OpenLIT Hosting Live In 5 Minutes

Deploy OpenLIT on xCloud and get OpenLIT hosting for an AI observability platform that traces, measures and logs your LLM and AI application calls with OpenTelemetry. xCloud runs the pinned OpenLIT image beside a private ClickHouse database, generates the owner password and publishes the dashboard over HTTPS, with OTLP ingest ports ready for your SDKs, so the first trace can land within minutes of signing up.

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What is OpenLIT?

OpenLIT is an open-source observability and evaluation platform for AI agents, and a self-hosted OpenLIT gives you a self-hosted AI observability platform for your own applications. Upstream describes tracing every LLM call, tool call, prompt, token, cost and error through OpenTelemetry, with Python and TypeScript SDKs, LLM-as-a-Judge evaluations and a Coding Agents view for Claude Code, Cursor and Codex sessions. It is released under the Apache-2.0 licence.

On xCloud the install runs OpenLIT 2.1.0 with a private ClickHouse 24.4.1 database, both pinned by digest, behind HTTPS on your domain. Two volumes hold the state: openlit_data for the dashboard database and secrets, and clickhouse_data for traces, metrics and logs. xCloud generates the owner password, and the OTLP HTTP and gRPC ports are published on the server, unauthenticated.

From Sign-Up to a Live OpenLIT Dashboard In Just 3 Easy Steps

Self-hosting OpenLIT normally means a private ClickHouse database, a generated owner password, OTLP endpoints, a domain and a certificate before a single trace lands. This is the same result without assembling any of it.

Step 01
Sign Up
Create your xCloud account and pick OpenLIT from the OneClick catalog. Choose a domain — the template needs no other app-specific fields.
Step 02
We Deploy It For You
One click. We bring up the pinned OpenLIT image alongside a private ClickHouse database, hash a generated owner password, and publish the dashboard over HTTPS while the OTLP HTTP and gRPC receivers are published on separate server ports.
Step 03
Sign In And Send Your First Trace
Wait a minute or two for first boot, open your HTTPS URL, and sign in as user@openlit.io with the generated password. Point your OpenTelemetry SDK at the OTLP endpoint to send your first trace.

Everything OpenLIT Does, On Your Own Server

OpenLIT runs in full here: OpenTelemetry tracing, cost tracking and evaluations for AI applications, on infrastructure you control.

OpenTelemetry Tracing For AI Calls
Trace, measure and log LLM and AI application calls from your own SDKs, pointed at your own OTLP endpoints.
ClickHouse-Backed Storage
Telemetry is stored in a bundled ClickHouse database that is not reachable from outside the server.
Built-In OTLP Endpoints
Send data from your SDKs to the built-in OTLP HTTP or gRPC endpoints shown in your installation credentials.
A Vault For Secrets
Store provider keys and other secrets in OpenLIT's own Vault, kept on persistent storage alongside your dashboard data.
Invite Teammates
Add teammates from Settings, Organisation, once you have signed in with the generated owner credentials.
No Hard-Coded Default Login
Upstream's hard-coded default login is replaced with a generated owner password, confirmed to reject the upstream default.

Everything You Need To Run Your Observability 24/7

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

OpenLIT deployed instantly
Generated owner password
Private ClickHouse database
Free SSL certificate
Server backups and snapshots
Server security updates included
30+ server locations
Unused balance refunded

What You Can Do With OpenLIT

Trace every LLM call in production
See each model call, prompt, response and error as an OpenTelemetry trace from your own Python or TypeScript app, so a slow or failing request can be followed end to end.
Track what your models cost
Break token usage and cost down by model and provider, with custom pricing for fine-tuned or custom models, so budget questions have an answer in the dashboard.
Review how coding agents behave
Point the OpenLIT CLI at your OTLP endpoint to capture Claude Code, Cursor and Codex sessions, then explore prompts, tool calls and token use in the Coding Agents dashboard.
Keep AI telemetry on your own server
Store prompts and traces in a ClickHouse database that is not reachable from outside, and keep provider keys in OpenLIT's Vault on your own volume.

