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Deploy OpenRemote hosting and run your own IoT platform on your own domain. xCloud brings up the pinned OpenRemote 1.32.1 Manager with its Keycloak sign-in, a PostgreSQL database and an HAProxy proxy, generates the admin password, mounts persistent volumes for your assets and users, and publishes the Manager over HTTPS. Devices can connect over the built-in MQTT broker once you open its port in your own firewall.

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

What is OpenRemote?

OpenRemote is an open-source IoT platform. Upstream describes it as a way to build a complete IoT device management solution: device management and auto provisioning, customisable asset types, automation through when-then, flow, JavaScript and Groovy rules, data analytics, connectivity through protocol agents and manager APIs such as MQTT, HTTP/REST and WebSocket, multi-tenancy through realms, users and roles, and an Insights dashboard builder.

This template deploys version 1.32.1 with OpenRemote's own Keycloak for sign-in and a PostgreSQL database, so your assets, users and data stay on your server.

From Sign-Up to a Live IoT Manager In Just 3 Easy Steps

An OpenRemote stack normally means a Manager, an identity service, a database, a proxy, generated credentials, volumes, a domain and a certificate before the first device. This is the same result without assembling any of it.

  1. Step 01

    Sign Up

    Create your xCloud account and pick OpenRemote from the OneClick catalog. Choose your domain and target server — there are no extra fields to fill in, because xCloud generates the credentials.

  2. Step 02

    We Deploy It For You

    One click. We bring up the OpenRemote Manager, Keycloak, PostgreSQL and HAProxy images, each pinned by immutable digest, keep Keycloak, PostgreSQL and HAProxy off direct host ports, mount the openremote_postgresql_data and openremote_manager_data volumes, generate the admin password and publish the Manager over HTTPS. First boot takes about 3 to 5 minutes.

  3. Step 03

    Sign In And Add An Asset

    Save the admin password shown in the protected installation credentials, open your HTTPS /manager/ URL and sign in as admin. Then create your own users and realms and add your first asset.

Everything OpenRemote Does, On Your Own Server

OpenRemote runs in full here: the Manager, its Keycloak sign-in and a built-in MQTT broker on your own domain, backed by a database you own.

  • Devices And Protocols As Assets

    Connect devices through protocol agents and manage them as assets with attributes, with custom asset types for your own equipment.

  • Rules And Automation

    Automate with when-then, flow, JavaScript and Groovy rules that react to attribute changes.

  • Dashboards

    Build dashboards from your assets and their data with the Insights dashboard builder.

  • Multi-Tenant Realms

    Separate customers or sites into realms, with users and roles managed per realm and sign-in through Keycloak.

  • Built-In MQTT Broker

    Devices can publish and subscribe over MQTT, plus the HTTP/REST and WebSocket APIs. The MQTT port is plain TCP, so open it only to trusted device networks.

  • Hardened First Boot

    The upstream default admin/admin login is replaced by a generated password and open registration is disabled; both were checked in QA.

Everything You Need To Run Your IoT Platform 24/7

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

  • OpenRemote 1.32.1 deployed instantly
  • Official images pinned by digest
  • Generated admin password
  • Keycloak sign-in included
  • Free SSL certificate
  • Server backups and snapshots
  • Server security updates included
  • 30+ server locations
  • Unused balance refunded

What You Can Do With OpenRemote

  • Manage a fleet of connected devices

    Register sensors, gateways and equipment as assets with attributes, and keep their current state and history in one place.

  • Dashboards for a site or customer

    Build dashboards over your assets so a team or a customer can see readings without touching the devices.

  • Automate with rules

    Trigger actions when attributes change, using when-then, flow, JavaScript or Groovy rules.

  • Separate tenants in realms

    Give each customer or building its own realm with its own users and roles, signed in through Keycloak.

  • Connect devices over MQTT or HTTP

    Point devices at the built-in MQTT broker, or keep them on the HTTPS REST API if you would rather not open a broker port.

