PgHero Hosting Live In 5 Minutes

Deploy PgHero hosting and get a password-protected PostgreSQL performance dashboard on your own domain. xCloud runs the pinned PgHero 4.0.1 image as a single stateless container, generates a 32-character dashboard login and publishes it over HTTPS. You enter the connection URL of the database to monitor, and PgHero shows its slow queries, suggested indexes and live connections without installing anything on that database.

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What is PgHero?

PgHero is a performance dashboard for Postgres. Pointed at an existing database, it shows slow and frequent queries, suggested indexes, unused and bloated indexes, table sizes and live connections. Self-hosted PgHero is the alternative to hosted database monitoring that keeps query data on a server you control, under the MIT licence.

On xCloud it is PgHero 4.0.1, the official ankane/pghero image pinned by digest, as one stateless container with no volume and no bundled database. You enter the PostgreSQL connection URL at install, and the dashboard sits behind a generated login for the username admin. Nothing else is stored locally. Query history stays off until you create the pghero tables in the monitored database and schedule the capture commands yourself.

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

A self-hosted PgHero normally means running the container, protecting the dashboard, wiring a connection URL and issuing a certificate. This is the same result without assembling any of it.

Step 01
Sign Up
Create your xCloud account and pick PgHero from the OneClick catalog. Choose your domain and target server, then enter the PostgreSQL connection URL (postgres://user:password@host:5432/dbname) of the database to monitor.
Step 02
We Deploy It For You
One click. We bring up the official PgHero image pinned by immutable digest as a single container bound to localhost, generate the dashboard username and password, and publish it over HTTPS on your domain. No database is bundled and PgHero keeps no local state.
Step 03
Open The Dashboard
Save the username admin and the generated password from the protected installation credentials, then open your HTTPS PgHero URL and sign in. If the dashboard shows a connection error, allow this server in the database firewall and pg_hba.conf, correct DATABASE_URL and redeploy.

Everything PgHero Does, On Your Own Server

PgHero runs in full here: a PostgreSQL performance dashboard on your own domain, pointed at the database you choose.

Slow And Frequent Queries
Find slow and frequent queries, using the pg_stat_statements extension on the monitored database.
Index Insight
Spot suggested indexes, unused and bloated indexes, and large tables.
Live Connections
Watch connections and long-running queries on a running database.
Any Reachable Postgres
Monitor a managed or external Postgres, or one on the same server through host.docker.internal.
Password-Protected Dashboard
The dashboard sits behind a generated 32-character login over HTTPS; requests without it get 401.
Nothing To Lose On Restart
PgHero keeps no local state. After a restart the verify run still saw the query statistics, which live in the monitored database.

Everything You Need To Run Your Database Insight 24/7

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

PgHero 4.0.1 deployed instantly
Official image pinned by digest
Generated dashboard login
Stateless container bound to localhost
Free SSL certificate
Server backups and snapshots
Server security updates included
30+ server locations
Unused balance refunded

What You Can Do With PgHero

Find the queries that slow a database down
Review slow and frequent queries from the pg_stat_statements extension on the monitored database, then decide what to fix first.
Check indexes before changing a schema
Look at suggested indexes alongside unused and bloated ones before you add or drop any.
Watch a database that is misbehaving
See connections and long-running queries on a running database while an incident is happening.
Monitor a managed or external Postgres
Point the dashboard at a database hosted elsewhere, or on the same server, with nothing installed on the database itself.

PgHero vs Alternatives

pgAdmin: pgAdmin has its own OneClick page and is an administration and development platform with a query tool and visual explain plans. PgHero is narrower: a read-oriented performance dashboard for one database.
Adminer: Adminer has its own OneClick page and is a single-file console to browse, query and edit databases. PgHero shows query, index and connection health rather than editing rows.
Hosted database monitoring: A vendor-run monitoring service keeps query data on the vendor's side. Self-hosted PgHero runs on your own Cloud VPS and connects only to the database you point it at.
PgBouncer: PgBouncer has its own OneClick page and pools PostgreSQL connections. PgHero watches those connections and the queries behind them, so the two work side by side.

Simple Pricing. Everything Included.

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

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More headroom if PgHero sits alongside other database 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. PgHero itself is licensed under MIT.

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PgHero 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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Frequently Asked Questions

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

Can you self-host PgHero with Docker?

Yes. Upstream ships PgHero as a Docker image, and this template is PgHero Docker hosting without the wiring: the 4.0.1 image pinned by digest, bound to localhost, with a generated login and HTTPS. It is your own PgHero cloud dashboard on a dedicated server, with nothing stored locally.

How much RAM does PgHero need?

The template declares a baseline of 512 MB RAM and 2 GB disk on 1 CPU core. The 6 GB plan is the entry rung here, which leaves room for other tools on the server. PgHero keeps no data of its own and mounts no volume.

Is PgHero free?

Yes, PgHero is MIT-licensed, so it costs nothing to run. xCloud bills only the dedicated Cloud VPS underneath, cancellable whenever you like. The database being watched stays wherever you already host it, and PgHero connects to it with the role you give it.

How do I sign in to PgHero?

Open your HTTPS address and use the username admin with the generated password from the installation credentials. It is a single shared login re-applied from the environment on every start, so change it in the Environment editor. Removing the password would leave the dashboard open to anyone.

Can PgHero monitor a database on the same server?

Yes. Use host.docker.internal as the hostname in the connection URL, provided Postgres listens on an address the Docker bridge can reach and pg_hba.conf allows the connection. A managed or external database works the same way with its own hostname.

Why does PgHero show a connection error?

The monitored database is not reachable from this server. Check its host, port, firewall and pg_hba.conf, URL-encode any special characters in the username or password, correct DATABASE_URL in the Environment editor and redeploy. A reload shows whether it connects.

Edit environment variables and redeploy

Why does PgHero show no query history?

History is off until you create the pghero tables in the monitored database; the SQL is in upstream's Docker guide. You then schedule two rake commands from the server's cron, one every five minutes and one daily. The template does not schedule them for you.

What can someone with the PgHero login do?

Anyone who can sign in sees query text, table sizes and activity, and can terminate running queries, run EXPLAIN and reset query statistics on the monitored database. Share the login only with people you would trust with that database, and connect with a least-privileged role.

How do I back up PgHero?

There is no PgHero volume to back up, because the container keeps no state. Keep the database's own backups, which also cover the history tables if you created them, and keep a copy of the connection URL and login values from the environment.

Backups in xCloud

How do I upgrade PgHero?

The install stays on pinned 4.0.1 until you adopt a newer template version. Check upstream's release notes first, including any notes on database tables; with no volume, a redeploy is quick. Nothing upgrades automatically 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.