Locust Hosting Live In 5 Minutes

Deploy Locust hosting and run Python-based load tests from a self-hosted load testing tool with a login-protected web UI on your own domain. xCloud configures the pinned Locust 2.46.7 image with Locust's own web login and a generated admin password, mounts a persistent volume for your test file and publishes it over HTTPS in minutes. It runs as a single process, and the login should go only to people you trust.

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What is Locust?

Self-hosted Locust is an open source performance and load testing tool for HTTP and other protocols. Its README says you define tests in regular Python code, run them from the command line or a web-based UI, and watch throughput, response times and errors in real time or export them later. It can change load while a test runs and can test almost any system, the README notes that Azure Load Testing runs Locust tests as a managed service, and Locust itself is under the MIT licence.

On xCloud the template runs the official Locust 2.46.7 image as a single process that is both master and load generator, pinned by immutable digest, with a locust_data volume for your test file. HTTPS is published on your domain with Locust's web login enabled. There are no distributed workers, and live results reset on restart.

From Sign-Up to a Live Locust Install In Just 3 Easy Steps

Self-hosting Locust normally means wiring up its web login, a domain, a certificate and a place to keep your test file before a single load test runs. This is the same result without assembling any of it.

Step 01
Sign Up
Create your xCloud account, pick Locust from the OneClick catalog, choose a domain, and set the admin username (or keep the default admin).
Step 02
We Deploy It For You
One click. We bring up the pinned Locust 2.46.7 image with its web login enabled, generate the admin password, and publish the web UI over HTTPS on your domain.
Step 03
Sign In And Start A Test
Open the HTTPS Locust URL and sign in. Enter the host to test, the number of users and the spawn rate, then start the test and watch the live charts.

Everything Locust Does, On Your Own Server

Locust's web UI and Python test files run here as a single process, on infrastructure you control.

Write Tests As Plain Python
Load tests are plain Python, run straight from the browser against any host you enter in the New Test form.
Live Charts While A Test Runs
Watch requests per second, response times and failures update live while a test is in progress.
Download Reports After A Run
Export request statistics as CSV and an HTML report once a test finishes.
Login Required From The First Request
There's no open web UI — sign in with the username set at install and the generated password before anything is visible.
Change Load While A Test Runs
Per the Locust README, you can change the load while a test is running from the web UI.
Restart-Safe Test File
Your test file on the locust_data volume and the login survive an xCloud Restart; in-memory live results reset, as they do on any restart.

Everything You Need To Run Your Load Testing 24/7

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

Locust 2.46.7 deployed instantly
Login-protected web UI
Live request and failure charts
Persistent test-file storage
Free SSL certificate
Server backups and snapshots
Server security updates included
30+ server locations
Unused balance refunded

What You Can Do With Locust

Load test a web service
Write user scenarios in plain Python, start them from the web UI and watch requests per second, response times and failures live.
Check a release before launch
Run a test against a staging site you own to see how response times change as the number of simulated users grows.
Keep test scripts on a server
Your locustfile and any files beside it sit on a persistent volume, so the same test is ready the next time.
Share a runner with your team
Give a trusted colleague the login so they can start and stop tests without installing Locust locally.

Locust vs Alternatives

Azure Load Testing: Azure offers a managed load-testing service that runs Locust tests, as the Locust README notes. As a locust alternative to azure load testing, this template runs one Locust process on your own Cloud VPS, with no managed scaling.
Running Locust locally: Locust runs from the command line on a laptop. A server-hosted instance gives a team a shared web UI and a stable address, but it adds a login you must protect.
Grafana: Grafana is a dashboard platform with its own xCloud template. The Locust README describes sending real-time reporting data to TimescaleDB and visualising it in Grafana through a plugin.
Headless command-line runs: Per its README, Locust can also run without the UI, which suits CI/CD testing. This template serves the web UI with live charts instead, so tests start and stop from the browser.

Simple Pricing. Everything Included.

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

Cloud VPS 6 GB

Cloud VPS 16 GB

Larger single-process tests with more simulated users.

$59.99per month

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

Locust 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. Locust itself is free and open source under the MIT License.

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Ready To Own Your Load Tests?

Locust 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 much RAM does Locust need?

The manifest asks for 256 MB of RAM, 1 CPU core and 2 GB of disk as a floor. Usage during a test grows with the number of simulated users, so the 6 GB Cloud VPS sold on this page leaves comfortable headroom for larger runs.

Is Locust free and open source?

Yes. Locust is MIT licensed, per the LICENSE file at the 2.46.7 tag, so you owe nothing for the software itself, only for the dedicated Cloud VPS, and your test files stay on your own volume.

Can you run Locust with Docker?

Yes, and this is Locust Docker hosting prepared for you: the template runs the official Locust 2.46.7 image as one container, pinned by immutable digest, with a test-file volume and HTTPS, so it works as Locust cloud hosting on your own VPS.

Does Locust have its own login?

Not out of the box. This template enables Locust's web login and supplies the login page, using the username you chose and the generated password from install. There is one login and no roles, and no lockout after failed attempts.

Is it safe to share the Locust login?

Share it only with trusted people. Anyone who signs in can aim load at any address the server can reach, including private ones, so test only systems you own or have permission to test. Basic Authentication at your own proxy is an optional extra layer.

How do I run my own Locust test?

Copy your Python file to /home/locust/locustfile.py in the container and restart the site. The file is kept across restarts and never overwritten; a starter test that sends GET / to the host you enter is installed once, so replace it with yours.

Can I run distributed Locust tests with workers?

Not with this template. Upstream supports distributed tests across machines, but here a single process is both master and load generator, so very large tests need a larger server. Do not plan on adding worker nodes to this install.

Do Locust results survive a restart?

No. The live results in the web UI are held in memory and reset when the site restarts. Only the test file and anything next to it on the data volume persists, so export results with CSV or HTML output if you need them.

What should I back up on a Locust server?

The locust_data volume, which holds your locustfile.py test file, anything placed next to it and any CSV or HTML output. Keep the admin password private, copy the volume off the server, and test a restore if the tests matter to you.

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How do I upgrade Locust?

Nothing upgrades it for you: the install stays on pinned release 2.46.7 until you adopt a newer template version. Back up locust_data first, read the upstream release notes, then rerun a short test to check your locustfile still works.

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.