Pydio Cells Hosting Live In 5 Minutes

Pydio Cells hosting on xCloud lets you deploy Pydio Cells, a self-hosted file sharing platform, so your team's files and workspaces sit on infrastructure you control. xCloud runs the pinned Cells 5.0.2 image beside a private PostgreSQL 16.4 database, generates the admin password, mounts two persistent volumes and publishes it over HTTPS. Browser and WebDAV uploads are capped at 100 MB per request.

Deploy your Pydio Cells

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What is Pydio Cells?

Pydio Cells is, in upstream's words, the next-generation file sharing platform for organizations. It is a full rewrite of the Pydio project in Go using a micro-service architecture, offering secure file sharing, synchronization, workspaces and collaboration. A self-hosted Pydio Cells is an alternative to a hosted service such as Dropbox, and the Community edition is licensed under the GNU AGPL v3. Upstream's README still carries a work-in-progress warning for the v5 line.

On xCloud the template deploys the Community edition, Cells 5.0.2, with a private PostgreSQL 16.4, both pinned by digest. Only Cells is published; PostgreSQL has no host port. Configuration, keys, certificates, indexes and file data sit on pydio_cells_data, and database files on pydio_cells_postgres. An admin account is created at install with a generated password.

From Sign-Up to a Live File-Sharing Workspace In Just 3 Easy Steps

Self-hosting a secure file-sharing platform normally means an application server, a relational database, a reverse proxy and a domain and certificate before a single file can be shared. This is the same result without assembling any of it.

Step 01
Sign Up
Create your xCloud account and pick Pydio Cells from the OneClick catalog. Choose a site title, your domain, and the target server — there are no other fields to fill in.
Step 02
We Deploy It For You
One click. We bring up the official Pydio Cells 5.0.2 image alongside a private PostgreSQL 16.4, both pinned by immutable digest, mount the pydio_cells_data and pydio_cells_postgres volumes, and publish it over HTTPS on your domain.
Step 03
Sign In And Create A Workspace
Open the generated HTTPS URL and sign in as admin with the generated password shown by xCloud, then change it from Cells' own account settings. Create a workspace or upload a test file to confirm the installation is usable.

Everything Pydio Cells Does, On Your Own Server

Pydio Cells runs in full here — secure file sharing, workspaces and team collaboration, on infrastructure you control.

Private Workspaces
Organize files and folders into private workspaces so teams and projects each get their own shared space.
Secure File Sharing
Share and collaborate on files through Cells' web interface without exposing the underlying database or storage.
Team Collaboration
Give teammates access to the workspaces they need through Cells' own permissions and sharing controls.
Private PostgreSQL
Cells' application data lives in a private PostgreSQL database, never exposed on a public port — only the Cells web interface is.
Persistent Configuration, Keys And Files
Cells configuration, keys, certificates, indexes and file data all persist on their own volume, surviving a restart or lifecycle action.
Multi-Architecture, Immutable Image
Pydio Cells runs from the vendor-published image, pinned by digest, on both amd64 and arm64 hosts.

Everything You Need To Run Your File Workspace 24/7

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

Pydio Cells 5.0.2 deployed instantly
Official pinned image digests
Private PostgreSQL, not exposed to the internet
Admin account generated for you
Free SSL certificate
Server backups and snapshots
Server security updates included
30+ server locations
Unused balance refunded

What You Can Do With Pydio Cells

Give each team its own workspace
Create private workspaces so a department or project gets a shared space for its files, with permissions you set.
Share files with people outside the team
Share files through Cells' web interface without exposing the database or storage behind it.
Keep file data and accounts in-house
Store files, keys and the database on volumes you control, rather than in a vendor's cloud.
Connect over WebDAV
Mount a workspace through WebDAV, keeping in mind that a single upload through the public endpoint cannot exceed 100 MB.

