Meerkat CRM Hosting Live In 5 Minutes

Deploy Meerkat CRM hosting and run a self-hosted personal CRM that keeps your contacts, notes, activities and reminders on your own server. xCloud starts the pinned image with an embedded SQLite database, creates the administrator from the username, email and password you enter, closes public registration and serves it over HTTPS on your domain. Connect your phone with CardDAV to sync contacts.

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What is Meerkat CRM?

Meerkat CRM is a self-hosted solution for keeping track of your important contacts, released under the MIT licence. Upstream describes a digital rolodex that reminds you of birthdays and helps you remember details about people, with contacts grouped into circles, relationships and a network graph, a timeline of notes and activities, keep-in-touch reminders, import from CSV, VCF and Monica, and a built-in CardDAV server for syncing with your phone. A self-hosted Meerkat CRM is a personal alternative to a relationship manager such as Monica.

On xCloud the template runs the official ghcr.io/fbuchner/meerkat-crm 1.7.0 image, pinned by digest, as one container with nginx and the backend together and no separate database service. Two volumes hold the data: meerkat_data for SQLite and meerkat_photos for profile photos. Public registration is closed at install. Reminder emails need SMTP or Resend settings, and SSO is not set up.

From Sign-Up to Your Own Contact Book In Just 3 Easy Steps

Self-hosting a personal CRM normally means a container, persistent volumes, a signing secret, a first user, a domain and a certificate before the first contact is saved. This is the same result without assembling any of it.

Step 01
Sign Up
Create your xCloud account and pick Meerkat CRM from the OneClick catalog. Choose your domain and target server, then enter the administrator username and email, and choose a password or leave it empty to have one generated.
Step 02
We Deploy It For You
One click. We start the official Meerkat CRM image, pinned by immutable digest, run a one-shot seed container that creates your administrator account and exits, mount the meerkat_data and meerkat_photos volumes, generate the signing secret, and publish it over HTTPS on your domain.
Step 03
Add Your First Contact
Save the administrator password from the protected installation credentials, open your HTTPS Meerkat CRM URL and sign in. Add your first contact, or import a CSV or VCF file. Your CardDAV address is the same domain at /carddav/.

Everything Meerkat CRM Does, On Your Own Server

Meerkat CRM runs in full here: contacts, notes, reminders and CardDAV sync on your own domain, stored in a database you own.

Contacts And Circles
Store and search contacts, group them into circles such as friends, family or work, and record how people are related, such as spouses or children.
Notes And Activities Timeline
Each contact has a social-network-style timeline of notes and activities, and activities can involve one or several contacts.
Birthday And Keep-In-Touch Reminders
See upcoming birthdays and set keep-in-touch reminders. Email notifications need SMTP or Resend settings added in the Environment editor.
CardDAV Phone Sync
A built-in CardDAV server gives two-way sync with your phone's contact list, served at /carddav/ on the same domain.
Import And Export
Import from CSV, VCF and Monica, and export your data to CSV and VCF.
Registration Closed By Default
Public registration is closed at install, so only the administrator account can sign in until you add users or change the setting.

Everything You Need To Run Your Personal CRM 24/7

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

Meerkat CRM 1.7.0 deployed instantly
Official image pinned by digest
Administrator password generated for you
Kept behind xCloud nginx
Free SSL certificate
Server backups and snapshots
Server security updates included
Choose your server region
Unused balance refunded

What You Can Do With Meerkat CRM

Remember the people in your life
Keep contacts, relationships, dietary notes and names of spouses and children in one place.
Stay in touch
Set reminders to reach out and see upcoming birthdays.
Sync with your phone
Use CardDAV to keep your phone's contact list and Meerkat in step.
Move in from other tools
Import from CSV, VCF or Monica and export to CSV or VCF whenever you like.

Meerkat CRM Screenshots

Meerkat CRM contacts list showing contacts with their circles

A Meerkat CRM contact page with general information and a timeline of notes and activities

The Meerkat CRM Notes page showing a dated timeline of notes

Meerkat CRM vs Alternatives

Monica: Monica has its own xCloud page and is another personal relationship manager. Meerkat CRM can import Monica data and adds a CardDAV server.
EspoCRM: EspoCRM has its own xCloud page and is a business CRM. Meerkat CRM is the lighter personal option, built for contacts, notes and reminders.
Twenty: Twenty has its own xCloud page and targets sales teams. Meerkat CRM is a personal CRM for friends, family and acquaintances.
Phone contact lists: If you keep people only in your phone's contact list, Meerkat CRM adds notes, activities, relationships and reminders, and syncs back over CardDAV.

Simple Pricing. Everything Included.

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

Cloud VPS 6 GB

Cloud VPS 16 GB

More headroom if Meerkat CRM 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. Meerkat CRM itself is licensed by its maintainer under the MIT License.

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Meerkat CRM 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.

Can you self-host Meerkat CRM with Docker?

Yes. For Meerkat CRM Docker hosting the template runs the official ghcr.io/fbuchner/meerkat-crm 1.7.0 image, pinned by digest, as a single container where nginx and the backend run together. There is no separate database service, and xCloud's proxy publishes it over HTTPS.

Is Meerkat CRM free and open source?

Meerkat CRM is open source under the MIT licence, so the CRM has no licence fee. xCloud bills for the dedicated Cloud VPS and the deployment. If you use Resend or another mail provider for reminder emails, that service is billed separately by its provider.

How much RAM does Meerkat CRM need?

The manifest asks for 256 MB of RAM because it is a small single container with SQLite. Profile photos and vCard imports are limited to 10 MB each, and CSV imports to 5 MB. The 6 GB plan sold here is far above the floor and leaves room for other tools.

How do I sign in to Meerkat CRM?

Open your HTTPS address and sign in with the username and password you entered at install. A one-shot seed container creates that administrator and then exits. Public registration is closed, so nobody can claim the instance; set DISABLE_REGISTRATION to false in the environment editor only if you want self-registration.

Can Meerkat CRM sync contacts with my phone?

Yes. Upstream includes a CardDAV server for two-way synchronisation with your phone's contact list. Point a CardDAV client at your domain's /carddav/ address and sign in with your Meerkat account. It can also act as a CardDAV client to an external server.

How do I back up Meerkat CRM?

Back up both volumes: meerkat_data, which holds the SQLite database, and meerkat_photos, which holds profile photos. Keep copies off-server and test a restore. JWT_SECRET_KEY should also be kept with the backup, since it derives the key that encrypts stored calendar passwords.

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How do I upgrade Meerkat CRM?

Version 1.7.0 is fixed by digest, so a catalog update reaches new installs only. Back up both volumes, read the upstream release notes, then adopt a newer template version when you decide. Do not change JWT_SECRET_KEY after first start, or saved calendar passwords must be entered again.

Does Meerkat CRM send reminder emails?

Only once you configure mail. Upstream supports e-mail notifications through SMTP or Resend, but the template sets neither, so reminders will not arrive by email until you add those settings in the environment editor and redeploy. In-app birthday and reminder views work without mail.

Can I run Meerkat CRM in the cloud on xCloud?

Yes. Meerkat CRM cloud use gives the CRM a dedicated Cloud VPS with your domain and certificate, ready in about a minute. A server rented elsewhere can be enrolled as self-managed instead. Webhook and calendar-sync requests to private network addresses are blocked by the template.

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.