OpenLIT vs Alternatives

Datadog: Datadog is a hosted observability service. OpenLIT's docs list it as an export destination, so you can keep it alongside, or use OpenLIT as the back end that stores AI traces on your own server.
Langfuse: In an OpenLIT vs Langfuse comparison, Langfuse has its own OneClick page. Its catalogue entry describes an open-source LLM engineering platform for tracing, evaluations and prompt management.
Opik: Opik has its own OneClick page. Its catalogue entry describes an open-source LLM observability and evaluation platform for tracing and monitoring applications and agents.
SigNoz: SigNoz has its own OneClick page. It is a general OpenTelemetry observability platform with dashboards, service maps and alerts, backed by ClickHouse, rather than one built around AI calls.

Simple Pricing. Everything Included.

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

Cloud VPS 6 GB

Cloud VPS 16 GB

More applications, more traces, more ClickHouse headroom.

$59.99per month

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6 vCPU cores
200 GB NVMe SSD
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Cloud VPS 24 GB

OpenLIT alongside a whole self-hosted AI 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. OpenLIT itself is open source under Apache-2.0.

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Ready To Own Your AI Observability?

OpenLIT on xCloud runs on a dedicated Cloud VPS that we provision, patch, monitor and restore. Deploy faster. Own the telemetry. 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.

Can you self-host OpenLIT with Docker?

Yes, and this template is OpenLIT Docker hosting without the setup: the pinned OpenLIT 2.1.0 image, a private ClickHouse 24.4.1 service, two named volumes, a generated owner password and HTTPS on your domain. Upstream's own route is cloning the repo and running docker compose.

How much RAM does OpenLIT need?

The template floor is 1024 MB of RAM with 2 CPU cores and 10 GB of disk. Measured on 2.1.0, OpenLIT plus ClickHouse used about 430 MB idle and 530 MB after browsing traces. The 6 GB plan leaves room as stored telemetry grows.

How do I send telemetry to OpenLIT?

Point an OpenTelemetry SDK or collector at the OTLP HTTP or gRPC endpoint in your installation credentials. Upstream sets it with the OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT variable or openlit.init(otlp_endpoint=...). Both ports are published on the server, outside your domain.

Is the OpenLIT ingest endpoint protected?

No. The OTLP receivers are unauthenticated OpenTelemetry endpoints, bound on the server's public interface so remote SDKs can reach them. Anyone who finds the port can send data, so restrict it with a firewall if you do not need public ingest.

Can anyone register on my OpenLIT instance?

The /register page stays open, but a self-registered account starts without an organisation and cannot read the owner's traces or Vault. You sign in as user@openlit.io with the generated password. Add the Nginx rule from the post-install message to close sign-up.

What should I back up on an OpenLIT server?

Back up both named volumes together: openlit_data, which holds the SQLite database, session and cron secrets, and clickhouse_data, which holds traces, metrics and logs. They depend on each other, so copy them at the same moment and test a restore.

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How do I upgrade OpenLIT?

The install stays on its pinned OpenLIT 2.1.0 and ClickHouse 24.4.1 images until a newer template version is adopted. Take a copy of both volumes beforehand and read the upstream release notes. Existing sites are never upgraded automatically, and a redeploy keeps the volumes.

Is OpenLIT free?

Yes. OpenLIT is open source under Apache-2.0, which permits commercial use without a fee. The cost here is the Cloud VPS holding the dashboard and its ClickHouse database, and you decide how long telemetry is retained.

Is OpenLIT an alternative to Datadog?

Partly. OpenLIT focuses on AI applications, with traces, cost and evaluations stored in your own ClickHouse. Datadog is a hosted service, and OpenLIT's docs list it as an export destination, which this template does not configure, so treat them as separate tools.

Can I rotate the OpenLIT Vault encryption key?

Not once secrets are stored. Changing the Vault encryption key afterwards prevents OpenLIT from decrypting them. Keep the NextAuth, cron and Vault keys stable, and include the openlit_data volume in every backup so they stay paired with the data.

Is there a hosted OpenLIT cloud?

This page is not an OpenLIT-run service. xCloud provisions a dedicated Cloud VPS and deploys the open-source OpenLIT containers on it, so the dashboard, ClickHouse data and Vault secrets live on a server you control rather than in a vendor's account.

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.