Does Jotty support single sign-on?

Upstream supports OpenID Connect single sign-on and multi-factor authentication. The template does not enable OIDC: its settings are commented in the environment file, so add AUTH_MODE and the issuer details yourself and redeploy. Basic Auth in front of the domain is also not enabled.

Can I run Jotty in the cloud on xCloud?

Yes. Jotty cloud use gives the app a dedicated Cloud VPS with your domain and certificate, ready in about a minute. You can change the domain later without losing data. Hosting elsewhere? You can connect that server as self-managed instead.

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.