RetroAssembly Hosting Live In 5 Minutes

Deploy RetroAssembly hosting and keep your own browser-based retro game library on your own domain. xCloud runs the pinned RetroAssembly v7.260719.1051 image as a single container, mounts the retroassembly_data volume for the database, ROMs, artwork and save states, and publishes the site over HTTPS in minutes — upload your ROMs and play from any modern browser.

Deploy your RetroAssembly

No terminal
No technical skills needed
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What is RetroAssembly?

RetroAssembly is an open-source retro game library that runs in the browser. You upload your own ROMs, play them with the emulators built into the app, and keep save states so progress carries across sessions. Each user has their own library, with accounts managed inside the app.

This template runs it as a single container released under the MIT licence, storing its SQLite database, ROMs, artwork and save states in one persistent volume.

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

A self-hosted game library normally means a container, a persistent volume, a domain, a certificate and an upload limit big enough for ROMs. This is the same result without assembling any of it.

Step 01
Sign Up
Create your xCloud account and pick RetroAssembly from the OneClick catalog. Choose your domain and target server — there are no extra fields to fill in and no credentials to generate.
Step 02
We Deploy It For You
One click. We bring up the official RetroAssembly image, pinned by immutable digest, as a single container with no separate database, mount the retroassembly_data volume, raise the upload limit to 1 GB per request and publish it over HTTPS on your domain.
Step 03
Register And Upload A ROM
Open your HTTPS RetroAssembly URL and register your account straight away — the first account becomes the administrator and there is no preset password. Then upload your first ROM and start playing.

Everything RetroAssembly Does, On Your Own Server

RetroAssembly runs in full here: a browser-based retro game library on your own domain, with your library kept on a volume you own.

Play In The Browser
Upload your ROMs and play classic console games from any modern browser, using the emulators built into RetroAssembly.
Save States
Save states are stored with your library, so progress carries across sessions.
Per-User Libraries
Accounts are managed inside the app, and each user has their own library.
Large Uploads
The xCloud proxy accepts uploads of up to 1 GB per request, so bigger ROMs are not blocked at the server.
Persistent Storage
The SQLite database, ROMs, artwork and save states live on the retroassembly_data volume, which survived an xCloud Restart in QA.
Lightweight
A single container that used about 62 MiB of memory when idle on the verified install.

Everything You Need To Run Your Retro Game Library 24/7

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

RetroAssembly v7.260719.1051 deployed instantly
Official image pinned by digest
Persistent volume for ROMs and saves
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 RetroAssembly

A private ROM library
Keep your own collection in one place on your own domain and open it from any modern browser.
Pick up where you left off
Use save states to continue a game later, from a different browser or device.
A shared library for friends or family
Give each person an account and their own library on the same server.
Big uploads without a proxy fight
Upload large ROMs straight to the server, with the request limit raised to 1 GB.

RetroAssembly Screenshots

The RetroAssembly library after the first account is registered

A ROM still listed in the RetroAssembly library after a container restart

The RetroAssembly detail page for an uploaded ROM

RetroAssembly vs Alternatives

Desktop emulators: Standalone emulators run on one machine; RetroAssembly runs the emulators in the browser and keeps your library and save states on a server you own.
Jellyfin: A media server for films, series and music rather than games; RetroAssembly is built around ROMs and playing them in the browser.
Game streaming services: Hosted services stream games from someone else's servers; RetroAssembly keeps your own library and saves on a server you control.

Simple Pricing. Everything Included.

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

Cloud VPS 6 GB

Cloud VPS 16 GB

More headroom if RetroAssembly sits alongside other media apps.

$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. RetroAssembly itself is licensed by its maintainers under MIT.

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Ready To Run Your Own Retro Game Library?

RetroAssembly 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.

How do I sign in the first time?

Open your site and create an account. The first account registered becomes the administrator, and there is no preset password.

Can other people register?

Yes. Registration stays open and cannot be switched off with a setting, so register your own account first and restrict access (for example Basic Auth or a firewall rule) if the site is public.

What runs alongside RetroAssembly?

Nothing. It is a single container with an embedded SQLite database, so there is no separate database service.

Does the site need internet access?

Yes. The browser loads emulator cores from public CDNs, and uploads send each ROM's filename and checksum to the app author's identification service, so outbound internet access is needed.

How large can an upload be?

The xCloud proxy accepts up to 1 GB per request. If the site is behind Cloudflare, its per-request limit of about 100 MB still applies.

What should I back up?

The retroassembly_data volume, which holds the SQLite database, ROMs, artwork and save states.

Backups in xCloud

What survives a restart?

Your library, accounts, ROMs and save states are stored on the retroassembly_data volume, and a ROM was still listed after an xCloud Restart in QA.

Does xCloud automatically back up or update RetroAssembly?

No. The template pins v7.260719.1051 by immutable digest; 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 6 GB?

The template's baseline asks for 1 CPU core, 512 MB of RAM and 5 GB of disk; measured idle use in QA was about 62 MiB. This page sells the 6 GB tier as the entry rung, with real headroom for your ROM library.

Is xCloud officially partnered with RetroAssembly?

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