PrivateBin Hosting Live In 5 Minutes

Share expiring encrypted text and code through a lightweight PrivateBin deployment. xCloud configures the pinned container, private persistent storage and HTTPS reverse proxy — without inventing application accounts or administrator passwords.

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

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

Self-hosting PrivateBin normally means a container, persistent storage, a domain and a certificate before you share a single paste. This is the same result without assembling any of it.

  1. Step 01

    Sign Up

    Create your xCloud account and pick PrivateBin from the OneClick catalog. Choose a site title and domain — there are no PrivateBin-specific fields or generated credentials.

  2. Step 02

    We Deploy It For You

    One click. We bring up the pinned PrivateBin 2.0.5 image, mount privatebin_data at /srv/data, and publish it over HTTPS on your domain.

  3. Step 03

    Paste And Share

    Open your HTTPS URL, enter text or code, choose expiration and format, and optionally enable discussion, burn-after-reading or a password. Share the complete link through a private channel.

Everything PrivateBin Does, On Your Own Server

PrivateBin runs in full here — the same browser-side encryption as any hosted offering, with ciphertext on infrastructure you control.

  • Browser-Side Encryption

    Content is encrypted and decrypted in the browser before it ever reaches the server, which stores only ciphertext — available from the first deploy, gated behind nothing.

  • Burn After Reading

    Make a paste readable exactly once, handled inside PrivateBin itself with no second service to run.

  • Optional Password Protection

    Add a password on top of the complete link for pastes that need an extra layer, at no extra cost on a server you already own.

  • Expiry And Discussion Threads

    Set an expiration window and optionally allow threaded discussion on a paste, both built into the core project.

  • HTTPS From The Start

    Served on your own domain with a certificate issued and renewed for you, not on a shared subdomain.

  • One Volume For Encrypted Records

    Encrypted paste records persist on a single named volume that survives a restart.

Everything You Need To Run Your Encrypted Pastebin 24/7

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

  • PrivateBin 2.0.5 deployed instantly
  • Official pinned image digest
  • No app credentials to manage
  • App origin bound to localhost
  • Free SSL certificate
  • Server backups and snapshots
  • Server security updates included
  • 30+ server locations
  • Unused balance refunded

Simple Pricing. Everything Included.

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

Cloud VPS 6 GB

Most popular

Personal or small-team encrypted pastes.

$24.99per month

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

Higher paste volume and longer retention.

$59.99per month

  • 16 GB RAM
  • 6 vCPU cores
  • 200 GB NVMe SSD
  • 30 TB
  • Unlimited
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Cloud VPS 24 GB

PrivateBin alongside a whole self-hosted stack.

$84.99per month

  • 24 GB RAM
  • 8 vCPU cores
  • 300 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. PrivateBin itself is free under the Zlib/libpng licence.

Already Have a Server? Bring Your Own

Connect any VPS — DigitalOcean, Vultr, Linode, AWS, Hetzner or bare metal — and deploy PrivateBin 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
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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.

Ready To Own Your Pastebin?

PrivateBin 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.

Can I run a self-hosted PrivateBin instance?

Yes — that is exactly what this template deploys. This exact xCloud template deploys one read-only Nginx + PHP-FPM container, binds its port to localhost, and persists /srv/data, so a self-hosted PrivateBin install is live in about five minutes instead of assembled by hand.

Is PrivateBin really zero knowledge?

Paste content is encrypted and decrypted in the browser, and the server stores only ciphertext. But 'zero knowledge' describes that storage protocol, not the elimination of server trust — users still trust the server to deliver honest JavaScript, and a compromised server could serve modified code that captures plaintext or keys.

Where is the decryption key stored?

It's carried in the URL fragment after #. Browsers never send that fragment to the server, so anyone with an unprotected complete link can decrypt the paste — and anyone without it cannot.

Does the template create an admin account?

No. This baseline has no accounts, administrator credentials or first-run wizard — there is nothing to sign in to and nothing for xCloud to generate.

Can I password-protect a paste?

Yes. PrivateBin supports an optional password in addition to the complete link. Share the link and password through appropriately private, separate channels.

What are the server requirements?

The template manifest asks for 256 MB of RAM, 1 CPU core and 1 GB of disk as a floor. This page sells the 6 GB tier, well beyond that — disk demand is mostly driven by paste count, retention and backup history, not by the application itself.

Does the template support file uploads?

No. This baseline keeps upstream's secure filesystem configuration and leaves file uploads disabled, with a 10 MB limit on document and comment payloads. Raising those limits would require coordinated changes outside this template.

What survives a restart?

Encrypted paste records under /srv/data survive because the named privatebin_data volume is persistent. Disposable runtime paths (/tmp, /run and the container's nginx tmp directory) are recreated on restart.

What should I back up?

The complete privatebin_data volume mounted at /srv/data. Backups preserve ciphertext, not complete paste links, URL-fragment keys or optional passwords — a restored record can't be decrypted without the link and password that went with it. Define retention and backup expiry together so expired content isn't kept indefinitely in snapshots.

Does xCloud automatically back up or update PrivateBin?

No. The template pins PrivateBin 2.0.5 by immutable digest; a catalog re-sync affects new installations only. Customers should schedule and test their own backups and review upstream release and security notes before updating.

Is xCloud officially partnered with PrivateBin?

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

Can I run other apps on the same server?

Yes. It is a dedicated Cloud VPS, not a locked appliance, so you can deploy other OneClick apps or your own sites beside it as long as the resources are there.

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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