PgBouncer Hosting Live In 5 Minutes

Deploy PgBouncer hosting and pool connections for the PostgreSQL server you already run. xCloud runs the pinned PgBouncer 1.25.2 image as a single stateless container, builds its configuration from the PostgreSQL host, port, user, password and pool mode you enter, and publishes the pooler on a TCP port of your server. There is no web interface and no domain, and your database stays where it is.

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What is PgBouncer?

PgBouncer is a lightweight connection pooler for PostgreSQL: it sits between your application and the database so many client connections share a small pool of server connections. Self-hosted PgBouncer is what you run in front of an existing database instead of a hosted connection pooler, and it is released under the ISC licence.

On xCloud it is PgBouncer 1.25.2, a community-built image pinned by digest, running as one stateless container with no volumes and no bundled database. You enter the backend host, port, user and password plus a session, transaction or statement pool mode at install, and clients sign in with that same user using md5 authentication. The pooler's TCP port is published on the server's public address, with no TLS in front of it.

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

A PgBouncer setup normally means a container, a generated config, user authentication, a pool mode and an open port. This is the same result without assembling any of it.

Step 01
Sign Up
Create your xCloud account and pick PgBouncer from the OneClick catalog. Enter the PostgreSQL host, port, database user, database password and pool mode.
Step 02
We Deploy It For You
One click. We bring up the community-built PgBouncer image, pinned by immutable digest, as a single container with no volumes and no bundled database, and regenerate its configuration from your environment on every start.
Step 03
Point Your App At It
Save the connection details from the protected installation credentials, allow this server's address on your PostgreSQL server, open the PgBouncer port in your own firewall for your clients, then use the shown host and port instead of the database with the same database name, user and password.

Everything PgBouncer Does, On Your Own Server

PgBouncer runs in full here: a connection pooler in front of the PostgreSQL server you already have.

Fewer Server Connections
Serve many client connections with a small pool of PostgreSQL server connections.
Session, Transaction Or Statement Pooling
Choose the pool mode at install time; transaction pooling breaks session state such as SET and advisory locks.
Works With Your PostgreSQL
Use any PostgreSQL server that accepts connections from your xCloud server.
md5 Client Sign-In
Clients sign in with the database user and password you provide; a wrong password was rejected in verification.
Very Small Footprint
Measured idle use on QA was about 1.4-1.9 MiB.
Stateless By Design
There are no volumes; the configuration is regenerated from the environment on every start and the pooler was healthy again within seconds of an xCloud Restart.

Everything You Need To Run Your Connection Pooler 24/7

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

PgBouncer 1.25.2 deployed instantly
Community image pinned by digest
md5 client authentication
No volumes to back up
Server backups and snapshots
Server security updates included
Choose your server region
Unused balance refunded

What You Can Do With PgBouncer

Cap connections to a busy PostgreSQL
An application with many short-lived workers can share a small pool of server connections instead of opening one per worker.
Choose how connections are shared
Pick session pooling for compatibility, transaction pooling for efficiency, or statement pooling for autocommit-only workloads, at install.
Front an existing database without moving it
Keep the same database name, user and password and change only the host and port that your application connects to.
Run a pooler with almost no footprint
One container with no volumes that idled at about 1.4 to 1.9 MiB of memory in QA, so it can share a server with other apps.

PgBouncer vs Alternatives

Direct connections to PostgreSQL: Every client connection becomes a server connection; PgBouncer reuses a small pool of them, so the database sees fewer sessions.
Hosted connection poolers: A hosted pooler runs on a vendor's servers. Self-hosted PgBouncer is a container on your own server, configured with the database you already run.
Application-level connection pools: A pool inside each app process is not shared across processes or services; PgBouncer pools once, in front of the database.
PostgreSQL: PostgreSQL has its own OneClick page. PgBouncer holds no data and bundles no database; it only pools connections for a server like that one.

Simple Pricing. Everything Included.

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

Cloud VPS 6 GB

Cloud VPS 16 GB

More headroom if PgBouncer shares the server with other tools.

$59.99per month

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6 vCPU cores
200 GB NVMe SSD
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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. PgBouncer itself is licensed by its maintainers under ISC.

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PgBouncer 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.
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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 PgBouncer with Docker?

Yes. This template is PgBouncer Docker hosting already assembled: the community-built 1.25.2 image pinned by digest, a user list generated from your environment, and a published TCP port. It is your own PgBouncer cloud endpoint, with no compose file to write and no volume to manage.

How much RAM does PgBouncer need?

The template declares 256 MB memory, 1 vCPU and 1 GB storage; idle use in QA was about 1.4 to 1.9 MiB. The 6 GB plan is the entry rung, so the pooler can share the server with the apps that connect through it.

Is PgBouncer free?

Yes. PgBouncer is released under the ISC licence, which carries no fee. The only bill is the Cloud VPS hosting the pooler, cancellable at any time. Your PostgreSQL server and its data are billed, and held, wherever you already run them.

Which pool mode should I use with PgBouncer?

Session is the default and most compatible, keeping one server connection per client until it disconnects. Transaction returns it after each transaction but breaks session state such as SET and advisory locks. Statement allows autocommit only. You choose at install and can change it in the environment.

How do I connect to PgBouncer?

Use the host and port from the installation credentials in place of your database address, and keep the same database name, user and password. The credentials panel also shows a connection string. Allow this server's address on your PostgreSQL side, because the backend must accept connections from it.

Is the PgBouncer connection encrypted?

No. Traffic between your application and the pooler is not encrypted, and the port is published on the server's public address. Open it in your own firewall only for the addresses that need it, and use a private network or tunnel across untrusted networks.

Which PgBouncer auth setting must I avoid?

Never set PGBOUNCER_AUTH_TYPE to any. That lets anyone who can reach the port connect without a password. Leave the default md5 authentication, where clients are checked against the database user and password in your environment file, and restrict who can reach the port.

Does PgBouncer include a database?

No. It pools connections for a PostgreSQL server you already run, whose host and port you enter at install. Any database that the configured user can reach on the backend is available through the pooler. A wrong host or password appears as a client error on first connection.

How do I back up PgBouncer?

There is nothing to back up from PgBouncer itself. It has no volumes, and its settings are regenerated from the environment file on every start, so keep a copy of those values. Continue to back up your PostgreSQL server the way you already do.

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How do I upgrade PgBouncer?

The install stays on pinned 1.25.2 until you adopt a newer template version. Read the PgBouncer release notes first; there is no volume to lose, so the redeploy is quick. Nothing upgrades itself on an existing site.

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.