OpenWebUI Hosting Live In 5 Minutes

OpenWebUI hosting gives your team a self-hosted AI chat interface on your own domain, instead of a third-party chat service. Deploy Open WebUI from the OneClick catalog and xCloud provisions the server, the domain and the HTTPS certificate. You then point the interface at Ollama or any OpenAI-compatible API, and the model you connect does the inference, not this server.

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What is OpenWebUI?

Self-hosted Open WebUI is an AI chat interface: its README calls it a home for AI, a self-hosted AI platform that is extensible and feature-rich, with support for Ollama and OpenAI-compatible APIs. It gives teams one provider-agnostic place to chat with local and cloud-based models, and it fills the role that ChatGPT or Claude play when you want the chat screen, the accounts and the history on your own server.

On xCloud, Open WebUI is a OneClick app with no published template manifest, so this page quotes no version, image or volume list. xCloud provisions a dedicated Cloud VPS, your domain and HTTPS. Open WebUI is only the interface: inference runs on the Ollama server or API provider you connect, so size that side for the models you choose.

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

Self-hosting Open WebUI normally means containers, a domain and a certificate before the first prompt. This covers all three and ends at the chat screen.

Step 01
Sign Up
Create your xCloud account and pick OpenWebUI from the OneClick catalog. Choose a domain and a target server; there is no server of your own to prepare first.
Step 02
We Deploy It For You
One click. We provision the dedicated Cloud VPS, bring Open WebUI up on your domain and issue the SSL certificate, so the chat interface is reachable over HTTPS from the start.
Step 03
Connect A Model
Open your address, create your account, then add a connection in Open WebUI's settings: an Ollama server or an OpenAI-compatible API URL. The interface is here; the model is the one you connect.

What Open WebUI Offers, On Your Own Server

Features as upstream lists them, on a server you rent rather than a vendor's workspace.

Ollama And OpenAI-Compatible APIs
Upstream describes support for Ollama and OpenAI-compatible APIs, a provider-agnostic interface for both local and cloud-based models.
Mix Providers Freely
Point the API URL at endpoints such as LMStudio, GroqCloud, Mistral, OpenRouter or vLLM, and use several providers from one chat screen.
Roles And User Groups
Administrators define roles, groups and permissions, so each person gets the access they need on a shared team instance.
Plugins And Agents
Extend the interface with Filters, Actions, Pipes and Tools, and wrap a base model with custom instructions and knowledge to make an agent.
Local RAG Integration
Retrieval-augmented generation lets you load documents into a chat or pull them from your library with the # command.
Database And Storage Choices
Upstream lets you choose SQLite or PostgreSQL for data and local or cloud object storage for files, so where chats live stays your decision.

Everything You Need To Run Your AI Interface 24/7

Hosting for Open WebUI, so the parts that keep it online are not your problem.

Open WebUI deployed instantly
Works with Ollama
OpenAI-compatible API support
Free SSL certificate
Server backups and snapshots
Server security updates included
30+ server locations
Unused balance refunded

What You Can Do With OpenWebUI

Give your team a private AI chat screen
A small company puts one Open WebUI on its own domain and connects it to an API key it already pays for, so staff chat in a shared, access-controlled interface.
Front a local Ollama server with a web UI
Someone running Ollama on their own hardware adds Open WebUI as the browser front end, so family or colleagues use the models without a command line.
Compare providers from one interface
A developer adds several OpenAI-compatible endpoints and tries the same prompt against each, keeping every conversation in one place they host.
Chat with your documents
A team loads internal documents with Open WebUI's retrieval-augmented generation and asks questions of them, using whichever model endpoint it connected.

OpenWebUI vs Alternatives

ChatGPT: Open WebUI is a chat interface you run yourself, and upstream describes it as provider-agnostic: it connects to Ollama and to OpenAI-compatible APIs, so you choose which models answer.
Claude: With Open WebUI you host the chat screen, accounts and history yourself, with roles and user groups for a shared team instance, and choose which connected model endpoint answers.
LibreChat: LibreChat is another self-hosted AI chat interface. Open WebUI's own scope, per upstream, includes Filters, Actions, Pipes and Tools plugins and agents built from a base model with custom instructions.
LobeChat (LobeHub): LobeChat is a further self-hosted AI workspace. Open WebUI lets you choose SQLite or PostgreSQL for data and local or cloud object storage for files, per its README.
AnythingLLM: AnythingLLM is another option people weigh for chatting with documents. Open WebUI's local RAG integration loads documents into a chat or pulls them from your library with the # command.

Ready To Run Your Own AI Interface?

Open WebUI on xCloud runs on a dedicated Cloud VPS that we provision, patch, monitor and restore. The chats, the users and the model connections are yours to manage.

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.

Does Open WebUI work with Ollama?

Yes. Upstream lists Ollama support, so you can connect an Ollama server, such as one running under xCloud, and chat with the models it serves. Open WebUI is only the interface; Ollama does the inference, so size that server for the models you pull.

Ollama hosting

Can Open WebUI use OpenAI-compatible APIs?

Yes. Its README says you can connect any OpenAI-compatible API alongside local Ollama models by pointing the API URL at the provider, for example LMStudio, GroqCloud, Mistral, OpenRouter or vLLM. Prompts then go to whichever provider you connect.

How do I self-host Open WebUI with Docker?

Upstream documents installing with pip, uv, Docker or Kubernetes. On xCloud, Open WebUI Docker hosting is one click, so you skip the container, proxy and certificate work. Open WebUI cloud hosting here means a dedicated Cloud VPS of your own, not a shared chat service.

Docker hosting

Is Open WebUI free?

The source is public, but under a custom Open WebUI License rather than a standard open-source one. It adds a condition: you may not remove or alter the Open WebUI branding unless you have 50 or fewer end users in 30 days, written permission, or an enterprise licence. Read it first.

How much RAM does Open WebUI need?

There is no template manifest for this app, so xCloud quotes no minimum. This page sells the 6 GB RAM Cloud VPS as the entry tier for the interface, with a 16 GB option above it. Model inference runs on the server or provider you connect, so size that side for your models.

How do I update Open WebUI?

xCloud does not upgrade it for you, and no pinned version is published for this app. Take a server backup first, read the release notes on Open WebUI's GitHub page, and plan the change yourself. Upstream says it ships regular updates, so check what changed before you move.

What is the difference between Open WebUI and LibreChat?

Both are self-hosted AI chat interfaces. Open WebUI centres on Ollama and OpenAI-compatible APIs, with roles, user groups, plugins and local RAG, per its README. This page makes no claims about LibreChat; try each against your own provider and users.

LibreChat hosting

Does Open WebUI store my chats on my server?

Open WebUI stores them itself, on the server it runs on, not with xCloud. Upstream lets you choose SQLite or PostgreSQL and local or cloud file storage. Prompts still go to the model provider you connect, so a hosted API provider receives whatever you send it.

What should I back up for Open WebUI?

Its database and uploaded files. xCloud publishes no named volume list for this app, so rely on server backups and snapshots of the whole Cloud VPS, and test a restore before you depend on one. Keep your model provider keys in a separate private record.

Backups in xCloud

Who owns the data on a hosted Open WebUI?

You do. The instance, its users and its chat history sit on your own server, and xCloud runs the server: provisioning, SSL, patching and monitoring. You own the Open WebUI configuration and data, and xCloud is not affiliated with the 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.