Self-Hosted Automation Apps
The xCloud OneClick catalogue has 27 self-hosted automation apps you can deploy in one click. Pick an app, a domain and a server, and xCloud deploys its containers, volumes, any credentials its template generates and HTTPS; xCloud runs the server and the deployment, and you own the application and its data.
In the catalogue's own words: n8n — Connect your tools. Activepieces — An open-source automation platform with a visual flow builder and hundreds of connectors, plus AI steps for the parts a rule cannot express. Dagu — Local-first workflow orchestration with a built-in web UI, scheduler and execution history, defining DAGs in files a human can read. Node-RED — A low-code visual programming environment for event-driven applications, integrations, APIs, automation, and connected-device workflows. Prefect Server — Deploy Prefect Server on xCloud with managed HTTPS, private PostgreSQL and Redis, generated authentication, and verified restart-safe flow history. WebThings Gateway — Open-source smart-home gateway for connecting network and virtual WebThings, creating automations, and managing devices from a private dashboard. Mage AI — Build, run, and schedule data pipelines for ETL, streaming, and data integration from a browser-based editor.
Every tile below links to that app's own page, with what its template sets up and the server plan it is sold on.
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n8nBuild smart automations with 500+ app integrations, pre-built workflows and AI nodes without writing code. Run as many as you want, without paying per task.
ActivepiecesAn open-source automation platform with a visual flow builder and hundreds of connectors, plus AI steps for the parts a rule cannot express.
DaguLocal-first workflow orchestration with a built-in web UI, scheduler and execution history, defining DAGs in files a human can read.
Node-REDA low-code visual programming environment for event-driven applications, integrations, APIs, automation, and connected-device workflows.
Prefect ServerDeploy Prefect Server on xCloud with managed HTTPS, private PostgreSQL and Redis, generated authentication, and verified restart-safe flow history.
WebThings GatewayOpen-source smart-home gateway for connecting network and virtual WebThings, creating automations, and managing devices from a private dashboard.
Mage AIBuild, run, and schedule data pipelines for ETL, streaming, and data integration from a browser-based editor.
InngestDurable background jobs and workflows that retry on failure, run on your own Inngest server behind HTTPS with a protected dashboard.
Steel BrowserAn open-source browser API for AI agents and automation, running Chromium that you drive over HTTP, Puppeteer, Playwright or Selenium.
Home AssistantHome Assistant 2026.9.4 on xCloud with HTTPS and persistent config. Cloud-hosted: no local device discovery, USB or Bluetooth.
FUXAWeb SCADA and HMI platform for building industrial dashboards in the browser, with HTTPS and a generated admin login.
AutomatischAn open-source Zapier alternative that connects services like Slack and Twitter into automated flows, without writing code.
SkyvernA browser-automation platform that uses vision LLMs and computer vision to operate real Chromium sessions instead of brittle per-site selectors.
DkronOpen-source, cron-style job scheduler with a web UI and REST API for shell commands and HTTP calls.
HuginnA self-hosted system of agents that watch the web, react to events and run automations, often compared to IFTTT or Zapier, deployed with its own private MySQL database and a generated admin account.
AirflowA workflow orchestration platform where you write data pipelines as Python DAGs, schedule them and watch runs from a web UI or REST API, running with PostgreSQL and the full Airflow component set behind a generated admin login.
CitrineOSAn open-source central system (CSMS) for EV charging networks that speaks OCPP 1.6, 2.0.1 and 2.1 to charging stations, exposing a password-protected REST API with Swagger documentation.
MaxunAn open-source, no-code web data extraction platform: record a robot by clicking through a site in a real browser, then run it on demand or on a schedule from the web app, the REST API or webhooks.
Apache HopVisual data orchestration platform for designing, running and managing ETL pipelines and workflows in the browser with the Hop Web GUI, behind HTTPS and a generated login.
OpenRemoteOpen-source IoT platform for connecting devices and protocols, managing assets, building dashboards and automating with rules, with Keycloak sign-in and an MQTT broker.
BambuddySelf-hosted print management for Bambu Lab 3D printers: live monitoring, print archive, queue, scheduling, statistics and filament tracking, with no vendor cloud in the loop.
ChirpStackAn open-source LoRaWAN network server for managing gateways, devices and applications, with PostgreSQL, Redis and an MQTT broker already wired together.
eKuiperLightweight SQL stream-processing engine for IoT and edge data, with a web console for building streams and rules over MQTT, HTTP and file sources.
xyOpsA job scheduler, workflow engine and server monitoring system in one web interface, with a built-in local worker and remote worker servers.
FlexGetTask automation daemon that watches RSS feeds, sites and APIs, filters entries with your rules and hands them to downloaders, notifiers and scripts, with a built-in web interface for editing tasks.
OliveTinWeb interface for running predefined shell commands with one click, with a login, execution logs and a REST API, in a single container with persistent config.
DomoticzLightweight home automation system that monitors and controls lights, switches and sensors, with timers, scenes, a JSON API and dzVents, Lua and Python scripting, for network-based hardware such as MQTT.
What is self-hosted automation software?
Automation software connects other services and runs tasks on a trigger or a schedule, so repeated work happens without someone doing it by hand. Self-hosted means you run it on a server you control instead of using it as a service hosted by its vendor: the application, its database and the files it stores sit on that server, so you decide where the data lives, who can reach it and when to move to a new release. The work that usually comes with that, provisioning the server, running the containers and putting HTTPS in front of the app, is what a OneClick deploy takes on.
Frequently Asked Questions
About hosting automation apps on xCloud.
Which server size do I need for a self-hosted automation app?
Each app's page lists the resource floor from its OneClick template and the plan it is sold on. Templates that ask for 2 GB of RAM or less are sold on Cloud VPS 6 GB (6 GB RAM, 4 vCPU cores, 100 GB NVMe SSD); templates that ask for 4 GB or more are sold on Cloud VPS 16 GB (16 GB RAM, 6 vCPU cores, 200 GB NVMe SSD). Several apps can share one server as long as it has the RAM and CPU headroom.
How much does it cost to host Automation apps on xCloud?
Cloud VPS 6 GB is $24.99 a month and Cloud VPS 16 GB is $59.99 a month, at a flat monthly price. You pay for the server, so apps that share one server share its price.
Who owns the data in a self-hosted automation app?
You do. The app, its database and its volumes live on the server you chose, under your own account, whether that is an xCloud Cloud VPS or a server you connect yourself. xCloud runs the server and the deployment; the application and its data stay yours, and nothing is routed through a shared multi-tenant service.
Are Automation apps upgraded automatically?
No. A OneClick template pins its app image by immutable digest, so new installations use the pinned release and existing sites are not upgraded for you. Back up first, read the upstream release notes, then update the image on your own schedule.
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.