Rote Hosting Live In 5 Minutes

Rote hosting on xCloud lets you deploy Rote, an open-source personal note repository for capturing quick thoughts, on your own domains. xCloud runs the pinned web app and API images with a private PostgreSQL database on a persistent volume, creates the administrator account with a generated password and publishes both addresses over HTTPS. Public sign-up is off until you allow it.

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What is Rote?

Rote is a self-hosted, MIT-licensed personal note repository with a minimal note-taking interface, an open API for recording and retrieving data, full data export and Markdown articles that notes can reference. It has a web frontend and an iOS app that can connect to your own backend, and the community offers a Memos data converter and a web clipper. A self-hosted Rote is a quick-capture notes app on your own server.

On xCloud it is Rote v2.6.0, the official frontend and backend images pinned by digest, with a private PostgreSQL database in the rote_postgres_data volume. It runs on two domains, the web app and its API. xCloud creates the owner account from your email with a generated password. File and image attachments need your own S3-compatible bucket; without one Rote stores text notes only.

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

A Rote stack normally means a frontend, an API, a PostgreSQL database, an administrator seed, two domains and certificates before the first note. This is the same result without assembling any of it.

Step 01
Sign Up
Create your xCloud account and pick Rote from the OneClick catalog. Choose the web app domain, enter the administrator email and map the API domain.
Step 02
We Deploy It For You
One click. We bring up the official Rote frontend and backend images, pinned by immutable digest, with a private PostgreSQL (pgvector) database that has no host port, mount the rote_postgres_data volume, generate the passwords, create the owner account and publish the web app and API over HTTPS.
Step 03
Sign In And Write
First boot takes about a minute. Open your HTTPS Rote URL, sign in as owner with the generated password from the credentials card and create your first note.

Everything Rote Does, On Your Own Server

Rote runs in full here: a quick-capture notes web app and its API on your own domains, backed by a database you own.

Quick-Capture Notes
A web app built for jotting down thoughts with little friction, with tags to organise them afterwards.
Open API
Upstream exposes an open API for recording or reading notes from other tools, served from its own HTTPS domain on this install.
Passkey Sign-In
Passkeys are supported, tied to the web app address you choose at install — so pick the domain you plan to keep.
Public Note Sharing
Mark a note public when you want to share it; anyone with the link can read it. Everything else stays private.
Markdown Articles
Upstream supports standalone articles that notes can reference, for longer writing alongside quick notes.
Optional S3 Attachments
Connect your own S3-compatible bucket in the Rote admin settings to store files and images; without one, Rote stores text notes only.

Everything You Need To Run Your Notes App 24/7

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

Rote v2.6.0 deployed instantly
Official images pinned by digest
Admin account created at first boot
Private PostgreSQL, no public port
Free SSL certificate
Server backups and snapshots
Server security updates included
30+ server locations
Unused balance refunded

What You Can Do With Rote

Capture a thought in seconds
Open the web app or the iOS app and jot a note straight away, so ideas and links land in one personal repository instead of scattered across chats and drafts.
Record notes from your own scripts
Use the open API to write and read notes from a script or a shortcut, so logs, clippings and reminders flow into Rote without opening the app.
Publish a note by link
Mark a note public and share its link, while everything else stays private, so you can hand someone one note without exposing the whole repository.
Move your notes out of Memos
Convert existing Memos data with the community converter and keep notes on your own server, with full export available whenever you want to leave.

Rote vs Alternatives

Hosted note-taking apps: A hosted notes service keeps your notes on the vendor's servers. Rote is a personal repository you run yourself, with full data export and an open API.
Memos: Memos has its own OneClick page. In a Rote vs Memos comparison, upstream offers a converter for Memos data, plus Markdown articles that notes can reference.
Note Mark: Note Mark has its own OneClick page. Rote is built for quick capture, with a web app, an iOS app, an open API and standalone Markdown articles that notes can reference.
Poznote: Poznote has its own OneClick page. Rote keeps a lean note repository on PostgreSQL, with attachments in your own S3-compatible bucket and passkey sign-in.

Simple Pricing. Everything Included.

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

Cloud VPS 6 GB

Cloud VPS 16 GB

More headroom if Rote sits alongside other apps on the same 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. Rote itself is licensed by its maintainers under the MIT licence.

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Self-managed hosting

Ready To Run Your Own Notes App?

Rote 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 much RAM does Rote need?

The template floor is 512 MB of RAM, 1 CPU core and 5 GB of disk, covering the web app, the API and PostgreSQL. The 6 GB plan is well above that, and attachments do not use the server disk because they go to your bucket.

Can you self-host Rote with Docker?

Yes, and this template is rote docker hosting without the setup: the official frontend and backend images pinned by digest, PostgreSQL on the rote_postgres_data volume, a generated administrator password and HTTPS on two domains.

Does Rote have an API?

Yes. Upstream provides an open API for recording and retrieving data, and a TypeScript toolkit with an MCP server exists in the community. The API runs on its own domain, which you map during install.

Can I attach files and images in Rote?

Only with your own storage. Attachments need an external S3-compatible bucket such as S3, R2 or MinIO, entered in the Rote admin settings, with browser CORS for your web app address. Without one, Rote stores text notes only.

Can anyone sign up to Rote?

No. Public sign-up is off, and the administrator account is created at first boot so no setup page is exposed. Allow sign-up in the Rote admin settings if you want others to register. Public notes can be read by anyone with the link.

Can I move from Memos to Rote?

Upstream's community tooling includes a converter for Memos data, so you can import existing notes. Test the conversion on a copy first, and keep your Memos backup until you have checked the result.

Is Rote free?

Yes. Rote is open source under the MIT licence, so the software has no licence fee. You pay only for the Cloud VPS and any storage bucket, which makes this a Rote cloud install of your own.

How do I back up Rote?

Back up the rote_postgres_data volume, which holds the database with all notes and accounts. Attachments live in your own S3-compatible bucket, so back that up there. Upstream also offers full data export from the app.

Backup and restore Docker apps

How do I upgrade Rote?

Rote stays on its pinned v2.6.0 images until a newer template version is adopted. Copy rote_postgres_data beforehand and check the release notes. No upgrade runs automatically; redeploying keeps your data.

Can I change the Rote domains later?

Only the API domain freely. The web app domain is the permanent identity, because passkeys and share links are built from it, so changing it breaks registered passkeys. Keep both domains under one parent domain.

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.