K7 Hosting Live In 5 Minutes

Deploy K7 hosting and run a self-hosted movie and music media server for family and friends, with a web player, multiple user accounts and an OpenSubsonic-compatible API. xCloud starts the pinned K7 image beside a private PostgreSQL database, creates the first administrator from the username and password you set and serves it over HTTPS on your domain. There is no browser upload: you copy media into the server's media volume.

Deploy your K7

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

What is K7?

K7 is a self-hosted media server, released under the AGPL-3.0 licence, for a small circle of family and friends. Upstream describes one shelf for movies, TV series and music you own locally, with local sign-in, optional two-factor and OIDC, a guest mode, ffmpeg HLS transcoding, federation between two K7 instances, remote control, Sync Play and an OpenSubsonic-compatible API for mobile and desktop apps. A self-hosted K7 is a private alternative to a hosted media service such as Plex.

On xCloud the template runs the official ghcr.io/kaybi-gh/k7 1.15.0 image and PostgreSQL 18, both pinned by digest, with three volumes: k7_data, k7_media and k7_postgres. Transcoding is software only, with no GPU or hardware acceleration. The administrator is created automatically on first start. K7 reads media from the filesystem, so files are copied into the k7_media volume rather than uploaded from the browser.

From Sign-Up to a Live Media Server In Just 3 Easy Steps

A K7 stack normally means a server container, a PostgreSQL database, an administrator account, three volumes, a domain and a certificate before the first film appears. This is the same result without assembling any of it.

Step 01
Sign Up
Create your xCloud account and pick K7 from the OneClick catalog. Choose your domain and target server, keep the default admin username or change it, and let xCloud generate the admin password.
Step 02
We Deploy It For You
One click. We bring up the official K7 image, pinned by immutable digest, with a private PostgreSQL 18 database kept off the public internet, mount the k7_data, k7_media and k7_postgres volumes, create your administrator on first start, and publish it over HTTPS on your domain.
Step 03
Add Your First Library
Open your HTTPS K7 URL and sign in with the saved credentials; the first start applies database migrations and can take a minute or two. Copy media into the volume with docker cp ./Movies/. k7-<site-name>:/media/movies/ as a sudo user, then add a library in K7 that points at /media/movies.

Everything K7 Does, On Your Own Server

K7 runs in full here: a movie, series and music server with a web player on your own domain, backed by a database you own.

Movies, Series And Music
Upstream describes K7 as one shelf for the movies, TV series and music you already own locally, instead of a separate tool for each.
Multi-User Accounts
Sign-in is required and self-registration is off by default, so only accounts the administrator creates can use the server.
OpenSubsonic Clients
Connect apps such as Symfonium or Feishin with an app password from Settings, External clients, through the built-in OpenSubsonic API.
HLS Transcoding
Transcoding with ffmpeg and HLS plays files on devices that cannot handle the original format; on xCloud it runs in software, without GPU passthrough.
Playlists And Personal Space
Playlists, collections, history, stats and reviews give each person their own corner of the shelf, alongside rule-based dynamic playlists.
Private PostgreSQL Included
PostgreSQL 18 holds libraries, users, playback state and API keys on the install's private network, with no published port.

Everything You Need To Run Your Media Server 24/7

Managed hosting for K7, so the parts that keep it online are not your problem.

K7 1.15.0 deployed instantly
Official image pinned by digest
Admin account created 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 K7

Run a private family media server
Give relatives accounts to watch films and series from one library you control.
Stream your music to apps
Connect OpenSubsonic apps such as Symfonium or Feishin with an app password.
Share with a friend's server
Link two K7 instances through federation to stream remote media without duplicating files.
Watch together
Use Sync Play and remote control to start playback on a TV from a phone or browser.

K7 Screenshots

The K7 Movies page showing recently added and trending films as poster cards in the dark web player.

A K7 album page with cover art, Play all and Shuffle buttons and a numbered track list.

K7 vs Alternatives

Plex: If you use a hosted media service such as Plex, K7 is a self-hosted alternative for movies, series and music, with your files and accounts on your own server.
Jellyfin: Jellyfin has its own xCloud page. K7 offers an OpenSubsonic-compatible API, federation between two K7 instances and one shelf for video and music.
Navidrome: Navidrome has its own xCloud page and is focused on music. K7 adds movies and series to the same library and server.
Kavita: Kavita has its own xCloud page for books and comics. K7 covers video and music instead.

Simple Pricing. Everything Included.

Dedicated Cloud VPS sizes, pre-configured for K7 hosting. Pick the one that fits, and resize any time.

Cloud VPS 6 GB

Cloud VPS 16 GB

More headroom for bigger libraries, scans and transcoding.

$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. K7 itself is licensed by its maintainers under AGPL-3.0.

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Ready To Run Your Own Media Server?

K7 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 K7 with Docker?

Yes. For K7 Docker hosting the template runs the official ghcr.io/kaybi-gh/k7 1.15.0 image and PostgreSQL 18, both pinned by digest. K7 serves the web interface, API and SignalR WebSocket on port 7080 behind xCloud's HTTPS proxy, and the database is reachable only on the private network.

Is K7 free and open source?

K7 is open source under the AGPL-3.0 licence, so the media server has no licence fee. xCloud invoices the Cloud VPS and the deployment. Your media library is yours to supply, and storage for it comes from the server's disk.

How much RAM does K7 need?

The manifest asks for 1536 MB of RAM, one CPU core and 20 GB of disk across K7 and PostgreSQL. Disk is the limiting factor, since your movies and music live on the server. The 6 GB plan sold here gives memory headroom for software transcoding.

How do I sign in to K7?

Open your HTTPS address and sign in with the admin username and password on your credentials panel; the administrator is created automatically, so no setup form appears for visitors. Self-registration is off and the guest account stays off until an administrator enables it. Change the password inside K7.

How do I add media to K7?

K7 has no browser upload. Copy files into the k7_media volume as a sudo user with docker cp, for example into /media/movies or /media/music, then create a library in K7 that points at that folder. If you set PUID and PGID, match them to the file owner.

How do I back up K7?

Back up k7_data, k7_media and k7_postgres together. The media volume holds your library, the Postgres volume holds the database, and k7_data holds application data. Keep the API key hash secret stable with the copy, and stop the containers before snapshotting for a consistent copy.

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How do I upgrade K7?

K7 1.15.0 and PostgreSQL 18 are both pinned by digest, so catalog updates reach new installs only. Copy k7_data, k7_media and k7_postgres, read the upstream notes, and then choose a newer template version. Changing the API key hash secret invalidates every API key, so keep it stable.

Does K7 support hardware transcoding?

Not in this template. Transcoding runs in software only, using ffmpeg and HLS, with no GPU or hardware acceleration. Heavy transcoding of high-bitrate video is therefore CPU bound, so prefer direct play on your clients where they can handle the original files.

Can I run K7 in the cloud on xCloud?

Yes. K7 cloud use gives the media server and its database a dedicated Cloud VPS with your domain and certificate. The first start applies database migrations and can take a minute or two. A server rented elsewhere can be enrolled as self-managed.

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.