Rackpad Hosting Live In 5 Minutes

Deploy Rackpad hosting and keep your homelab or small datacenter inventory on your own domain. xCloud runs the pinned Rackpad 1.8.3 image, mounts a persistent volume for its SQLite database, creates the admin account with a generated password at first start and publishes the dashboard over HTTPS. Every page except the health check requires sign-in, so nobody else can claim the instance.

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What is Rackpad?

Rackpad is a self-hosted infrastructure inventory and operations workspace for homelabs, small racks, network rooms and lab environments. Upstream says it brings racks, devices, ports, cables, networks and IPAM, storage, Wi-Fi, compute, discovery, monitoring, documentation and reports into one app, with admin, editor and viewer roles. Self-hosted Rackpad is the alternative to a spreadsheet of devices and addresses, under the MIT licence.

On xCloud it is Rackpad 1.8.3, the community image pinned by digest, as one container with an embedded SQLite database on the rackpad_data volume. A one-shot bootstrap container creates the admin account and exits. A secret key encrypts SNMP communities and controller credentials, so keep it. Container networking limits ARP and some ICMP discovery compared with bare metal.

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

A self-hosted Rackpad normally means pulling a pinned image, mounting a data volume, seeding an admin before anyone else can claim it, a domain and a certificate before the first rack. This is the same result without assembling any of it.

Step 01
Sign Up
Create your xCloud account and pick Rackpad from the OneClick catalog. Choose your domain and target server — there are no extra fields to fill in, because xCloud generates the credentials.
Step 02
We Deploy It For You
One click. We bring up the Rackpad 1.8.3 image, pinned by immutable digest, mount the rackpad_data volume that holds the SQLite database, generate the admin password and secret key, run a one-shot bootstrap container that creates the admin account, and publish it over HTTPS on your domain.
Step 03
Build Your First Rack
Save the administrator password from the protected installation credentials, open your HTTPS Rackpad URL and sign in as admin. Then create your first rack and add devices to it.

Everything Rackpad Does, On Your Own Server

Rackpad runs in full here: one Node process serving the API and web interface, with an embedded SQLite database and no extra services to run.

Racks And Devices
Dense rack elevations let you place devices by rack unit, so the physical layout of a rack is documented in one place.
Ports And Cables
Switch-panel port maps and full cable patching record what is plugged into what.
Networks And IPAM
VLANs, subnets, DHCP zones and reservations, and multi-IP device records live alongside the hardware they belong to.
Monitoring And Alerts
Per-device ICMP, TCP, HTTP/HTTPS and SNMP health checks, with email, Discord and Telegram alerting configured inside Rackpad.
WiFi And Documentation
Track WiFi controllers, SSIDs, access points and clients, and keep markdown documentation with images next to the inventory.
Roles And Optional OIDC
Session-based sign-in with admin, editor and viewer roles. Optional OIDC sign-in can be configured through the app's environment settings.

Everything You Need To Run Your Infrastructure Inventory 24/7

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

Rackpad 1.8.3 deployed instantly
Community image pinned by digest
Admin account created at first start
Sign-in required on every route
Free SSL certificate
Server backups and snapshots
Server security updates included
30+ server locations
Unused balance refunded

What You Can Do With Rackpad

Document a rack unit by unit
Record racks, devices, switch ports and cables in dense elevations and port maps, so you know what plugs into what.
Plan networks and addresses
Keep VLANs, subnets, DHCP zones and reservations in one place, with multi-IP device records.
Watch device health
Run per-device ICMP, TCP, HTTP, HTTPS or SNMP checks and get email, Discord or Telegram alerts when something fails.
Write down how the lab works
Keep markdown documentation and images next to the devices they describe, for the next person who touches the rack.

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Rackpad vs Alternatives

Spreadsheets: A spreadsheet holds device and address lists but has no rack elevations, port maps, cable patching or health checks. Rackpad keeps them in one app on your own server.
NetBox: NetBox has its own OneClick page. Rackpad runs as a single container with an embedded SQLite database and is aimed at homelabs, small racks and network rooms.
phpIPAM: phpIPAM has its own OneClick page. Rackpad keeps its VLANs, subnets and DHCP reservations next to racks, cables, storage and health checks in one app.
Homebox: Homebox has its own OneClick page. Rackpad is built around network equipment, with switch-panel port maps, cable patching and VLANs.

Simple Pricing. Everything Included.

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

Cloud VPS 6 GB

Cloud VPS 16 GB

More headroom if Rackpad sits alongside other infrastructure tools.

$59.99per month

16 GB RAM
6 vCPU cores
200 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. Rackpad itself is licensed by Rackpad's maintainers under the MIT license.

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Rackpad 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 Rackpad with Docker?

Yes. Upstream supports Docker as its deployment, and this template is Rackpad Docker hosting assembled for you: the 1.8.3 image pinned by digest, a one-shot bootstrap that creates the admin, one rackpad_data volume and HTTPS. It is your own Rackpad cloud dashboard.

How much RAM does Rackpad need?

Rackpad needs only 256 MB RAM, 1 CPU core and 2 GB of disk, since Rackpad is one container with an embedded SQLite database. The 6 GB plan is the entry rung here, leaving plenty of room for a large inventory and monitoring checks.

Is Rackpad free?

Yes, under the MIT licence Rackpad costs nothing to run. xCloud bills the dedicated Cloud VPS beneath it, and that can be cancelled whenever you wish. Your inventory sits in a SQLite file on a volume you control.

How do I sign in to Rackpad?

Use the username admin and the generated password from the installation credentials. The account is created automatically on first start, and sign-in is required for every page and API route except the health check. Change the password inside Rackpad after your first sign-in.

Can someone else claim the Rackpad admin account first?

No. A bootstrap container creates the admin account on first start, using the generated password, so there is no open signup window to race. ADMIN_PASSWORD only creates the account while the database has no users, so editing it later changes nothing.

Does Rackpad network discovery work the same as on bare metal?

Not entirely. The container has no raw-network privileges and does not share the host network, so ARP scans and some ICMP checks may find less than on a bare-metal install. Racks, devices, ports, cables, IPAM, VLANs and Wi-Fi records are not affected.

Which monitoring checks does Rackpad support?

Upstream lists per-device ICMP, TCP, HTTP, HTTPS and SNMP v1, v2c and v3 checks, with email, Discord and Telegram alerting. The SNMP trap receiver is switched off and not published in this template, so only the checks that poll devices are in use.

Does Rackpad support OIDC sign-in?

Upstream lists optional OIDC. This template documents the optional OIDC settings in the app's environment file but configures none, so add a complete provider setup there yourself. Extra hostnames and browser origins go in EXTRA_TRUSTED_HOSTS and EXTRA_TRUSTED_ORIGINS.

Why must I keep the Rackpad secret key?

RACKPAD_SECRET_KEY encrypts the SNMP communities and controller credentials you save, such as for Proxmox, UniFi, Omada or OPNsense. Change or remove it and those stored values become unreadable. Keep a copy with your backups, and never rotate it.

How do I back up Rackpad?

Back up the rackpad_data volume, which holds the SQLite database, and keep the secret key with it, because the database stores values encrypted by that key. Stop the app before copying for a consistent file, and try a restore once before you rely on it.

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How do I upgrade Rackpad?

The install stays on pinned 1.8.3 until you adopt a newer template version. Consult the upstream release notes first, back up rackpad_data, then redeploy and check sign-in and a device. Existing sites are never upgraded automatically.

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.