Pydio Cells vs Alternatives

Dropbox: A hosted file sync and sharing service from its vendor. A Pydio Cells alternative to Dropbox keeps workspaces, files and the PostgreSQL database on a server you run.
Nextcloud: Nextcloud has its own OneClick page. In a Pydio Cells vs Nextcloud comparison, Cells is a Go micro-service platform focused on file sharing and workspaces, so compare the features each side offers for your team.
ownCloud: ownCloud has its own OneClick page. It is another self-hosted file sync and sharing platform, so check which clients and extensions you rely on before choosing.
Seafile: Seafile has its own OneClick page. It is a file sync and share server too; compare how each handles workspaces and sharing against your own requirements.

Simple Pricing. Everything Included.

Dedicated Cloud VPS sizes, pre-configured for Pydio Cells and its private PostgreSQL service. Pick the one that fits, and resize any time.

Cloud VPS 16 GB

Cloud VPS 24 GB

Larger teams, more storage and heavier file activity.

$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. The 6 GB rung sold elsewhere on this site is deliberately absent: Pydio Cells' own template minimum is 4 GB across the app and PostgreSQL, which does not fit comfortably under it. Pydio Cells Community is free under the GNU AGPL v3 licence.

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Connect any VPS — DigitalOcean, Vultr, Linode, AWS, Hetzner or bare metal — and deploy Pydio Cells on it through the same panel, for a per-server management fee instead of a Cloud VPS rental. Size it above Cells' own 4 GB minimum.

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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.

Self-managed hosting

Ready To Run Your Own File-Sharing Workspace?

Pydio Cells 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 Pydio Cells free?

The Community edition deployed here is licensed under the GNU Affero General Public License v3, with no charge from the project. You pay for the Cloud VPS, and storage use grows with uploaded files and retained versions.

How much RAM does Pydio Cells need?

The manifest asks for 4 GB of RAM, 2 CPU cores and 20 GB of disk as a floor for Cells alongside PostgreSQL. That floor is why this page sells the 16 GB plan as the entry rung, leaving room for growth in files and users.

Can you self-host Pydio Cells with Docker?

Yes, and this template is Pydio Cells Docker hosting without the wiring: the official Cells 5.0.2 image and PostgreSQL 16.4, both pinned by digest, a generated admin password, two named volumes and HTTPS on your domain. PostgreSQL stays private.

Is there an upload size limit on Pydio Cells?

Yes. xCloud's OneClick nginx proxy caps request bodies at 100 MB, so a single upload through the public HTTPS endpoint, whether from the browser or over WebDAV, cannot exceed 100 MB. Larger transfers need splitting or a sync client that chunks uploads.

How do I sign in to Pydio Cells the first time?

Open your Cells URL and sign in as admin with the generated password shown in the credentials panel. Then change the password from Cells' own account settings, and create a workspace or upload a test file to confirm the install works.

Can I change my Pydio Cells domain later?

Treat it as a real reconfiguration rather than a rename. The installation domain feeds Cells' external site URL, so changing it later means re-checking everywhere the old address was shared. Choose your final domain before inviting your team.

How do I back up Pydio Cells?

Back up pydio_cells_data and pydio_cells_postgres together while the application is quiet. The first holds configuration, keys, certificates, indexes and file data, the second the database. A database-only or file-only copy is not a complete restore point.

Backups in xCloud

How do I upgrade Pydio Cells?

The install stays on Cells 5.0.2 until you adopt a newer template version, and an existing install keeps its Compose snapshot. Take a coordinated backup of both volumes, read the upstream release and database notes, then check sign-in and workspace access.

What survives a restart in Pydio Cells?

Everything on pydio_cells_data and pydio_cells_postgres, because both are persistent named volumes. Restarting the containers or running an xCloud lifecycle action leaves your workspaces, files and accounts in place, because nothing lives in the containers themselves.

Is there a Pydio Cells cloud service I can use?

This page is your own Pydio Cells cloud: a dedicated Cloud VPS running the open-source Community edition, with files and the database on volumes you control. It is a private instance, not a shared service, and no enterprise features are included.

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.