Remark42 Hosting Live In 5 Minutes

Deploy Remark42 on xCloud and get Remark42 hosting for a comment engine on infrastructure you control, instead of embedding a third-party comment platform on your website. xCloud runs the pinned official image, generates the authentication signing secret, mounts persistent storage for comments and avatars, and publishes it over HTTPS on your domain in minutes, with anonymous commenting on so you can test it straight away.

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What is Remark42?

Remark42 is a self-hosted, lightweight and simple comment engine that does not spy on users, and a self-hosted Remark42 can be embedded into blogs, articles or anywhere readers add comments. Upstream lists social login, email login, optional anonymous access, nested comments, Markdown, moderation, voting, image upload, RSS and import from Disqus and WordPress, as an alternative to a hosted service such as Disqus. It is MIT licensed.

On xCloud the install runs Remark42 1.16.4 from the official image, pinned by digest, as one container with its embedded data file and no external database. The remark42_data volume holds comments, avatars, cached images and Remark42's own backups. xCloud generates the signing secret, and the default site ID is remark with anonymous commenting enabled. OAuth and email providers are not configured for you.

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

Self-hosting a comment engine normally means an application server, a signing secret, an authentication policy, a domain and a certificate before a single comment posts. This is the same result without assembling any of it.

Step 01
Sign Up
Create your xCloud account and pick Remark42 from the OneClick catalog. Choose your site title, domain and target server — the authentication signing secret is generated automatically, with no other fields to fill in.
Step 02
We Deploy It For You
One click. We bring up the official Remark42 1.16.4 image — pinned by immutable digest — mount the remark42_data volume, generate a stable signing secret, enable anonymous commenting for the default site ID remark, and publish it over HTTPS on your domain.
Step 03
Open the Demo Page And Post a Comment
Open the generated HTTPS demo page and post a test comment using the default site ID remark. Then configure a supported OAuth or email provider, set an administrator identity, and review anonymous-access settings before embedding the widget on a public website.

Everything Remark42 Does, On Your Own Server

Remark42 runs in full here — threaded discussions, moderation, authentication and administration, on infrastructure you control.

Threaded Comments And Replies
Give visitors threaded discussions with Markdown formatting and voting, instead of a flat comment box.
Flexible Authentication
Start with anonymous commenting for a simple deployment, then configure supported social or email authentication providers when you're ready.
Multiple Discussion Contexts
Manage separate discussion contexts with Remark42 site IDs, all served from the same installation.
Moderation Controls
Remove comments and block users with Remark42's moderator tools once you set an administrator identity; anonymous access is an environment setting.
Comment Data You Control
Comments, avatars and cached images stay on infrastructure you control, not inside a third-party comment platform.
Persistent Comment Store
Remark42's embedded database, avatars, cached images and backup files persist across restarts on their own volume.

Everything You Need To Run Your Comment Engine 24/7

Managed hosting for Remark42, so the parts that keep it online are not your problem.

Remark42 1.16.4 deployed instantly
Official pinned image digest
Signing secret generated for you
Container port never exposed publicly
Free SSL certificate
Server backups and snapshots
Server security updates included
30+ server locations
Unused balance refunded

What You Can Do With Remark42

Add comments to a blog
Embed the widget on your posts so readers can reply in threaded discussions with Markdown, instead of a flat comment box.
Replace a hosted comment platform
Move off a third-party comment service by importing from Disqus or WordPress and serving comments from your own domain.
Moderate without a vendor
Remove comments and block users from Remark42's own tools, and get Telegram, Slack, webhook or email notifications for each new comment.
Run comments for several sites
Use Remark42's multi-site mode and site IDs to serve separate discussion contexts from one installation.

Remark42 vs Alternatives

Disqus: Disqus is a hosted comment platform. Upstream lists import from Disqus, so existing comments can move into Remark42, which stores them in an embedded data file on your own server.
Isso: In a Remark42 vs Isso comparison, Isso has its own OneClick page. Its catalogue entry describes a lightweight commenting server with Markdown, moderation and an admin interface.
Artalk: Artalk has its own OneClick page. Its catalogue entry describes a comment system for static and dynamic sites with multi-site management, moderation, image uploads and its own admin dashboard.
Discourse: Discourse has its own OneClick page. Remark42 is a comment widget you embed in existing pages, with threaded comments kept in one embedded data file.

Simple Pricing. Everything Included.

Dedicated Cloud VPS sizes, pre-configured for Remark42. Pick the one that fits, and resize any time.

Cloud VPS 6 GB

Cloud VPS 16 GB

More headroom for higher comment volume across multiple sites.

$59.99per month

16 GB RAM
6 vCPU cores
200 GB NVMe SSD
30 TB
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Cloud VPS 24 GB

Remark42 alongside a larger self-hosted stack.

$84.99per month

24 GB RAM
8 vCPU cores
300 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. Remark42 itself is free under the MIT licence.

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Connect any VPS — DigitalOcean, Vultr, Linode, AWS, Hetzner or bare metal — and deploy Remark42 on it through the same panel, for a per-server management fee instead of a Cloud VPS rental.

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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 Comment Engine?

Remark42 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 Remark42 with Docker?

Yes, and this template is Remark42 Docker hosting without the setup. Upstream is fully dockerized and can be deployed in a single command; here xCloud runs the pinned umputun/remark42 image as one container with a persistent volume, a generated secret and HTTPS.

How much RAM does Remark42 need?

The template asks for 1 GB of RAM, one CPU core and 10 GB of disk as a floor. The 6 GB plan is the entry rung here, and disk use grows with comment history, avatars, the image cache and retained backups.

How do I become the Remark42 administrator?

Sign in once through a configured authentication provider, click your username on the demo page to reveal your full user ID, then set that value as ADMIN_SHARED_ID in the Environment editor and redeploy. Until then there is no administrator account.

How do I embed the Remark42 comment widget on my website?

Add the widget script to your pages, pointed at your generated HTTPS URL and the default site ID remark, following upstream's installation guide, then reload a page to see it. Review your anonymous-access and moderation settings before the site goes public.

Is anonymous commenting enabled by default in Remark42?

Yes. AUTH_ANON is true so a fresh installation can be tested immediately with the default site ID. Configure an OAuth or email provider and choose an authentication policy before embedding on a public site, or anyone can post anonymously.

Can I import Disqus comments into Remark42?

Upstream lists import from Disqus and WordPress, and export of data to JSON. The template does not run an import for you, so follow upstream's import documentation against your own instance and check a sample thread afterwards.

What should I back up on a Remark42 server?

Back up the complete remark42_data volume. It holds the embedded comment database, avatars, cached images and Remark42's own backup files under /srv/var, and there is no separate database. Quiesce writes first, and test a restore.

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How do I upgrade Remark42?

Remark42 1.16.4 stays pinned until you adopt a newer template version. Back up the complete volume first and read the upstream release and migration notes. Existing sites are not upgraded automatically, and the recreated container keeps remark42_data.

Is Remark42 free?

Yes. The MIT licence covers Remark42, so there is nothing to buy for the software. You pay for the dedicated Cloud VPS, which also holds your comments, avatars and image cache, so size its disk for your traffic.

What happens if I change the Remark42 signing secret?

Every signed authentication session is invalidated immediately and everyone must sign in again. Keep SECRET unchanged for the life of the installation unless you intend to sign everyone out, and store it with your backups.

Is there a Remark42 cloud service?

Not through this page. Remark42 cloud hosting here means your own comment engine runs on a Cloud VPS that xCloud provisions, with every comment stored in a data file on a volume you own, and no vendor account involved.

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.