pyLoad Hosting Live In 5 Minutes

pyLoad hosting gives you a self-hosted download manager that you drive from the browser on your own domain. Deploy pyLoad 0.5.0b3.dev101 as one pinned container with a generated administrator password and persistent config and downloads volumes, published over HTTPS in minutes. It is a 0.5 beta release, and the login is the only protection, so keep the password private and share it with nobody you would not trust.

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What is pyLoad?

pyLoad is a free, lightweight download manager written in pure Python with a modern web UI and a rich plugin ecosystem. Upstream describes automating downloads from one-click hosters and other sources, with support for premium accounts, captcha-solving services and link decryption. A self-hosted pyLoad is an alternative to running a desktop download manager such as JDownloader on your own machine, released under AGPL-3.0, so you can read the code that runs on your server.

On xCloud it is pyLoad 0.5.0b3.dev101, a beta, from the LinuxServer image pinned by digest, as one container with the pyload_config and pyload_downloads volumes. xCloud replaces the stock pyload login with your password and serves the web interface over HTTPS. Download limits, proxy and every other setting are changed inside pyLoad.

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

A download manager needs the app, a config volume, a downloads volume, a replaced default login, a domain and a certificate before the first link is queued. This is the same result without assembling any of it.

Step 01
Sign Up
Create your xCloud account and pick pyLoad from the OneClick catalog. Choose your domain, an administrator password or let one be generated, and an IANA timezone such as UTC.
Step 02
We Deploy It For You
One click. We start the LinuxServer pyload-ng image 0.5.0b3.dev101-ls257, pinned by digest, mount pyload_config and pyload_downloads, replace the stock pyload login with your password and publish it over HTTPS.
Step 03
Sign In And Queue A Link
Sign in as pyload with the password on the credentials card, review Settings for limits, proxy and any accounts you hold, then add links or upload a container file such as a .dlc from the Queue page.

Web Based Download Manager: pyLoad On Your Own Server

pyLoad runs here as the lightweight Python download manager, with downloads landing on a server you control.

Browser-Based Queue
Add links and containers from the web interface and watch the queue, instead of keeping a desktop client open.
Plugin Ecosystem
Upstream lists hundreds of plugins for hosters, decrypters and addons such as notifications, schedulers and extractors.
Captcha Handling
pyLoad can handle captchas when a hoster asks for one. This page makes no claim about which hosters work.
Archive Unpacking
Downloaded archives can be unpacked after the transfer, and extraction uses more memory while it runs.
Container File Upload
Upload a container file such as a .dlc, up to 16 MiB, from the Queue page to load its links.
Downloads On A Volume
Files are kept in pyload_downloads, mounted at /downloads, and settings live in pyload_config, both persistent across restarts.

Everything You Need To Run Your Downloads 24/7

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

pyLoad 0.5.0b3.dev101 deployed instantly
Image pinned by digest
Stock login replaced at install
Click'n'Load listener not exposed
Free SSL certificate
Config and downloads on persistent volumes
Server backups and snapshots
30+ server locations
Unused balance refunded

What You Can Do With pyLoad

Queue downloads on a server that stays on
Add links from your laptop and let the server fetch them while your own machine sleeps.
Collect files in one place for the team
Point colleagues at a shared download location on the server instead of passing files around.
Unpack archives where they land
Have archives extracted on the server after the transfer, then fetch only what you need.
Load a container file in bulk
Upload a .dlc container file and let pyLoad add all the links it holds to the queue.

pyLoad vs Alternatives

JDownloader: As a self-hosted alternative to JDownloader, pyLoad runs on a server and is managed from a browser, with no desktop client left open.
AriaNg: AriaNg has its own OneClick page. In a pyLoad vs AriaNg comparison, pyLoad is a full download manager with hoster plugins, while AriaNg is a web front end for aria2.
MeTube: MeTube has its own OneClick page. It is another self-hosted downloader with a web interface, so compare what each one is built to fetch.
qBittorrent: qBittorrent has its own OneClick page. It is a BitTorrent client, a different job from pyLoad's link-based downloads.

Simple Pricing. Everything Included.

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

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More headroom for big archives and heavy extraction.

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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. pyLoad is licensed under AGPL-3.0.

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pyLoad on xCloud runs on a dedicated Cloud VPS that we provision, patch, monitor and restore. Your queue, your files, your domain.

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 pyLoad with Docker?

Yes. This template is pyLoad Docker hosting without the setup: the LinuxServer pyload-ng 0.5.0b3.dev101 image pinned by digest, two volumes, a replaced default login and HTTPS on your own domain, with no Compose file to maintain.

How much RAM does pyLoad need?

The manifest asks for 256 MB of RAM, 1 CPU core and 20 GB of disk. Archive extraction, ffmpeg and OCR post-processing use more memory while they run, and the downloads volume needs space for what you fetch.

Is pyLoad 0.5 stable?

No. Upstream publishes the 0.5 line as a beta, and this build is 0.5.0b3.dev101. The 0.4 line is end of life, so the template uses the beta. Expect change, and back up before you move versions.

What is the default pyLoad password?

pyLoad ships with the well-known login pyload and pyload. The install replaces that password with the one you set or xCloud generates, then checks that the stock password no longer works. Change it later under Settings, Users.

Is pyLoad open source?

Yes. pyLoad is AGPL-3.0 software, with some bundled plugins under GPL-3.0, so the code costs nothing to run. Your spend is the Cloud VPS that hosts it, which gives you a pyLoad cloud of your own instead of a paid downloader service.

Does pyLoad extract archives?

Yes. Upstream lists extractors among its addons, and the container supports archive unpacking after a download finishes, though it is not guaranteed for every format. Extraction uses more memory while it runs, so watch RAM on large archives.

Who can use my pyLoad server once it is up?

Anyone who can sign in can queue downloads from this server, read and delete everything under /downloads, store hoster logins and configure scripts that run inside the container. The login is the only protection, so keep it private.

How do I back up pyLoad?

Back up pyload_config while pyLoad is stopped or quiet, since it holds the settings file and SQLite database. The pyload_downloads volume holds the fetched files and is backed up according to its size and value.

Backup and restore Docker apps

How do I upgrade pyLoad?

The install stays on its pinned 0.5.0b3.dev101 image until you adopt a newer template version. Back up /config, read the pyLoad and LinuxServer release notes and test a restored copy first. Nothing upgrades automatically, and you can roll back by restoring the old volume with the old image.

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.