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Deploy RAGFlow hosting and give your team a private, document-based AI knowledge base on your own domain. xCloud runs the pinned RAGFlow v1.0.0-rc2 image with its own MySQL database, Elasticsearch index, object store, Kvrocks and NATS, all private to the server, generates the administrator password, mounts persistent volumes and publishes the web app and API over HTTPS. Sign-up is closed by default, and you add your own chat and embedding model providers.

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

What is RAGFlow?

RAGFlow is an open-source Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) engine. It combines RAG with agent capabilities to give large language models a context layer built from your own documents, using deep document understanding to parse complex formats and template-based chunking to split them.

On xCloud it runs as a self-hosted stack on your own server: you upload documents into knowledge bases, connect the chat and embedding models you choose, and use the web app, agents and API on your own domain.

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

A RAGFlow stack normally means a web service, a database, a search index, an object store, a cache and a message queue, plus credentials, volumes, a domain and a certificate before the first document is parsed. This is the same result without assembling any of it.

  1. Step 01

    Sign Up

    Create your xCloud account and pick RAGFlow from the OneClick catalog. Choose your domain and target server — there are no extra fields to fill in, because xCloud generates the credentials.

  2. Step 02

    We Deploy It For You

    One click. We bring up the official RAGFlow image, pinned by immutable digest, with private MySQL, Elasticsearch, an object store, Kvrocks and NATS that publish no host ports, mount the mysql_data, minio_data, esdata01, kvrocks_data and nats_data volumes, generate the administrator password, and publish it over HTTPS on your domain.

  3. Step 03

    Create A User And Add A Model

    The first start runs migrations and can take a few minutes. Open your-domain/admin, sign in as admin@ragflow.io with the generated password, create a user under User management, then sign in at the main domain and add a chat and an embedding model under Model providers before creating a knowledge base.

Everything RAGFlow Does, On Your Own Server

RAGFlow runs in full here: document parsing, chunking and retrieval behind your own domain, with the data stores kept on your server.

  • Deep Document Understanding

    RAGFlow extracts knowledge from unstructured data with complicated formats, including Word, PowerPoint, Excel, TXT, images, PDFs, scanned copies, structured data and web pages.

  • Template-Based Chunking

    Choose from chunking templates, with a visualisation of the text chunks so a person can step in and adjust them.

  • Cited, Grounded Answers

    Answers come with quick views of the key references and traceable citations, to support grounded answers and reduce hallucinations.

  • Agentic Retrieval

    Multi-step retrieval for complex questions: the model can break a question down, retrieve knowledge and verify evidence, with Low, Medium, High or Ultra thinking modes.

  • Your Own Model Providers

    No language model runs on the server. Add a chat model and an embedding model with your provider's API key under Model providers; both are configurable.

  • Private Data Services

    MySQL, Elasticsearch, the object store, Kvrocks and NATS are reachable only inside the install's private network, with no published ports.

Everything You Need To Run Your Knowledge Base 24/7

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

  • RAGFlow v1.0.0-rc2 deployed instantly
  • Official image pinned by digest
  • Administrator password generated for you
  • Sign-up closed by default
  • Free SSL certificate
  • Server backups and snapshots
  • Server security updates included
  • 30+ server locations
  • Unused balance refunded

What You Can Do With RAGFlow

  • Document Q&A for a team

    Upload manuals, reports and policies into a knowledge base and ask questions in chat, with citations pointing back to the source passages.

  • Knowledge bases from messy files

    Parse PDFs, scanned copies, spreadsheets, slides and web pages into chunks you can inspect and adjust before anyone relies on the answers.

  • Agents grounded in your data

    Build agents on RAGFlow's retrieval so their answers draw on your own documents rather than only a model's general knowledge.

  • Private AI search over your own server

    Keep uploaded files, chunks and accounts on your own server, with sign-up closed so only users the administrator creates can get in.

RAGFlow Screenshots

The RAGFlow administrator console
The RAGFlow datasets page

RAGFlow vs Alternatives

AnythingLLM
An all-in-one self-hosted AI workspace for chatting with your own documents, building RAG knowledge bases and running AI agents with your own LLM provider. It is also available as a OneClick app on xCloud.
Open WebUI
A customizable web interface for AI models, connecting to Ollama and any OpenAI-compatible API endpoint. It is also available as a OneClick app on xCloud.
RAGFlow Cloud
The RAGFlow project runs its own cloud service at cloud.ragflow.io. Self-hosting RAGFlow on xCloud keeps the application and its data on a server you own instead.

Simple Pricing. Everything Included.

Dedicated Cloud VPS sizes, pre-configured for RAGFlow hosting. RAGFlow's baseline is 12288 MB of RAM, so the 16 GB size is the entry rung.

Cloud VPS 16 GB

Most popular

Fits RAGFlow's 12288 MB baseline, with its database, search index and object store on one server.

$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. RAGFlow itself is licensed by its maintainers under Apache-2.0.

Docker hosting

Already Have a Server? Bring Your Own

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

Self-managed hosting

Ready To Run Your Own RAG Engine?

RAGFlow 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.

How do I sign in?

Open /admin on your domain and sign in as admin@ragflow.io with the generated password from the protected installation credentials. The administrator only manages the server: create a user under User management, then sign in at the main domain with that user.

Does it include an AI model?

No. No model runs on the server. Open your profile, choose Model providers, and add a chat model and an embedding model with your own provider's API key before creating a knowledge base. Parsing documents stops without an embedding model.

Can anyone sign up?

No. Sign-up is closed by default, so only users the administrator creates can sign in. To open it, set ENABLE_REGISTER and REGISTER_ENABLED to 1 in the Environment editor and Save & Redeploy.

What runs alongside RAGFlow?

MySQL, Elasticsearch, a MinIO-compatible object store, Kvrocks and NATS, all private to the server with no host ports.

How is the default administrator password handled?

The administrator admin@ragflow.io is created at start with a generated password, and RAGFlow's built-in default password is replaced. In the verification run, the upstream default password was rejected. Once you change the password in the admin console, it is left alone.

Why is the first start slow?

The first start runs database migrations and brings up Elasticsearch, so it can take several minutes before the page loads. Keep refreshing until the sign-in screen appears.

Does Elasticsearch need any server setting?

Elasticsearch works best with a vm.max_map_count of at least 262144 on the server. If search stops working or the Elasticsearch container keeps restarting, run sysctl -w vm.max_map_count=262144 on the server and make it permanent in /etc/sysctl.conf.

How large can an upload be?

Files up to 1 GB are accepted. A domain served through Cloudflare's proxy is limited to 100 MB per request.

What should I back up?

The named volumes mysql_data (accounts, datasets, settings), minio_data (uploaded files), esdata01 (the Elasticsearch index of chunks), kvrocks_data and nats_data, plus the stable values in the Environment editor. Keep the administrator password private.

Backups in xCloud

What survives a restart?

Knowledge bases and uploaded documents survive an xCloud Restart, because they live on persistent named volumes.

Does xCloud automatically back up or update RAGFlow?

No. The template pins RAGFlow v1.0.0-rc2 by immutable digest; new installations use the pinned release, existing sites are not automatically upgraded. Back up first, read the upstream release notes, then bump the readable tag and digest together on your own schedule. Server-level backups and snapshots are available on every Cloud VPS.

What are the server requirements, and why does this page sell 16 GB?

The template's baseline asks for 4 CPU cores, 12288 MB of RAM and 30 GB of disk; measured idle use in QA was about 3.6 GB. This page sells the 16 GB tier because the 12288 MB baseline does not fit on a 6 GB server.

Is xCloud officially partnered with RAGFlow?

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

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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