Readeck Hosting Live In 5 Minutes

Run a private, self-hosted read-it-later app with Readeck hosting on xCloud. Deploy Readeck in one click: xCloud runs the pinned 0.23.4 image with its embedded SQLite database on a persistent volume and publishes it over HTTPS on your domain, so the first account you create on the onboarding page becomes the administrator and your library lives on your own server.

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What is Readeck?

Readeck is a simple, open-source web application, licensed under AGPL-3.0, that saves the readable content of web pages you want to keep. Self-hosted Readeck works as a bookmark manager and a read-it-later tool, the read-it-later job Pocket and Instapaper are known for. It adds labels, highlights, collections, full-text search, EPUB export and official browser extensions, and upstream stores text and images in your instance the moment you save a link, for privacy and in case the original page disappears.

This template runs Readeck 0.23.4 as a single container behind xCloud's nginx, with an embedded SQLite database. One persistent volume, readeck_data, holds the configuration, the generated secret key, the database, saved article content and downloaded resources. The first account created on the one-time onboarding page becomes the administrator.

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

A Readeck install normally means a container, a persistent data directory, a secret key, a domain and a certificate before the first saved article. This is the same result without assembling any of it.

Step 01
Sign Up
Create your xCloud account and pick Readeck from the OneClick catalog. Choose your domain and target server; the install form has no app-specific fields to fill in.
Step 02
We Deploy It For You
One click. We start Readeck 0.23.4 pinned by digest, mount the readeck_data volume for the SQLite database and saved articles, set the public base URL to your domain and publish it over HTTPS.
Step 03
Create The First Account
Open your URL and create the first account on the one-time onboarding page; it becomes the administrator. Then add the browser extension, pointed at your instance, and save your first article.

Everything Readeck Does, On Your Own Server

Readeck runs in full here: saving, organising, annotating and exporting what you read, with the library stored on a volume you control.

Articles, Pictures And Videos
Readeck saves the readable content of a page and detects when a page is an image or a video, adapting how it stores the bookmark.
Labels, Favorites, Archives
Add as many labels as you like, mark bookmarks as favorites, and move finished reading to the archive to keep the main list short.
Highlights And Annotations
Highlight and annotate the important parts of a bookmark so the passage you wanted is easy to find again later.
Collections From Searches
Save a search, such as everything from the past two weeks labelled with a topic, as a collection you can reopen in one click.
EPUB Export And OPDS
Export an article, or a whole collection, to an EPUB file, and reach the catalogue from an e-reader that supports OPDS.
Full-Text Search
Search for a vague piece of text, a label or a website across everything you have saved, with the text stored in your own instance.

Everything You Need To Run Your Reading Library 24/7

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

Readeck 0.23.4 deployed instantly
Image pinned by digest
Embedded SQLite, no extra database
Kept behind xCloud nginx
Free SSL certificate
Server backups and snapshots
Server security updates included
30+ server locations
Unused balance refunded

What You Can Do With Readeck

Keep articles after the site changes
A reader saves long articles to their own library, where Readeck stores the text and images at save time, so the piece is still readable when the original page is edited or removed.
Save pages with the Readeck browser extension
Someone browsing in Firefox or Chrome installs the official extension, points it at their own instance and saves a page in one click instead of copying links into a note.
Read your library on an e-reader
A commuter exports an article, or a collection of recent saves, to an EPUB file, or opens the catalogue directly from an e-reader that supports OPDS.
Replace a read-it-later subscription
A Pocket or Instapaper user moves their reading habit to a Cloud VPS they control, with labels, highlights and collections on a domain of their own.

Readeck vs Alternatives

Pocket: Readeck is software you run yourself, and upstream describes it as a bookmark manager and read-later tool that stores text and images in your own instance the moment you save a link.
Instapaper: Readeck keeps the saved text and images on your own server, and with the exception of videos makes no request from your browser to an external website, according to upstream.
Wallabag: Wallabag is another read-it-later app with its own xCloud page. Readeck is AGPL-3.0, its template asks for 512 MB of RAM, and upstream lists highlights, collections and EPUB export.
Linkwarden: Linkwarden is a further bookmark app on xCloud. Readeck's template runs one container with embedded SQLite, and stores each bookmark's text and images in your own instance.

Ready To Own Your Reading List?

Readeck on xCloud runs on a dedicated Cloud VPS that we provision, patch, monitor and restore. Deploy faster. Keep the library yours. 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 I self-host Readeck with Docker?

Yes, and Readeck Docker hosting is what this template does. Upstream publishes the Readeck container image; xCloud runs 0.23.4 pinned by digest as a single container whose data lives in readeck_data, reachable on your domain over HTTPS, so there is no Compose file for you to write.

How much RAM does Readeck need?

Readeck's manifest sets a floor of 512 MB of RAM, 1 CPU core and 2 GB of disk, well under the 6 GB plan sold here, since Readeck runs as a single container with embedded SQLite. Disk use grows with the number of saved articles and downloaded images.

How do I update Readeck?

Readeck does not update itself here: 0.23.4 is pinned by tag and digest, and template updates affect new installations only. Back up readeck_data, read the upstream release notes, then move to a newer version on a disposable test install first. Never delete the volume during a redeploy.

What should I back up for Readeck?

Back up the readeck_data volume. It holds the generated configuration and secret key, the SQLite database, archived article content and downloaded resources. Take a consistent database backup before copying the volume and test a restore, because losing the secret key can invalidate sessions.

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Is Readeck a Pocket alternative?

Readeck covers the same read-it-later job: upstream calls it a bookmark manager and a read later tool. You run it on your own server, so the library of saved articles, labels and highlights lives on your volume rather than in a third-party account.

Does Readeck have a browser extension?

Yes. Upstream provides official extensions for Firefox and Chrome that save a page in one click. You configure the extension with your instance URL and the supported account or token flow, so it sends articles to the Readeck on your own domain.

What is the difference between Readeck and Wallabag?

Both save articles to read later, and this page makes no claims about Wallabag's features. Readeck is AGPL-3.0, its template asks for 512 MB of RAM, and upstream lists highlights, collections saved from searches, EPUB export and OPDS. Try both against your own reading habits.

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Can Readeck save videos and pictures as well as articles?

Yes. Upstream says Readeck detects when a page is an image or a video and adapts how it saves the bookmark, alongside the readable content of ordinary articles. With the exception of videos, your browser makes no request to an external website when you read a saved page.

Is Readeck free and open source?

Yes. Readeck is open source under the AGPL-3.0 licence, and the licence file at the 0.23.4 tag confirms it. What you pay xCloud for is the server and its setup; inviting more readers adds no licence charge.

Who owns the data stored in Readeck?

You do. Your saved articles, images, labels and highlights sit in the readeck_data volume on your own Cloud VPS, in an embedded SQLite database and files you can back up. xCloud runs the server and the deployment; the application and its content are yours.

Is this Readeck cloud hosting?

It is Readeck running in the cloud on a dedicated Cloud VPS that only you use, deployed by xCloud with HTTPS on your domain. It is not a service run by the Readeck project, and xCloud has no partnership with or endorsement from its maintainers.

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.