Misskey Hosting Live In 5 Minutes

Misskey hosting on xCloud gives your community its own social instance on your own domain. xCloud deploys the pinned Misskey 2026.7.0 image with private PostgreSQL 18 and Redis 7 services, generates the database credentials and an initial setup password, mounts persistent volumes and publishes the instance over HTTPS in minutes — you create the first administrator in the browser and decide when to open registration.

Deploy your Misskey

No terminal
No technical skills needed
No lock-in, cancel anytime

What is Misskey?

Misskey is an open-source social platform with rich notes, reactions and media sharing. It speaks ActivityPub, so an instance can take part in the fediverse alongside other servers. This template deploys Misskey 2026.7.0, licensed under AGPL-3.0.

From Sign-Up to Your First Note In Just 3 Easy Steps

A Misskey instance normally means an app container, a PostgreSQL database, a Redis cache, generated secrets, volumes, a domain and a certificate before the first note. This is the same result without assembling any of it.

Step 01
Sign Up
Create your xCloud account and pick Misskey from the OneClick catalog. Choose your domain and target server — there are no extra fields to fill in. Pick the domain with care: it becomes your instance's permanent federation identity.
Step 02
We Deploy It For You
One click. We bring up the official Misskey image, pinned by immutable digest, with private PostgreSQL 18 and Redis 7 containers that publish no host ports, mount the misskey_files, postgres_data and redis_data volumes, generate the database credentials and the initial setup password, and publish Misskey on port 3000 over HTTPS.
Step 03
Create The First Administrator
Save the initial setup password from the protected installation credentials, open your HTTPS Misskey URL, enter the setup password and create the first administrator account. Then sign in and post your first note.

Everything Misskey Does, On Your Own Server

Misskey runs in full here: the official web client for notes, reactions and media on your own domain, backed by a database and cache you own.

Rich Notes And Reactions
Post notes, react to them and share media from the official Misskey web client served by your own instance.
ActivityPub Federation
Misskey speaks ActivityPub, so your instance can join the fediverse. Federation is switched off on a fresh instance; enable it in the admin settings when you are ready.
Invite-Only By Default
A fresh instance is invite-only after setup, so you decide when to open registration.
Setup Password Protected First Run
Creating the first administrator needs the generated initial setup password; a wrong password was rejected in QA.
Private PostgreSQL And Redis
PostgreSQL 18 and Redis 7 come preconfigured and are reachable only inside the install's private network, with no published ports.
Media And Data That Persist
Uploaded media, the PostgreSQL data and the Redis data each sit on a named volume, and the admin account and a posted note were still there after an xCloud Restart in QA.

Everything You Need To Run Your Social Instance 24/7

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

Misskey 2026.7.0 deployed instantly
Official image pinned by digest
Private PostgreSQL and Redis included
Setup password generated for you
Free SSL certificate
Server backups and snapshots
Server security updates included
30+ server locations
Unused balance refunded

What You Can Do With Misskey

A private or community microblog
Run a microblogging space for a community, club or friend group that you control, with the instance domain and the data under your account.
A rich-media social timeline
Give members notes, reactions and media sharing from the official Misskey web client, with uploads kept on a persistent volume.
Your own place in the fediverse
Once you review moderation and abuse controls, switch on federation in the admin settings to connect your instance to other ActivityPub servers.
A closed instance you open on your terms
Start invite-only after setup and open registration only when you have configured SMTP, moderation and media limits.

Misskey Screenshots

Misskey's first-run setup page asking for the initial setup password and the administrator username and password

Misskey vs Alternatives

Mastodon: Another open-source ActivityPub server for the fediverse; Misskey is a separate project with its own web client built around notes and reactions.
Hollo: A federated microblogging server from the same fediverse world, which xCloud also deploys from its own OneClick template.
X (Twitter): A hosted social network run by one company; a self-hosted Misskey instance keeps the domain, accounts and data on your own server.

Simple Pricing. Everything Included.

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

Cloud VPS 16 GB

Cloud VPS 24 GB

More memory and cores for a busier instance with heavy media and federation traffic.

$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. Misskey itself is licensed by its maintainers under AGPL-3.0.

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Ready To Run Your Own Social Instance?

Misskey 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 the first time?

Open the instance URL, enter the generated initial setup password shown in the protected installation credentials, then create the administrator account.

Can anyone sign up?

No. A fresh instance is invite-only after setup, so you decide when to open registration.

What runs alongside Misskey?

Private PostgreSQL 18 and Redis 7 containers with no public ports. Only Misskey on port 3000 is published, through xCloud-managed HTTPS.

Does federation work out of the box?

No. Federation is switched off on a new instance. Enable it in the admin settings after you have reviewed moderation and abuse controls.

Can I change the domain later?

Avoid it. The instance domain becomes its permanent federation identity, so choose it before the first start and do not change it afterwards.

What should I back up?

The misskey_files (uploaded media), postgres_data and redis_data volumes, backed up together, plus the stable .env values — the instance domain and database credentials.

Backups in xCloud

What should I configure before inviting users?

Set up SMTP, moderation and media limits first, and review registration and federation settings in the admin area.

Does xCloud automatically back up or update Misskey?

No. The template pins Misskey 2026.7.0 by immutable digest; new installations use the pinned release and existing sites are not automatically upgraded. To upgrade, bump the readable tag and digest together after reading Misskey's release and migration notes. Server-level backups and snapshots are available on every Cloud VPS.

What are the server requirements, and why does this page sell 16 GB?

The template's baseline asks for 4 CPU cores, 8192 MB of RAM and 50 GB of disk; measured use in QA was roughly 425 MiB after creating the admin and a note, and the floor leaves room for federation queues and media growth. This page sells the 16 GB tier as the entry rung, with real headroom above that baseline.

What survives a restart?

Uploaded media, relational data and Redis data each live on a named volume. The administrator account and a posted note were still present after an xCloud Restart in QA.

Is xCloud officially partnered with Misskey?

No. No official partnership or endorsement between xCloud and the Misskey project has been verified. This is a deployment and server-management option for the open-source Misskey project.

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.