MyDrive Hosting Live In 5 Minutes

MyDrive hosting on xCloud gives you a self-hosted cloud file storage app on your own domain. Deploy MyDrive and xCloud runs the pinned community image beside a private MongoDB, creates the owner account from your email with a generated password, closes public sign-up, generates the file encryption key, publishes it over HTTPS, and keeps encrypted files and metadata on persistent volumes. Sign in and upload your first folder.

Deploy your MyDrive

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What is MyDrive?

Self-hosted MyDrive is an open-source cloud file storage server, described upstream as similar to Google Drive. You upload, download and organise files and folders from the browser, with photo and video thumbnails, a built-in viewer, file sharing, folders downloaded as zip, and AES256 encryption. Upstream lists Amazon S3 and filesystem storage, a PWA and mobile support. It is GPL-3.0 licensed, and it is a self-hosted alternative to a personal cloud drive.

On xCloud the template runs the community image kylehoell/mydrive at upstream commit bae5dbb, after release v4.0.2, with MongoDB 8.0, both pinned by digest. The mydrive_data and mongo_data volumes hold the encrypted files and the accounts and file metadata. MyDrive has no administrator role: the owner account is created at install and public sign-up is closed.

From Sign-Up to a Private Drive In Just 3 Easy Steps

A self-hosted drive normally means an app container, a MongoDB database, an encryption key, volumes, a first account, a domain and a certificate before the first upload. This is the same result without assembling any of it.

Step 01
Sign Up
Create your xCloud account and pick MyDrive from the OneClick catalog. Choose your domain and target server, then enter the owner email address for the account that will be created.
Step 02
We Deploy It For You
One click. We bring up the community MyDrive image, pinned by immutable digest, next to a private MongoDB 8.0 database with no published port, mount the mydrive_data, mongo_data and mydrive_temp volumes, generate the owner password and file encryption key, create the owner account with sign-up closed, and publish it over HTTPS on your domain.
Step 03
Upload Your First File
Save the owner password and File Encryption Key from the protected credentials panel, open your HTTPS MyDrive URL, sign in with the owner email and password, then upload a file or create a folder.

A Private Cloud Drive: Everything MyDrive Does

MyDrive runs in full here: a Google Drive style web interface on your own domain, backed by storage and a database you own.

Files And Folders
Upload and download files and folders from the web interface; downloaded folders are converted to a zip automatically.
Encrypted At Rest
Stored files are encrypted with AES256 using a key generated at install and shown in the credentials panel.
Photo And Video Viewer
A built-in viewer and media gallery with generated photo and video thumbnails, so media is browsable without downloading it.
File Sharing Links
Share files with people outside the account using MyDrive's sharing links.
Installable PWA
MyDrive supports installation as a progressive web app and has mobile support in the browser.
Sign-Up Closed
Only the owner account exists, and the server rejects registration requests until you remove BLOCK_CREATE_ACCOUNT.

Everything You Need To Run Your File Storage 24/7

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

MyDrive deployed instantly
Community image pinned by digest
Owner password and encryption key generated
Private MongoDB, no published port
Free SSL certificate
Server backups and snapshots
Server security updates included
Choose your server region
Unused balance refunded

What You Can Do With MyDrive

A private replacement for a personal cloud drive
Keep documents, photos and videos on a server you control, with a familiar drive-style interface and folders you can download as a zip.
Browsing a photo and video library
Generated thumbnails and a built-in viewer let you scan through media from any browser without downloading each file first.
Sharing a file without emailing it
Send someone a sharing link for a single file instead of attaching it, while the rest of the drive stays closed to sign-ups.
Storing sensitive files encrypted at rest
Files are encrypted with AES256 using a key only you hold, so the stored data is unreadable without it.

MyDrive vs Alternatives

Google Drive: MyDrive describes itself as similar to Google Drive. As a MyDrive alternative to Google Drive, your files sit on volumes you control, encrypted with a key only you hold.
Nextcloud: Nextcloud is a file sync, sharing and collaboration platform with its own OneClick page. MyDrive vs Nextcloud: MyDrive is narrower, a drive-style file store used through the browser.
Seafile: Seafile is a file sync and sharing server organised around libraries, with its own OneClick page. MyDrive is used through the browser with a simple folder view.
Cloudreve: Cloudreve is a self-hosted file management and sharing system with its own OneClick page. MyDrive encrypts stored files with AES256 and includes a photo and video viewer.

Simple Pricing. Everything Included.

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

Cloud VPS 6 GB

Cloud VPS 16 GB

More headroom if MyDrive 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. MyDrive itself is licensed by its maintainers under GPL-3.0.

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MyDrive 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.

Is MyDrive free and open source?

Yes. MyDrive is licensed GPL-3.0, so the software has no licence fee and its source is public. You pay xCloud for the dedicated Cloud VPS and its disk. The template uses a community image at a pinned upstream commit and adds no paid tier.

Can I run MyDrive with Docker?

Yes, and this template is MyDrive Docker hosting without the assembly. It starts the kylehoell/mydrive image at commit bae5dbb beside MongoDB 8.0, both pinned by digest, proxies port 3000 behind HTTPS, and mounts volumes for files, the database and short-lived video scratch space.

How much RAM does MyDrive need?

The manifest asks for 512 MB of RAM, one CPU core and 10 GB of disk, with MongoDB beside the app. This page sells the 6 GB Cloud VPS for a MyDrive cloud install. Disk is what you grow, since every file you upload is stored on the data volume.

Are MyDrive files encrypted?

Yes. Upstream lists AES256 encryption, and the template generates the file encryption key and shows it in the installation credentials as File Encryption Key. Keep a copy somewhere safe, because the key is read on every start and cannot be rotated.

What happens if I lose the MyDrive encryption key?

Every stored file becomes unreadable. The key is generated at install, read on every start and cannot be changed or recovered by the template. Copy it from the credentials panel into a password manager now, and include it in your backup plan.

Can anyone sign up to my MyDrive?

No. MyDrive has no administrator role, so the template creates the owner account at first start from your email and a generated password, and sets the environment flag that blocks account creation. Removing that flag reopens sign-up to anyone who can reach the address.

What is the MyDrive upload size limit?

The proxy accepts request bodies up to 5 GB, and MyDrive applies no cap of its own. A very large upload over a slow link can still hit the proxy's body timeout, and Cloudflare's own request limit applies first if the domain is proxied through it.

How do I back up MyDrive?

Back up mydrive_data for the encrypted files and mongo_data for accounts and file metadata together, plus the file encryption key and session secrets from the credentials. The scratch volume holds nothing you need. Without the key a backup of the files is useless, so test a restore.

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How do I update MyDrive?

Your install stays on its pinned commit until you adopt a newer template version. Back up both volumes and the encryption key first, since upstream publishes commit-tagged images and release notes may be thin. Afterwards sign in, open a file and download a folder as zip.

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.