K7 Hosting Live In 5 Minutes

Deploy K7 hosting and run your own movie, series and music server on your own domain. xCloud runs the pinned K7 1.15.0 image with a private PostgreSQL 18 database, creates the administrator account from the install fields, mounts persistent volumes for your data, media and database, and publishes the web player over HTTPS in minutes.

Deploy your K7

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

What is K7?

K7 is an open-source, self-hosted media server for a small circle of family and friends. Upstream describes the idea as bringing back the feeling of a shelf at home, with movies, TV series and music you already own, kept local and under your control.

It has a web player, local sign-in with optional two-factor authentication, ffmpeg-based HLS transcoding and an OpenSubsonic-compatible API, so mobile and desktop music apps can connect to the same library. It is licensed under AGPL-3.0.

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

One library for films, series and music
Keep the media you already own in a single self-hosted library with a web player instead of splitting it across several tools.
A server for family and friends
Give each person their own account, with sign-in required and self-registration off, so only people you add can reach the library.
Music in your favourite app
Point an OpenSubsonic-compatible client such as Symfonium or Feishin at your own server and stream your music library to your phone.
Playback on any device
Software transcoding with HLS lets a file play on a device or network that cannot handle the original format.

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

Jellyfin: A media server for films, series and music that streams to browsers, phones, TVs and consoles; K7 is aimed at a smaller circle of family and friends and adds an OpenSubsonic API for music apps.
Navidrome: A self-hosted music server with a web player and Subsonic API support; K7 covers movies and series as well as music in one library.
Plex: K7 uses local sign-in on your own server instead of an online account, and upstream ships an import tool for migrating from Plex, Jellyfin and Spotify.
Streaming subscriptions: Subscription catalogues change and sit on someone else's servers; a K7 library holds the files you own, on a server you control.

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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Self-managed hosting

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.

Does K7 need its own database?

No. The template includes PostgreSQL 18 on the private network, so there is nothing extra to configure.

How do I sign in for the first time?

Use the admin username and the generated password from the installation credentials. The administrator is created automatically on first start, and K7a1 is appended to the password so it meets K7's password rules.

Can other people use my K7 server?

Yes. Accounts are created inside K7 by the administrator. Self-registration is off by default, so only accounts you create can sign in.

How do I add my movies and music?

There is no browser upload. As a sudo user, copy files into the media volume, for example docker cp ./Movies/. k7-<site-name>:/media/movies/, then add a library in K7 that points at /media/movies.

Can I use my phone or desktop music app?

Yes. K7 has an OpenSubsonic-compatible API, so clients such as Symfonium or Feishin can connect with an app password from Settings, External clients.

Does transcoding use my GPU?

No. Transcoding on this template is software-only, with no GPU passthrough.

Why does the first start take a while?

The first start applies database migrations and can take a minute or two. The first boot also logs one expected migration-history error line before the migrations finish.

What should I back up?

All three volumes, kept together: k7_postgres (the database), k7_data (config, signing keys, metadata, logs and the transcoding cache) and k7_media (your media files). /data/config holds signing keys and must be restored together with the database; stop the containers before snapshotting for a consistent copy.

Backups in xCloud

What survives a restart?

Sign-in, libraries and media. In verification the library and film were still listed after a container restart, because they live on persistent named volumes.

Does changing the admin password in the install form change it in K7?

No. Changing it later in the installation form does not change the account; change it inside K7 from your profile. Keep the database password and Security__ApiKeys__HashSecret stable, because changing the hash secret invalidates every API key.

Does xCloud automatically back up or update K7?

No. The template pins K7 1.15.0 by immutable digest; new installations use the pinned release, existing sites are not automatically upgraded. Back up all three volumes first, read the upstream release notes, then bump the readable tag and digest together on your own schedule. K7 applies database migrations on start and does not support downgrades.

What are the server requirements, and why does this page sell 6 GB?

The template's baseline asks for 1 CPU core, 1536 MB of RAM and 20 GB of disk; measured idle use in QA was about 245 MiB. Upstream sizes K7 at about 1 GB for small libraries and 2 GB for a home library, plus 256-512 MB for PostgreSQL, because scans and transcoding peak above idle use. This page sells the 6 GB tier as the entry rung, with real headroom above that.

Is xCloud officially partnered with K7?

No. No official partnership or endorsement between xCloud and the K7 project has been verified. This is a deployment and server-management option for the open-source K7 project, which is AGPL-3.0 licensed.

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.