OpenRemote Screenshots

The OpenRemote Manager web interface
An asset in the OpenRemote Manager

OpenRemote vs Alternatives

ThingsBoard Community Edition
Another open-source IoT platform for device management, telemetry and dashboards, also available as a OneClick app on xCloud.
Home Assistant
An open-source home automation hub, also available on xCloud; it is aimed at home and smart-home setups rather than multi-tenant device management.
Node-RED
A low-code, flow-based tool for wiring devices, APIs and services together, also available on xCloud.
AWS IoT Core
Amazon's managed IoT service for connecting devices to the cloud; OpenRemote is software you run on your own server instead.

Simple Pricing. Everything Included.

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

Cloud VPS 6 GB

Most popular

An IoT platform for one team's devices and dashboards.

$24.99per month

  • 6 GB RAM
  • 4 vCPU cores
  • 100 GB NVMe SSD
  • 30 TB
  • Unlimited
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Cloud VPS 16 GB

More headroom if OpenRemote sits alongside other tools.

$59.99per month

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

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. OpenRemote itself is licensed by its maintainers under AGPL-3.0.

Docker hosting

Already Have a Server? Bring Your Own

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

Free

Start your journey without cost.

$0forever

  • 1 server
  • 10 sites
Start free

Starter

Most popular

Your rate with 2–5 servers connected.

$5per server / month

  • 2–5 servers
  • Unlimited sites
  • All features included
  • Bring any VPS provider
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Professional

The same platform, discounted at 6–10 servers.

$4per server / month

  • 6–10 servers
  • Unlimited sites
  • All features included
  • Bring any VPS provider
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Agency

The same platform, discounted at 11+ servers.

$3per server / month

  • 11+ servers
  • Unlimited sites
  • All features included
  • Bring any VPS provider
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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 IoT Platform?

OpenRemote on xCloud runs on a dedicated Cloud VPS that we provision, patch, monitor and restore. Deploy faster. Own the server. Stay in control.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Feel free to contact us with any questions or concerns you may have.

How do I sign in?

Open /manager/ on your domain and sign in as admin with the generated password shown in the protected installation credentials. The same account also signs in to the Keycloak admin console at /auth/admin/.

What runs alongside the OpenRemote Manager?

OpenRemote's Keycloak for sign-in, PostgreSQL (TimescaleDB) for data, and HAProxy to route /auth and the MQTT broker. Keycloak, PostgreSQL and HAProxy have no direct host ports.

How long does the first boot take?

About 3 to 5 minutes. First boot sets up the database and the sign-in service, and the page shows an error until it finishes.

Is MQTT encrypted?

No. The published MQTT port is plain TCP, so credentials and payloads cross the network in clear text. xCloud does not open it for you: allow that port in your own firewall only for trusted device networks, or keep devices on the HTTPS API.

Configure firewall management

Can anonymous clients read my data over MQTT?

The MQTT port accepts an anonymous CONNECT, but an anonymous session has no data access unless assets are marked public. If your devices do not need MQTT, firewall the port.

Can I change the admin password in the environment editor?

No. The admin and database passwords are first-boot values, so editing them in the environment editor and redeploying does not rotate them. Change the admin password in Keycloak or the Manager, and the database role with psql, then update the environment file to match.

What should I back up?

Both volumes together: openremote_postgresql_data (assets, users, realms and data points) and openremote_manager_data (the Keycloak grant file and stored files).

Backups in xCloud

What happens if I change the domain?

The site domain is part of the sign-in tokens. If you change it, sign in again and re-authenticate any device or API client that cached a token.

What survives a restart?

Assets, users, realms and data points on the persistent volumes survive an xCloud Restart.

Does xCloud automatically back up or update OpenRemote?

No. The template pins OpenRemote 1.32.1 and its supporting images by immutable digest; new installations use the pinned release and existing sites are not automatically upgraded. Back up first, read the upstream release notes, then bump the readable tag and digest together on your own schedule. Server-level backups and snapshots are available on every Cloud VPS.

What are the server requirements, and why does this page sell 6 GB?

The template's baseline asks for 2 CPU cores, 2048 MB of RAM and 10 GB of disk; measured idle use in QA was about 1.55 GB across the four containers. This page sells the 6 GB tier as the entry rung, with real headroom above that baseline.

What licence is OpenRemote under?

AGPL-3.0, per the upstream project.

Is xCloud officially partnered with OpenRemote?

No. No official partnership or endorsement between xCloud and the OpenRemote project has been verified. This is a deployment and server-management option for the open-source OpenRemote project.

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.

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