OpenCloud Hosting Live In 5 Minutes

Deploy OpenCloud hosting and run your own private file cloud on your own domain. OpenCloud is a self-hosted file sync and sharing platform, and xCloud runs the pinned 8.1.0 image as a single container, generates the admin password, mounts persistent volumes for configuration and files, and publishes the web interface, WebDAV and API over HTTPS in minutes, with no separate database to run.

Deploy your OpenCloud

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

What is OpenCloud?

Self-hosted OpenCloud is a file sync and sharing platform you run yourself. Upstream's repository holds the Go backend of the OpenCloud server, released under Apache 2.0. Per the template, files live in personal and project spaces, are reachable from the browser and over WebDAV, and can be shared with public links, with desktop and mobile clients signing in through OIDC. It keeps your files on your own server instead of a hosted service such as Dropbox or Google Drive.

On xCloud the template runs the opencloudeu/opencloud-rolling 8.1.0 image as one container pinned by immutable digest, with no separate database or cache. The opencloud_config volume holds settings and generated secrets, and opencloud_data holds your files. HTTPS is published on your domain, the admin password is generated, and there is no open sign-up: the admin creates users. This is the upstream rolling channel.

From Sign-Up to Your Own File Cloud In Just 3 Easy Steps

A self-hosted file cloud normally means an image, volumes, generated secrets, 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 OpenCloud from the OneClick catalog. Choose your domain and target server — there are no extra fields to fill in.
Step 02
We Deploy It For You
One click. We bring up the official OpenCloud image, pinned by immutable digest, as a single container with no separate database, mount the opencloud_config and opencloud_data volumes, generate the admin password, and publish it over HTTPS on your domain.
Step 03
Sign In And Add Users
Save the admin password shown in the protected installation credentials, give the first start a minute or two, then open your HTTPS OpenCloud URL and sign in as admin. Create users and spaces from Admin Settings.

Everything OpenCloud Does, On Your Own Server

OpenCloud runs in full here: file sync and sharing on your own domain, with your files on volumes you own.

Personal And Project Spaces
Organise files per user or per team in spaces, created and managed from Admin Settings.
WebDAV Access
Files are reachable over WebDAV. A 20 MiB upload was read back in QA with a matching checksum.
Public Share Links
Public links require a password by default, and anonymous visitors unlock the shared files with it.
Desktop And Mobile Clients
Desktop and mobile clients sign in through OIDC, with your own domain as the issuer.
No Open Sign-Up
There is no self-registration: only the admin creates users, so the instance is not open to the public.
Large Uploads Through The Proxy
The proxy accepts request bodies up to 10 GB, and browser uploads are chunked so they work behind Cloudflare.

Everything You Need To Run Your File Cloud 24/7

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

OpenCloud 8.1.0 deployed instantly
Official image pinned by digest
Admin password generated for you
Kept behind xCloud nginx
Free SSL certificate
Server backups and snapshots
Server security updates included
30+ server locations
Unused balance refunded

What You Can Do With OpenCloud

A private alternative to hosted file sync
Keep a team's files on a server you control instead of a third-party storage service, behind your own domain and HTTPS.
Spaces per team or project
Give each person or group its own space and let the admin create users, without opening sign-up to anyone else.
Sharing files with outsiders
Send a public link to a client or contractor. A password is required when the link is created, and the files unlock only with it.
Syncing from desktop and mobile
Connect the desktop and mobile clients to your own domain and keep devices in step with the server.

OpenCloud Screenshots

OpenCloud personal space after signing in as admin

OpenCloud files still present after an xCloud Restart

OpenCloud vs Alternatives

Nextcloud: Another self-hosted file sync and sharing platform, also available as a OneClick app on xCloud.
ownCloud: A self-hosted file sync and sharing platform in the xCloud catalogue that runs with a private MariaDB and Redis, where OpenCloud runs as a single container.
Dropbox: A hosted file storage service run by its vendor. OpenCloud keeps files on a server you control.
Google Drive: A hosted file storage service run by its vendor. OpenCloud keeps files on a server you control.

Simple Pricing. Everything Included.

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

Cloud VPS 6 GB

Cloud VPS 16 GB

More headroom if OpenCloud 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. OpenCloud itself is licensed by its maintainers under Apache-2.0.

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Already Have a Server? Bring Your Own

Connect any VPS — DigitalOcean, Vultr, Linode, AWS, Hetzner or bare metal — and deploy OpenCloud on it through the same panel, for a per-server management fee instead of a Cloud VPS rental.

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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 Run Your Own File Cloud?

OpenCloud 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 much RAM does OpenCloud need?

The template's baseline asks for 1 CPU core, 512 MB of RAM and 10 GB of disk, and idle use measured in QA was about 141 MiB. The 6 GB tier sold here sits well above that baseline, with room for sync traffic and larger libraries.

Is OpenCloud open source?

Yes. The OpenCloud server is released under Apache 2.0, per its README and the LICENSE at the v8.1.0 tag, so the server costs nothing to run. xCloud bills for the dedicated Cloud VPS, and your files stay on the opencloud_data volume you control.

Can I run OpenCloud with Docker?

Yes, and this is OpenCloud Docker hosting prepared for you: the template runs the opencloudeu/opencloud-rolling 8.1.0 image as a single container, pinned by immutable digest, with opencloud_config and opencloud_data volumes, HTTPS on your domain and a generated admin password.

Does OpenCloud use a database?

Not a separate one here. The template runs OpenCloud as a single container with no database or cache beside it; its first start sets up about 25 internal services itself. Users and settings live on the opencloud_config and opencloud_data volumes.

Is OpenCloud open to public sign-up?

No. There is no self-registration. Sign in as admin using the password generated at install, then create further users from Admin Settings. Upstream default credentials were rejected in QA, and the admin password is applied once on first start.

Does OpenCloud support WebDAV and sync clients?

Yes, with a caveat. Desktop and mobile clients sign in through OIDC. WebDAV Basic auth is off by default, so generic WebDAV tools cannot use the admin password unless you enable PROXY_ENABLE_BASIC_AUTH. Plain WebDAV uploads of very large files may be refused behind a Cloudflare proxy.

What should I back up on an OpenCloud server?

A backup is the opencloud_config and opencloud_data volumes, taken together. The config volume holds the generated signing and transfer secrets, so without it the data cannot be read. QA found a 20 MiB file identical after a restart, but test a restore too.

Backups in xCloud

How do I upgrade OpenCloud?

Nothing upgrades it for you. The template pins OpenCloud 8.1.0 from the rolling channel by immutable digest. Back up both volumes, read the upstream release notes, then move to a newer template version when one is published.

Can I share files with people outside my team?

Yes, with public links. By default a password is required when you create the link, and anonymous visitors unlock the shared files with it. Outside people get no account, because the admin creates users and sign-up stays closed.

What happens if I change the domain?

Keep one domain for the life of the install. OC_URL is both the public address and the sign-in (OIDC) issuer, so changing it signs every user out and desktop and mobile clients must be set up again. Choose the domain carefully before you invite anyone.

Is this OpenCloud cloud hosting?

It is your own OpenCloud on a dedicated Cloud VPS that xCloud provisions, not a shared file service. The container, both volumes and the admin account belong to your install, and the web interface, WebDAV and API are served over HTTPS on your domain.

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.