Rackula Hosting Live In 5 Minutes

Deploy Rackula hosting and get a private, drag-and-drop rack designer on your own domain. xCloud runs the official Rackula v26.8.0 frontend and API images, turns on local sign-in from first start, keeps the API off the public internet and saves every layout to a persistent volume. Your rack plans live on the server rather than in one browser tab, ready to open from any machine.

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What is Rackula?

Rackula is a drag-and-drop rack layout designer. Upstream says you drag devices from a real hardware library into your rack, using device images from the NetBox devicetype-library, and export layouts to PNG, PDF or SVG for documentation and change requests. It also offers bayed rack grouping, share-by-URL links and optional persistent storage with local accounts or OIDC. A self-hosted Rackula is the alternative to a hosted diagram tool, released under the MIT licence.

On xCloud it is Rackula v26.8.0 as a frontend and an API container, both pinned by digest. The API stays on the private network, and every layout, snapshot, device definition and custom asset is saved on the rackula_data volume. Local sign-in is required, with the username you choose and a generated password.

From Sign-Up to Your First Rack In Just 3 Easy Steps

A persistent Rackula install normally means two containers, an auth secret, a data directory with the right ownership, a reverse proxy, a domain and a certificate. This is the same result without assembling any of it.

Step 01
Sign Up
Create your xCloud account, pick Rackula from the OneClick catalog and choose a domain. Keep or change the Admin Username — xCloud generates a strong Admin Password for you.
Step 02
We Deploy It For You
One click. We bring up the pinned Rackula frontend and API containers, keep the API on the private network with no published port, mount the rackula_data volume at /data and publish the frontend over HTTPS on your domain.
Step 03
Build Your First Rack
Sign in with your admin credentials, create a rack layout, drag devices in from the library and save it to server storage so it is there the next time you open it.

Everything Rackula Does, On Your Own Server

The full rack designer plus the persistence API, behind a sign-in, on a domain you control.

Drag-And-Drop Rack Design
Drop devices from a real hardware library into whole-U positions, front and rear, the way rails register real equipment.
Real Device Images
Devices render with images from the NetBox devicetype-library rather than grey boxes, so a layout looks like the rack it plans.
Export For Documentation
Export layouts to PNG, PDF or SVG for runbooks, documentation and change requests.
Share By URL Or QR Code
Hand a layout to a colleague as a link or QR code instead of a file attachment.
Bayed Racks For AV
Group bayed racks for AV installs and multi-cabinet deployments, mapping amp racks, patch bays and processor chains side by side.
Server-Saved Layouts
Layouts, snapshots, device definitions and custom assets are stored by the API in the rackula_data volume, not in one browser's storage.

Everything You Need To Run Your Rack Planner 24/7

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

Rackula v26.8.0 deployed instantly
Official images pinned by digest
Admin password generated for you
API kept off the public internet
Free SSL certificate
Server backups and snapshots
Server security updates included
30+ server locations
Unused balance refunded

What You Can Do With Rackula

Plan a rack before you build it
Drag devices into a rack from a hardware library and check the fit on screen, instead of lifting a 4U server to find out.
Document a build for a change request
Export a finished layout to PNG, PDF or SVG and attach it to a runbook or a change ticket.
Share a layout with the team
Send a layout by URL or QR code, with sign-in protecting the server that holds it.
Lay out an AV or multi-cabinet install
Group racks into bays to map amp racks, patch bays and processor chains across several cabinets.

Rackula Screenshots

Rackula editing a rack with a server, NAS, KVM, patch panels and a PDU shown front and rear

A server-saved 24U rack layout in Rackula with the device library and rack settings panels

Rackula vs Alternatives

Hosted rack diagram tools: A hosted tool keeps your layouts on a vendor's servers. Self-hosted Rackula saves them to a volume on your own Cloud VPS behind a local login.
NetBox: NetBox has its own OneClick page. Upstream says Rackula draws its device images from the NetBox devicetype-library and concentrates on designing, exporting and sharing rack layouts.
Rackpad: Rackpad has its own OneClick page. Rackula is a layout designer: it plans and exports the rack itself rather than keeping an inventory with monitoring.
A drawing in a general diagram app: A generic diagram tool has no rack units or device library. Rackula starts from real hardware images and exports PNG, PDF or SVG.

Simple Pricing. Everything Included.

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

Cloud VPS 6 GB

Cloud VPS 16 GB

More headroom if Rackula sits alongside NetBox or 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. Rackula itself is licensed by its maintainers under MIT.

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Self-managed hosting

Ready To Plan Your Racks Privately?

Rackula 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.

Can you self-host Rackula with Docker?

Yes. Upstream is self-hostable via Docker, and this template is Rackula Docker hosting wired up for you: the frontend and API images pinned by digest, one rackula_data volume, local sign-in and HTTPS. It is your own Rackula cloud designer, with the API kept private.

How much RAM does Rackula need?

Rackula declares 1 CPU core, 1024 MB RAM and 2 GB of disk for the frontend and API together. The 6 GB plan is the entry rung here. Layouts are small files, so disk use stays low unless you store many custom assets.

Is Rackula free?

Yes, MIT-licensed Rackula has no fee attached. The only charge is the dedicated Cloud VPS hosting it, cancellable whenever you wish. Layouts remain files in a volume that you control, ready to export as PNG, PDF or SVG whenever you need them.

Is Rackula publicly accessible without a password?

No. The template turns on built-in local sign-in from first start, with the username you choose at install and a generated 24-character password. It also enables secure cookies, CSRF protection and an exact HTTPS origin, so a visitor cannot open layouts without logging in.

Where are Rackula layouts stored?

On the server, in the rackula_data volume mounted at /data. It holds saved layouts, snapshots, device definitions and custom assets, and survives a restart. Layouts are saved to server storage when you choose to save them, so create a rack and save it after your first sign-in.

Which formats can Rackula export?

Upstream lists exports to PNG, PDF and SVG, which suit documentation and change requests. It can also share a layout by URL or QR code. Each export is a file you can keep with your runbooks or attach to a ticket.

Does Rackula support OIDC sign-in?

Upstream offers optional auth with local accounts or OIDC for shared deployments. This template configures local sign-in only, so OIDC would need provider settings added to the environment yourself. Keep the session secret stable so existing sessions stay valid.

How do I change the Rackula admin password?

Change it in the site's Environment in xCloud, then recreate the containers with Save and Redeploy. A plain restart does not apply changed environment values, so the old password keeps working until you redeploy. Sessions stay valid only while the session secret is unchanged.

How do I back up Rackula?

Back up the rackula_data volume together with the Environment configuration. It contains layouts, snapshots, device definitions and custom assets, and the session secret and write token live in the environment. Copy the volume with the app stopped, and test a restore once.

Backups in xCloud

How do I upgrade Rackula?

The install stays on pinned v26.8.0 until you adopt a newer template version. Back up rackula_data, read the upstream release notes, then redeploy and open a saved layout to check it. 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.