LANCommander Hosting Live In 5 Minutes

Deploy LANCommander hosting and run your own private game library for a LAN party, club or community. xCloud runs the official LANCommander v2.1.17 image as a single container pinned by digest, mounts a persistent data volume, and publishes the web interface over HTTPS on your domain in minutes. You finish the setup wizard, create the administrator and add your first game.

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What is LANCommander?

LANCommander is an open-source, self-hosted game library and distribution server. You host the library: administrators upload game archives and metadata, and players sign in from a browser or the LANCommander launcher to browse and download games. It is built for LAN parties, clubs and communities that want a private depot rather than a public store, and the code is MIT licensed.

On xCloud it is LANCommander v2.1.17 as the official image, pinned by digest, in a single container with SQLite in the lancommander_data volume. The first visitor completes the setup wizard and becomes the administrator, so open the site right after install. Registration is open once setup is done.

From Sign-Up to Your Game Library In Just 3 Easy Steps

A game distribution server normally means a container, a data directory, a domain and a certificate before the first game is listed. This is the same result without assembling any of it.

Step 01
Sign Up
Create your xCloud account and pick LANCommander 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 start the official LANCommander image, pinned by digest, as a single container with no separate database service, mount the lancommander_data volume and publish the web interface over HTTPS. The installation details show your site URL and the two UDP port numbers.
Step 03
Run The Setup Wizard
Open your HTTPS LANCommander URL right away. There is no pre-created account: choose SQLite and create the administrator, then add your first game from the admin area and decide whether to keep registration open.

Everything LANCommander Does, On Your Own Server

A private game library with accounts and downloads, served from a server you control.

A Private Game Library
Administrators upload game archives and metadata, and players browse and download them from your own server.
Metadata Import
Search for a game and add it from the admin area, so its details come from imported metadata rather than hand typing.
Browser And Launcher Access
Players can use the web interface or the optional LANCommander launcher client to reach the library.
Built-In User Accounts
Accounts and an Administrator role are built in. Registration is open by default, and you can turn it off or require approval in the settings.
SQLite In The Data Volume
The default database is SQLite, stored with settings, uploads and media in lancommander_data, so there is no separate database service to run.
LAN Beacon And IPX Relay
Two UDP endpoints are published for LAN Beacon discovery and an IPX relay for legacy LAN games. The relay is off in LANCommander by default.

Everything You Need To Run Your Game Library 24/7

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

LANCommander v2.1.17 deployed instantly
Official image pinned by digest
Free SSL certificate
Single container, SQLite included
Settings and library on a persistent volume
Server backups and snapshots
Server security updates included
30+ server locations
Unused balance refunded

What You Can Do With LANCommander

Host games for a LAN party
Give attendees one address to browse and download the games you have prepared.
Run a private depot for a club or community
Keep a shared library on your own domain, with accounts for the people you let in.
Build a catalogue from imported metadata
Search for games and add them from the admin area instead of typing each entry by hand.
Offer a launcher as well as a browser
Let players use the optional desktop launcher client or just the web interface.

LANCommander Screenshots

The LANCommander first-time setup wizard at the database step

Editing a game in the LANCommander admin area, with a Lookup button for metadata

LANCommander vs Alternatives

Steam: Steam is a hosted store you buy from. LANCommander is a self-hosted server for the game archives you choose to add, under your control.
A shared network folder: A plain file share has no accounts or metadata. LANCommander adds user accounts, an administrator role and game details on top of the files.
Pterodactyl: Pterodactyl has its own OneClick page. It manages running game servers, while LANCommander distributes game files to players.
Jellyfin: Jellyfin has its own OneClick page. It serves movies, shows and music, while LANCommander serves a game library.

Simple Pricing. Everything Included.

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

Cloud VPS 6 GB

Cloud VPS 16 GB

More headroom if LANCommander shares the server with other apps.

$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. LANCommander is licensed under MIT.

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LANCommander on xCloud runs on a dedicated Cloud VPS that we provision, patch, monitor and restore. Deploy faster. Own your data. 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 I run LANCommander in Docker?

Yes, and this template is LANCommander Docker hosting without the setup: the official v2.1.17 image pinned by digest as a single container, with a persistent data volume and HTTPS on your own domain.

How much RAM does LANCommander need?

The template baseline is 512 MB of RAM, 1 CPU core and 5 GB of disk; measured idle use in QA was about 107 MiB. The 6 GB plan is the starting point here, well above that baseline. Disk space for your game archives is your own to plan.

How do I sign in to LANCommander the first time?

There is no default account. Open the site and the setup wizard asks you to choose the database (pick SQLite) and create the administrator. Do this right after install, because the first visitor becomes the administrator.

What runs alongside LANCommander?

Nothing. It is a single container that keeps its SQLite database in the lancommander_data volume, so there is no separate database service.

Who can create an account?

After setup, registration is open by default, so anyone who can reach the site can create a regular account. Turn registration off or require approval in the LANCommander settings for a closed instance. The template does not enable Basic Authentication.

Do I need the UDP ports?

Only for LAN Beacon discovery (35891/udp) or legacy IPX games (213/udp, off in LANCommander by default). The port numbers are shown in the installation details. Open them in your own firewall if you use them; xCloud does not open firewall ports for you.

Is LANCommander free?

Yes. LANCommander is open source under the MIT licence, so the software has no licence fee. You are billed only for the dedicated Cloud VPS hosting it.

How do I back up LANCommander?

Back up the lancommander_data volume, which holds settings, the SQLite database, uploads and media. Stop the container before copying it. Nothing schedules the copy for you, so run it yourself.

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How do I upgrade LANCommander?

The install stays on its pinned v2.1.17 image until you change it. Read the upstream release notes first, then update the image tag and digest together and keep the lancommander_data volume. Existing sites are never upgraded automatically.

Do players need the launcher?

No. Players can use the web interface in a browser. The LANCommander launcher client is optional.

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.