Ktistec Hosting Live In 5 Minutes

Ktistec hosting gives you your own ActivityPub server for the fediverse, on your own domain. xCloud runs the pinned Ktistec 3.13.0 image, completes the setup wizard for you, generates the administrator password, keeps the SQLite database and uploaded media on persistent volumes and publishes the site over HTTPS in minutes — one application container, no separate database service.

Deploy your Ktistec

No terminal
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What is Ktistec?

Ktistec is an open-source ActivityPub server for the fediverse, intended for small numbers of trusted users, where every account is an administrator. It is designed to have few runtime dependencies: it uses SQLite as its database instead of PostgreSQL, Redis and other services.

On xCloud the Ktistec container runs on your own Cloud VPS, with the SQLite database and uploaded media on persistent volumes, so an xCloud Restart does not lose them.

From Sign-Up to Your Own Fediverse Server In Just 3 Easy Steps

A fediverse server normally means a container, a database file, a first-run wizard, a domain and a certificate before the first post. This is the same result without assembling any of it.

Step 01
Sign Up
Create your xCloud account and pick Ktistec from the OneClick catalog. Choose your domain and target server — there are no extra fields to fill in.
Step 02
We Deploy It For You
One click. We bring up the official Ktistec image, pinned by immutable digest, run a one-shot bootstrap container that completes setup and creates the admin account, mount the ktistec_db and ktistec_uploads volumes, generate the password, and publish the site over HTTPS on your domain.
Step 03
Sign In And Post
Save the administrator password from the installation credentials, open your HTTPS Ktistec URL and sign in at /sessions as admin. Change the password under Settings, then publish your first post.

Everything Ktistec Does, On Your Own Server

Ktistec runs in full here: a small ActivityPub server with its own web interface, on a domain you control.

Rich Text And Markdown Posts
Write in a rich text editor or a Markdown editor, whichever you choose in account settings, with draft posts saved automatically as you type.
Follow The Fediverse
Follow people on other servers, approve follow requests, and follow threads, hashtags and mentions. Ktistec supports the remote follow protocol used by Mastodon and other servers.
Custom Feeds And A Feed Deck
Build feeds from keywords, hashtags and mentions, then read your published feeds side by side in the deck.
Filtering And Blocking
Content filters keep unwanted terms out of your timeline and notifications, and you can block authors or individual posts.
Visibility Controls
Choose who sees each post, mark posts sensitive behind a content warning, and send private messages to specific people.
RSS Feeds
RSS feeds on the home page and account pages let people follow along without a fediverse account.

Everything You Need To Run Your Fediverse Server 24/7

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

Ktistec 3.13.0 deployed instantly
Official image pinned by digest
Admin account generated 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 Ktistec

Run a personal home on the fediverse
Publish under your own domain and follow people on other servers, instead of living on someone else's platform.
Host a small group's server
Give a few trusted people accounts on one instance, created by an administrator, with no public sign-up to moderate.
Write and publish with Markdown
Compose posts in Markdown or rich text, keep drafts, pin important posts and share them through RSS as well as the fediverse.
Follow topics, not just people
Follow hashtags, mentions and threads, and build keyword feeds to read side by side in the feed deck.
Translate posts in other languages
Add a DeepL or LibreTranslate API key to translate posts into your own language.

Ktistec vs Alternatives

Mastodon: A federated social network server on ActivityPub for communities; Ktistec is intended for small numbers of trusted users and uses SQLite rather than a separate database.
GoToSocial: A lightweight ActivityPub server that federates with Mastodon and the rest of the fediverse; Ktistec adds a rich text and Markdown editor, custom feeds and a feed deck.
Bonfire: A federated social network on ActivityPub with customisable feeds, circles and boundaries; Ktistec runs as a single container with SQLite.

Simple Pricing. Everything Included.

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

Cloud VPS 6 GB

Cloud VPS 16 GB

More headroom if Ktistec sits alongside other apps on the same server.

$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. Ktistec itself is licensed by its maintainer under the AGPL.

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Ready To Run Your Own Fediverse Server?

Ktistec 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?

Use the username admin and the password on the installation credentials card, at /sessions on your domain. Change the password under Settings after the first sign-in.

Can other people sign up?

No. There is no public sign-up. An administrator creates accounts at /admin/accounts, and every account is an administrator.

What runs alongside Ktistec?

Nothing else long-running: Ktistec is a single application container with SQLite. A one-shot bootstrap container completes first-run setup on the first start and then exits.

Is the setup wizard already done?

Yes. The bootstrap container completes it and creates the administrator on first start, so no visitor can claim the administrator account first.

Can I move the instance to another domain?

Not safely. The instance host is stored in the database and is part of every account's fediverse identity, so keep the site on the same domain.

Are posts and profiles public?

Yes, by design, as on any fediverse server. Other servers must reach the site over HTTPS to deliver to your inbox, so do not put HTTP Basic Auth in front of it.

Can I translate posts?

Yes. Remove the leading # on DEEPL_API_KEY or LIBRETRANSLATE_API_KEY in the environment file, add your key, then Save & Redeploy.

Edit environment variables

What should I back up?

Both volumes together: ktistec_db (the SQLite database with accounts, posts and the session secret) and ktistec_uploads (uploaded media). Stop the container before a file-level copy so SQLite stays consistent.

Backups in xCloud

What are the daily database copies?

Ktistec runs in production mode and writes a daily copy of the database into the database volume as ktistec.db.backup_YYYYMMDD. It does not prune old copies, so delete them from the volume from time to time.

What survives a restart?

Posts, accounts and uploaded media, because they live on the persistent ktistec_db and ktistec_uploads volumes. A post was still present after an xCloud Restart in QA.

Does xCloud automatically back up or update Ktistec?

No. The template pins Ktistec 3.13.0 by immutable digest; new installations use the pinned release, 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.

Has federation with other servers been tested?

Delivery to external servers was not exercised in verification. The site and its ActivityPub endpoints are served over HTTPS on your domain.

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

The template's baseline asks for 1 CPU core, 256 MB of RAM and 2 GB of disk; measured idle use in QA was about 54 MiB. This page sells the 6 GB tier as the entry rung, with real headroom above that baseline.

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.