Kinto Hosting Live In 5 Minutes

Kinto hosting on xCloud gives you a self-hosted JSON storage API on your own domain. Deploy Kinto and xCloud runs the pinned official image beside a private PostgreSQL, generates the database password and the two HMAC secrets, sets the admin password you choose or a random one, publishes the API and the Admin UI over HTTPS, and keeps all data on one persistent volume. Sign in at the Admin UI and create your first bucket.

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What is Kinto?

Self-hosted Kinto is a minimalist JSON storage service with synchronisation and sharing abilities. Applications read and write buckets, collections and records over an HTTP API, and the Kinto Admin web UI lets people manage them in a browser. It is an open-source option for apps that would otherwise rely on a hosted JSON backend service, and it is licensed Apache-2.0.

On xCloud the template runs kinto/kinto-server 26.4.0 beside postgres 17, both pinned by digest, with PostgreSQL holding storage, permissions and cache. Kinto itself is stateless, and the kinto_db_data volume is the only persistent data. Only the default bucket, Admin UI and Accounts plugins are enabled, so records are JSON only and nothing else is stored. Account creation is limited to the admin account.

From Sign-Up to a Live Kinto API In Just 3 Easy Steps

Self-hosting a JSON storage API normally means a database, generated secrets and a locked-down account system before a single bucket can be created. This is the same result without assembling any of it.

Step 01
Sign Up
Create your xCloud account, pick Kinto from the OneClick catalog, choose a domain, and enter an Admin Password (8-64 characters) or leave it empty to generate one.
Step 02
We Deploy It For You
One click. We bring up the pinned Kinto 26.4.0 image with a digest-pinned PostgreSQL 17 backend, apply database migrations on first start, and publish the API and Admin UI over HTTPS on your domain.
Step 03
Sign In And Create Your First Bucket
Save the admin password from the protected installation credentials, open https://<your domain>/v1/admin/, sign in with Kinto Account Auth as admin, and create your first bucket and collection.

A JSON Storage Service: Everything Kinto Does

Kinto runs in full here — its JSON storage and sync API and the Admin UI, on infrastructure you control.

A JSON Storage And Sync API
Buckets, collections and records for apps that need storage without building a backend from scratch.
A Built-In Admin UI
Browse and edit records at /v1/admin/ without writing API calls by hand.
Account Creation Limited To Admin
Only the admin account can create accounts and buckets by default — no open self-registration.
Storage, Permissions And Cache In PostgreSQL
Everything Kinto stores lives in its PostgreSQL backend, with no published port of its own.
Per-Install Secrets
A per-install PostgreSQL password and two HMAC secrets replace the image's fixed defaults.
Restart-Safe Records
Records, permissions and cache live in PostgreSQL on a persistent volume, so they persist across restarts of both containers.

Everything You Need To Run Your Your API, Always On

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

Kinto 26.4.0 deployed instantly
Private PostgreSQL database included
Admin-only account creation
Free SSL certificate
Server backups and snapshots
Server security updates included
30+ server locations
Unused balance refunded

What You Can Do With Kinto

Store JSON records for an app
A developer keeps an application's data in buckets, collections and records behind an HTTP API, on a PostgreSQL database they control.
Manage data in the Admin UI
An admin signs in to the Kinto Admin web UI and creates buckets and collections or edits records by hand, without writing API calls.
Synchronise and share data
A team uses Kinto's synchronisation and sharing abilities so several clients read the same collection and permissions decide who can write.
Give each user a default bucket
An owner reopens account creation, which the template turns off, so every registered user gets a default bucket of their own.

Kinto vs Alternatives

PocketBase: PocketBase is a backend with its own OneClick page. Kinto vs PocketBase: Kinto focuses on JSON storage with sharing, over an HTTP API and a PostgreSQL database.
Supabase: Supabase is a backend platform with its own OneClick page. Kinto is the narrower tool: JSON records, permissions and sync, with the Admin UI included.
CouchDB: CouchDB is a document database with its own OneClick page. Kinto stores JSON in PostgreSQL and exposes buckets, collections and records through one API.
Hosted JSON backends: A hosted backend keeps your records on someone else's servers. Kinto runs the API and the PostgreSQL database on a Cloud VPS you control.

Simple Pricing. Everything Included.

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

Cloud VPS 6 GB

Cloud VPS 16 GB

More buckets, collections and records.

$59.99per month

16 GB RAM
6 vCPU cores
200 GB NVMe SSD
30 TB
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Cloud VPS 24 GB

Kinto 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. Kinto itself is free and Apache-2.0 licensed.

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Priced per connected server, so your rate adjusts automatically as you add or remove servers. You pay your own provider for the server itself.

Self-managed hosting

Ready To Own Your JSON Backend?

Kinto 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.

Is Kinto free and open source?

Yes. Kinto is Apache-2.0 licensed, which makes the code free to read, run and change. The xCloud charge is the dedicated Cloud VPS and nothing more. The template enables only the default bucket, Admin UI and Accounts plugins and adds no paid tier.

Can I run Kinto with Docker?

Yes, and this template is Kinto Docker hosting without the assembly. It starts the kinto/kinto-server 26.4.0 image beside postgres 17, both pinned by digest, applies migrations at start, proxies port 8888 behind HTTPS and keeps data on the kinto_db_data volume.

How much RAM does Kinto need?

The manifest floor is 1 GB of RAM, one core and 4 GB of disk, with PostgreSQL alongside. The 6 GB Cloud VPS sold here leaves headroom above that floor for a Kinto cloud install. Kinto itself is stateless, so growth lands in the database.

Which database does Kinto use?

PostgreSQL 17, in a private container with a generated password and no published port. It serves storage, permissions and cache. Upstream recommends PostgreSQL as the backend for production, and this template uses no in-memory backend. The data lives on the kinto_db_data volume.

Does Kinto have a web interface?

Yes. The Kinto Admin UI is at the v1 admin path on your domain. Sign in as admin with the password from the installation credentials. The API root is at the v1 path, and it answers without login along with the heartbeat, but records need an account.

Can anyone create an account on my Kinto?

No. Upstream lets anyone register, and the first registrant of admin becomes the administrator. The template turns that off, limits account creation to admin and creates the admin account at install. To allow open signup, change the account-create principal in the Environment editor.

Does Kinto store attachments?

Not in this template. The attachment and email plugins are not enabled, so Kinto stores JSON records only. If you need files, keep them in separate storage and store a link in the record, or review the upstream plugin documentation first.

How do I back up Kinto?

Back up the kinto_db_data volume, which is the PostgreSQL data directory and the only persistent data. You can also dump the database with pg_dump from inside the database container. Keep the HMAC secrets and DB_PASSWORD from the environment, and test a restore before relying on a copy.

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How do I update Kinto?

Your install stays on its pinned 26.4.0 version until you adopt a newer template version. Back up kinto_db_data first and read the upstream release notes, since Kinto applies database migrations at start. Afterwards sign in to the Admin UI and open an existing collection.

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.