Open Archiver Hosting Live In 5 Minutes

Archive and search company email on your own server, with HTTPS, generated secrets and persistent storage handled by xCloud. Open Archiver hosting keeps a permanent, full-text-searchable copy of your mail on a server you control.

Deploy your Open Archiver

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

From Sign-Up to a Live Open Archiver Install In Just 3 Easy Steps

Self-hosting an email archive normally means a database, a search index, a job queue and an encryption key to wire together before the first mailbox can be ingested. This is the same result without assembling any of it.

Step 01
Sign Up
Create your xCloud account, pick Open Archiver from the OneClick catalog, and choose a domain. There are no extra fields — xCloud generates the secrets.
Step 02
We Deploy It For You
One click. We bring up the pinned Open Archiver v0.6.0 image with PostgreSQL, Valkey and Meilisearch wired automatically, and publish the app over HTTPS. The first start takes 3 to 5 minutes while dependencies download and migrations run.
Step 03
Create Your Admin And Add A Mail Source
Open the HTTPS Open Archiver URL and complete the setup page to create the Super Admin account right away. Then add your first ingestion source (IMAP, Google Workspace, Microsoft 365, PST, EML ZIP or mbox) and search the imported mail.

Everything Open Archiver Does, On Your Own Server

Open Archiver runs in full here — ingestion, full-text search and an audit trail for your company mail, on infrastructure you control.

Import From Every Major Mail Source
Ingest mail from IMAP, Google Workspace, Microsoft 365, PST files, zipped .eml files and mbox files.
Full-Text Search, Backed By Meilisearch
Search across emails and attachments, powered by the bundled Meilisearch index.
Verified Integrity Per Email
Emails are stored in standard .eml format with file hashes recorded at ingestion and a per-email integrity report.
Local Or S3-Compatible Storage
Local filesystem storage by default, with S3-compatible storage available through configuration.
An Immutable Audit Trail
System activity is logged to an immutable audit trail, useful for compliance-minded teams.
Verified To Survive A Restart
Archived mail, the database, the search index and the job queue data all survived an xCloud Restart in QA, with the admin login, ingestion source and search results intact.

Everything You Need To Run Your Every Mailbox, Searchable

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

Open Archiver v0.6.0 deployed instantly
PostgreSQL, Valkey and Meilisearch wired automatically
Generated encryption key and secrets
Free SSL certificate
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 Open Archiver hosting. Pick the one that fits, and resize any time.

Cloud VPS 6 GB

Below the template's own 4 GB RAM floor.

$24.99per month

6 GB RAM
4 vCPU cores
100 GB NVMe SSD
30 TB
Unlimited

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Cloud VPS 16 GB

Cloud VPS 24 GB

Larger mailboxes and faster search over more mail.

$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. Open Archiver itself is free under the AGPL-3.0 License.

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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 Email Archive?

Open Archiver 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 Open Archiver?

Open Archiver is a self-hosted email archive that ingests IMAP, Google Workspace, Microsoft 365, PST, zipped EML and mbox mail into searchable long-term storage. This template deploys version v0.6.0.

Which mail sources can it import?

IMAP, Google Workspace, Microsoft 365, PST files, zipped .eml files and mbox files. Browser uploads are limited to about 100 MB per file; for larger mailboxes use the Local Path ingestion source.

Is Open Archiver free?

Yes. Open Archiver is released under the GNU Affero General Public License v3 (AGPL-3.0). What you pay xCloud for is the dedicated server it runs on.

How do I sign in the first time?

There is no preset password. Open the site and create the Super Admin account on the setup page; this works once, and until you do, anyone who finds the domain can claim the instance.

What runs alongside Open Archiver?

PostgreSQL for metadata and audit logs, Valkey for job queues and Meilisearch for full-text search, all private to the install with no host ports.

What does xCloud configure automatically?

The encryption key, JWT secret and database password, the four data volumes, the domain and the HTTPS route.

What should I back up?

The four data volumes — open_archiver_data, open_archiver_postgres, open_archiver_meili and open_archiver_valkey — together with the encryption key and the other stable .env values. There are no built-in backups for template sites, so this is on you.

Backups in xCloud

Does xCloud automatically back up or update Open Archiver?

No. The template pins Open Archiver v0.6.0 by immutable digest; to upgrade, bump the readable tag and digest together after reading upstream release notes.

Can I delete archived emails?

Not by default. Deleting emails and ingestion sources from the UI is off unless the upstream ENABLE_DELETION setting is turned on.

Why is the first start slow?

The upstream image installs its production dependencies and runs database migrations on start, which takes about 3 to 5 minutes.

What are the server requirements?

The template manifest asks for 2 CPU cores, 4096 MB of RAM and 20 GB of disk as a floor. Measured idle use on QA was about 0.9 GB. This page sells the 16 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.