Kanidm Hosting Live In 5 Minutes

Deploy Kanidm hosting and run your own identity provider on your own domain. xCloud runs the pinned Kanidm 1.11.2 server with its embedded SQLite database on a persistent volume and publishes the web UI, API and OAuth2/OIDC endpoints over HTTPS in minutes — there is no default login, so you create the admin passwords yourself with a one-time recovery command.

Deploy your Kanidm

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What is Kanidm?

Kanidm is an open-source identity management server for people, groups and credentials. Applications delegate sign-in to it over OAuth2/OIDC, and people authenticate with passkeys or TOTP.

This template runs the official server with an embedded SQLite database behind xCloud-managed HTTPS. The domain you install on becomes Kanidm's permanent identity, which is why the page asks you to choose the final domain first.

From Sign-Up to a Live Identity Provider In Just 3 Easy Steps

A Kanidm setup normally means a server container, an internal certificate, a data volume, a proxy, a domain and a public certificate before the first person is created. This is the same result without assembling any of it.

Step 01
Sign Up
Create your xCloud account and pick Kanidm from the OneClick catalog. Choose your final domain and target server — Kanidm binds to its domain permanently — and leave the form empty, since the template needs no install-form input.
Step 02
We Deploy It For You
One click. We bring up the official Kanidm image pinned by immutable digest, a one-shot certificate-setup container that writes the internal certificate on first boot, and an nginx proxy that is the only published service (on loopback). The kanidm_data volume keeps the database and certificate, and HTTPS is published on your domain.
Step 03
Create The Admin Passwords
Wait about a minute for first boot to create the database. Over SSH, run the two commands on the credentials card to print a one-time password for admin and idm_admin, then sign in as idm_admin and create people and groups.

Everything Kanidm Does, On Your Own Server

Kanidm runs in full here: an identity provider with SSO, passkeys and groups on your own domain, backed by a volume you own.

Single Sign-On For Your Apps
Kanidm provides single sign-on for your applications over OAuth2/OIDC.
Passkeys And TOTP
People in your organisation can authenticate with passkeys and TOTP; give them a credential reset link to enrol a passkey.
People And Groups In One Place
Manage people and groups centrally, with optional POSIX/LDAP views for Linux hosts.
Embedded SQLite Database
There is no separate database service to run; the database lives on the kanidm_data volume.
No Default Login
Kanidm ships without a password: admin and idm_admin are created on demand with a one-time recovery command, and unauthenticated access is rejected.
Data Survives A Restart
The whole data volume — database, internal certificate, created people and groups — survives an xCloud Restart.

Everything You Need To Run Your Identity Provider 24/7

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

Kanidm 1.11.2 deployed instantly
Official image pinned by digest
Admin passwords created on demand
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 Kanidm

Single sign-on for self-hosted apps
Point your applications at Kanidm as their OAuth2/OIDC provider instead of keeping a login per app.
Passkey sign-in for a team
Create people and hand them credential reset links so they can enrol a passkey.
Central people and groups
Keep people and group membership in one place and reuse it across the tools that support OIDC.
POSIX and LDAP views for Linux hosts
Use Kanidm's optional POSIX/LDAP views for Linux hosts; the template leaves LDAPS off by default.

Kanidm vs Alternatives

Keycloak: Keycloak is an identity and access management suite with SSO, social login and SAML; Kanidm focuses on OAuth2/OIDC, passkeys and groups with an embedded database.
Authelia: Authelia is a 2FA and single sign-on portal that guards apps with one login; Kanidm is an identity provider that holds people, groups and credentials.
ZITADEL: ZITADEL is identity infrastructure with OIDC, OAuth 2.0, SAML, passkeys and multi-tenancy; Kanidm runs as a single server with SQLite.
Pocket ID: Pocket ID is a simple OIDC provider built around passkeys; Kanidm adds groups and optional POSIX/LDAP views.

Simple Pricing. Everything Included.

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

Cloud VPS 6 GB

Cloud VPS 16 GB

More headroom if Kanidm sits alongside the apps it signs in.

$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. Kanidm itself is licensed by Kanidm's maintainers under MPL-2.0.

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Self-managed hosting

Ready To Run Your Own Identity Provider?

Kanidm 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.

How do I sign in the first time?

Kanidm has no default password. Over SSH, run the recover-account commands from the credentials card to print a one-time password for admin and idm_admin. The password is shown only once.

What is the difference between admin and idm_admin?

admin manages the server itself; idm_admin manages people and groups.

How do I create people?

The 1.11 web UI has no create-person button, so use the kanidm command-line client with your HTTPS address as the server, or the API, then send each person a credential reset link to enrol a passkey.

What runs alongside Kanidm?

A one-shot certificate-setup container that writes the internal certificate on first boot and then idles, and an nginx proxy that forwards xCloud's HTTPS traffic to Kanidm. There is no separate database.

Can I change the domain later?

Only with Kanidm's domain rename procedure, and registered passkeys stop working. Passkeys, OAuth2 clients and tokens are bound to the domain, so choose the final domain before installing.

Is LDAP available?

LDAPS (port 3636) is off and is not published by the template.

What should I back up?

The kanidm_data volume as a whole: it holds the database, the internal certificate and key, the admin socket and any online backups. The built-in online backup writes inside the same volume, so copy it off the server too.

Backups in xCloud

What survives a restart?

The whole kanidm_data volume, including created people and groups, survived an xCloud Restart in QA.

Does xCloud automatically back up or update Kanidm?

No. The template pins Kanidm 1.11.2 by immutable digest; existing sites are not automatically upgraded. Back up first, read the upstream release notes, then bump the readable tag and digest together on your own schedule. Server-level backups and snapshots are available on every Cloud VPS.

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

The template's baseline asks for 1 CPU core, 512 MB of RAM and 2 GB of disk; measured idle use of Kanidm in QA was about 20 MiB. This page sells the 6 GB tier as the entry rung, with real headroom above that baseline.

Is xCloud officially partnered with Kanidm?

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