OpenResty Hosting Live In 5 Minutes

Deploy OpenResty hosting and run nginx with LuaJIT on your own domain. xCloud runs the pinned OpenResty 1.27.1.2 image as one container, publishes it over HTTPS and keeps your server configuration and web root on persistent volumes — it ships the stock welcome page and you supply the configuration and content.

Deploy your OpenResty

No terminal
No technical skills needed
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What is OpenResty?

OpenResty is a scriptable web platform that bundles nginx with LuaJIT. It is used for custom web servers, API gateways and dynamic web apps whose behaviour you describe in nginx configuration and Lua.

This template ships the stock server with its welcome page; you supply the configuration and content. OpenResty is licensed under BSD-2-Clause.

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

An OpenResty server normally means a container, mounted configuration and web-root folders, a reverse proxy, a domain and a certificate before the first request. This is the same result without assembling any of it.

Step 01
Sign Up
Create your xCloud account and pick OpenResty from the OneClick catalog. Choose your domain and target server — there are no extra fields to fill in and no credentials to generate.
Step 02
We Deploy It For You
One click. We bring up the official OpenResty alpine image, pinned by immutable digest, as a single container with no other services, mount the openresty_html and openresty_conf volumes, and publish it over HTTPS on your domain. It is usually ready within a few seconds.
Step 03
Confirm And Configure
Open your HTTPS URL and confirm the stock "Welcome to OpenResty!" page. Over SSH, edit /etc/nginx/conf.d/default.conf in the container, run openresty -t, then openresty -s reload, and copy your content into the web root with docker cp.

Everything OpenResty Does, On Your Own Server

OpenResty runs in full here: nginx with LuaJIT on your own domain, configured through files that live on persistent volumes.

nginx With LuaJIT
OpenResty bundles nginx with LuaJIT for custom web servers, API gateways and dynamic web apps.
Lua Content Handlers
LuaJIT is built in; in QA a content_by_lua_block handler executed and was still served after a container restart.
Reload Without Downtime
Test your configuration with openresty -t and apply it with openresty -s reload.
Persistent Config And Web Root
Server blocks in /etc/nginx/conf.d and the web root live on named volumes that survive an xCloud Restart.
A Single Lightweight Container
One container with a 128 MB RAM minimum and about 3 MB measured idle on QA.
Malformed Requests Rejected
In QA, malformed requests returned 4xx responses rather than server errors.

Everything You Need To Run Your Lua Web Server 24/7

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

OpenResty 1.27.1.2 deployed instantly
Official alpine image pinned by digest
nginx with LuaJIT built in
Persistent config and web root
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 OpenResty

Build a custom web server
Write server blocks in /etc/nginx/conf.d and serve your content from the persistent web root.
Run an API gateway
Use Lua in your configuration to decide how requests are handled before they reach your services.
Serve dynamic responses from Lua
Return responses from a content_by_lua_block handler, as the QA run did.

OpenResty vs Alternatives

nginx: Stock nginx is configured only through its configuration language; OpenResty adds LuaJIT so requests can be handled in Lua.
Kong: Kong is an API gateway you operate through its own admin interface; OpenResty has no admin interface and you configure it by editing files.
An application server behind a proxy: A Node.js or Python service behind a proxy runs your logic in a separate process; OpenResty can run it inside the web server in Lua.

Simple Pricing. Everything Included.

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

Cloud VPS 6 GB

Cloud VPS 16 GB

More headroom if OpenResty fronts several busy services.

$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. OpenResty itself is licensed by its maintainers under BSD-2-Clause.

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Self-managed hosting

Ready To Run Your Own Lua Web Server?

OpenResty 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.

Is there an admin panel?

No. You configure OpenResty by editing its files over SSH.

How do I change the configuration?

Edit /etc/nginx/conf.d/default.conf in the container, run openresty -t to test, then openresty -s reload.

Is it private by default?

No. Anyone who can reach the domain can read what it serves; add auth_basic or Lua access checks before serving anything private.

Can I run Lua code?

Yes. LuaJIT is built in, and QA confirmed a content_by_lua_block handler ran.

What runs alongside OpenResty?

Nothing. It is a single container with no database or other service.

Why might the container show as unhealthy?

The health check requests / and expects 200, so keep a location that answers / with 200 or accept an unhealthy flag.

What should I back up?

The openresty_html and openresty_conf volumes; together they hold everything you change.

Backups in xCloud

Does xCloud automatically back up or update OpenResty?

No. The template pins OpenResty 1.27.1.2 by immutable digest. To upgrade, bump the readable tag and digest together after reading the release notes; your volumes are kept and existing configuration is not rewritten. Server-level backups and snapshots are available on every Cloud VPS.

Is HSTS enabled?

No. QA noted the platform edge does not send HSTS, and the default 404 page shows the OpenResty version because of the stock server_tokens setting.

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

The template's baseline asks for 1 CPU core, 128 MB of RAM and 1 GB of disk; measured idle use in QA was about 3 MB. This page sells the 6 GB tier as the entry rung, with real headroom above that baseline.

What survives a restart?

Your web root and server configuration. In QA, files and a Lua location added by hand were still served after a container restart.

Is xCloud officially partnered with OpenResty?

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