Nakama Hosting Live In 5 Minutes

Run your own game backend with a private PostgreSQL database, generated server and session keys, and an HTTPS/WebSocket client API handled by xCloud. xCloud configures the pinned Nakama 3.41.0 image in minutes.

Deploy your Nakama

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

From Sign-Up to a Live Nakama Backend In Just 3 Easy Steps

Self-hosting a game backend normally means a database, generated keys, an HTTPS/WebSocket endpoint and a locked-down console before a single client can connect. This is the same result without assembling any of it.

Step 01
Sign Up
Create your xCloud account, pick Nakama from the OneClick catalog, and choose a domain. No extra fields — xCloud generates the credentials.
Step 02
We Deploy It For You
One click. We bring up the pinned Nakama 3.41.0 image with a private PostgreSQL 17.6 database, run first-start migrations, and publish the client API over HTTPS/WebSocket on your domain.
Step 03
Connect Your Game And The Console
Save the client server key, console password and runtime HTTP key from the protected installation credentials. Point your game client at the HTTPS host with SSL enabled, and reach the admin console only through an SSH tunnel to its port.

Everything Nakama Does, On Your Own Server

Nakama runs in full here — the same accounts, multiplayer and social backend as any hosted game server, on infrastructure you control.

Accounts, Multiplayer And Social Features
Real-time multiplayer, chat, friends and groups, leaderboards and storage from one backend.
Server-Side Runtime Code
Write custom logic in Go, Lua or TypeScript, loaded from a persistent runtime-modules volume.
HTTPS And WebSocket Client API
The client API is served over HTTPS and WebSocket — QA verified the WebSocket upgrade through the proxy returns 101.
Generated Keys At Install Time
Server key, session keys and console password are all generated for you — no default credentials to forget.
Anonymous Usage Reporting Disabled
Nakama's anonymous usage reporting to Heroic Labs is turned off on this template.
Restart-Safe Player Data
QA verified the same user id and the same stored object were present after an xCloud Restart.

Everything You Need To Run Your Your Backend, Always On

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

Nakama 3.41.0 deployed instantly
Private PostgreSQL database included
Generated server and session keys
HTTPS/WebSocket client API
Server backups and snapshots
Server security updates included
30+ server locations
Unused balance refunded

Simple Pricing. Everything Included.

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

Cloud VPS 6 GB

Cloud VPS 16 GB

More concurrent players and match traffic.

$59.99per month

16 GB RAM
6 vCPU cores
200 GB NVMe SSD
30 TB
Unlimited

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Cloud VPS 24 GB

Nakama 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. Nakama itself is free and Apache-2.0 licensed.

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Already Have a Server? Bring Your Own

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Priced per connected server, so your rate adjusts automatically as you add or remove servers. You pay your own provider for the server itself.

Self-managed hosting

Ready To Own Your Game Backend?

Nakama 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.

What is Nakama?

Nakama is an open-source game server and backend from Heroic Labs covering accounts, real-time multiplayer, social features, leaderboards, storage and server-side scripting. This template deploys version 3.41.0.

Is Nakama free?

Nakama is Apache-2.0 licensed. What you pay xCloud for is the dedicated server it runs on, separate from the software itself.

What runs alongside Nakama?

A private PostgreSQL 17 database, with no published ports.

What does xCloud configure automatically?

The HTTPS/WebSocket client API, the private database, and the generated client server key, console password and runtime HTTP key.

How do my game clients connect?

Use the site host on port 443 with SSL enabled and the client server key from the protected installation credentials. Anyone with that key can register accounts, since the key ships inside game builds by design.

How do I reach the admin console?

It listens only on the server's loopback address, not a public URL. Open an SSH tunnel to the console port and sign in as admin with the generated console password.

Are the generated secrets visible to anyone on the server?

Nakama reads no environment configuration, so the secrets are passed as command-line flags, which the verify report noted are visible in the host process list to root-level users — low risk on a single-tenant server, but disclosed here rather than hidden.

What should I back up?

The nakama_db and nakama_data volumes, preferably with a pg_dump of the database, plus the generated keys.

Backups in xCloud

Does xCloud automatically back up or update Nakama?

No. The template pins Nakama 3.41.0 by immutable digest; a catalog re-sync affects new installations only. To upgrade, bump the readable tag and digest together after reading the upstream release notes.

What are the server requirements?

The template manifest asks for 2 CPU, 2048 MB of RAM and 10 GB of disk as a floor. This page sells the 6 GB tier, comfortable headroom above that floor.

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.