Scrob Hosting Live In 5 Minutes

Scrob hosting on xCloud lets you deploy Scrob, a self-hosted watch tracker, and log every movie and show you watch from Jellyfin, Plex, Emby or Kodi on a server only you control. xCloud runs the pinned Scrob 2.24.0 image beside a private PostgreSQL database and puts a generated access login in front of the whole site, so a stranger cannot reach it before your first account exists.

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What is Scrob?

Scrob is an open-source, self-hosted media tracking app that upstream calls your personal Letterboxd plus Trakt. It syncs libraries from Jellyfin, Plex, Emby and others, keeps your watch history, ratings and personal lists, and can push watched activity back to connected providers. A self-hosted Scrob also imports from Trakt, and it is GPL-3.0 licensed.

On xCloud the template runs Scrob 2.24.0 with a private PostgreSQL 16, both pinned by digest, and a Caddy gateway as the only published service. The gateway asks for a generated Basic Authentication login because Scrob has no protection before the first account exists, and the first account to register becomes administrator. Media-server webhook paths bypass the prompt. Search and images stay empty until you add a TMDB token.

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

Self-hosting a scrobbler normally means wiring up a container, a database, a reverse-proxy login gate and a TLS certificate before your first account is even safe to create. This is the same result without assembling any of it.

Step 01
Sign Up
Create your xCloud account and pick Scrob from the OneClick catalog. Set an Access Username and Password, or let us generate a strong one.
Step 02
We Deploy It For You
One click. We bring up the pinned Scrob 2.24.0 image alongside a private PostgreSQL 16 database and a Caddy Basic Auth gateway, mount both volumes, and publish it over HTTPS on your domain.
Step 03
Start Using It
Open the HTTPS URL, enter your Access credentials, then register your Scrob account — the first one created becomes the administrator. Add a TMDB Read Access Token under Settings to enable search and images.

Everything Scrob Does, On Your Own Server

Scrob runs in full here — the open-source tracker is complete, and your watch history stays on infrastructure you control instead of a third-party service.

Watch History And Stats
History, ratings and stats for every movie and show you log, kept on your own server.
Scrobbling From Your Media Server
Jellyfin, Plex, Emby and Kodi webhooks scrobble automatically, authenticated by your own Scrob API key.
Trakt Import
Bring your existing watch history in from Trakt and other services instead of starting from zero.
Locked Down From The First Minute
A Basic Auth gateway protects the site before any account exists, so a stranger can't reach it first and claim the administrator role.
Private PostgreSQL Storage
Accounts and watch history live in PostgreSQL, never exposed on a public port — only the gateway is.
Backed By Two Volumes
Cached images and avatars, plus the database, both live on persistent named volumes that survive a restart.

Everything You Need To Run Your Watch Tracking 24/7

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

Scrob 2.24.0 deployed instantly
Jellyfin, Plex, Emby and Kodi scrobbling
Basic Auth gateway from first boot
Private PostgreSQL database
Free SSL certificate
Scheduled Docker backups
Security updates included
30+ server locations
Unused balance refunded

What You Can Do With Scrob

Keep a watch history you own
Record what you watch on Jellyfin, Plex, Emby or Kodi in a database on your own server, rather than on a hosted tracker.
Rate films and build lists
Add ratings and personal lists next to your history, with stats built from your own viewing.
Move over from Trakt
Import your history from services such as Trakt, then carry on logging with scrobbles from your media server.
Let household members register
Set ENABLE_REGISTRATIONS=true so others can create accounts, once you have registered as the administrator.

Scrob vs Alternatives

Trakt: A hosted watch-tracking service. A Scrob alternative to Trakt keeps your history in a PostgreSQL database on your own server, and Scrob can import from Trakt when you move.
Yamtrack: Yamtrack has its own OneClick page. In a Scrob vs Yamtrack comparison, both track what you watch on your own server, so compare which media types and media-server integrations each covers.
Ryot: Ryot has its own OneClick page. It tracks media, fitness and more in one place, whereas Scrob concentrates on movies and shows with scrobbling.
WatchState: WatchState has its own OneClick page. It syncs watch state between media servers, whereas Scrob adds history, ratings and lists of its own.

Simple Pricing. Everything Included.

Dedicated Cloud VPS sizes, pre-configured for Scrob and its private PostgreSQL database. Pick the one that fits, and resize any time.

Cloud VPS 6 GB

Cloud VPS 16 GB

A media server community sharing one Scrob instance.

$59.99per month

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6 vCPU cores
200 GB NVMe SSD
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Cloud VPS 24 GB

Scrob alongside Jellyfin, Plex or a whole media 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.

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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 Track Every Watch?

Scrob on xCloud runs on a dedicated Cloud VPS that we provision, patch, monitor and restore. Deploy faster. Own your history. 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.

Is Scrob free?

Yes. Scrob is GPL-3.0 software with no subscription from the project. You pay for the Cloud VPS holding the app and its PostgreSQL, and the TMDB token you add for metadata is a credential you supply yourself.

How much RAM does Scrob need?

The floor is one core, 512 MB of RAM and 5 GB of disk, and QA measured about 245 MB after a round trip. Large imports and image caching raise disk use, and restoring a large backup loads it into memory.

Can you self-host Scrob with Docker?

Yes, and this template is Scrob Docker hosting without the wiring: the bellamy/scrob 2.24.0 image and PostgreSQL 16, both pinned by digest, a Caddy login gateway, generated secrets, two volumes and HTTPS. Only the gateway is published.

Why is there a browser login before Scrob loads?

Scrob has no protection before the first account exists, so anyone reaching the site first could become administrator. The Basic Authentication gateway is xCloud's addition, and you register your Scrob account behind it straight after.

Do Jellyfin, Plex, Emby and Kodi webhooks work with Scrob?

Yes. Those webhook paths skip the browser prompt and are authenticated by your Scrob API key. Everything else on the site, including the web interface, stays behind the gateway login, so only the media servers you configure can reach the open paths.

Why are Scrob search results and images empty?

Scrob needs a TMDB Read Access Token, which you add under Settings, General. Without it, search, metadata and images stay empty, although the app itself runs and your accounts and history are unaffected, so add the token soon after first sign-in.

Can I change the Scrob Access Username and Password later?

Yes, in the Environment editor followed by a restart. They are separate from your Scrob account and applied on every start. Changing the database password or the session signing key needs more care, so read the notes first.

Edit environment variables

How do I back up Scrob?

Back up scrob_db and scrob_data together and restore them together while the containers are stopped. scrob_db holds all application data and scrob_data holds cached images and avatars. Backups contain watch history, accounts and API tokens, so protect them.

Back up and restore Docker apps

How do I upgrade Scrob?

The install stays on Scrob 2.24.0 until you adopt a newer template version. Copy both volumes, then read the upstream notes. The first start after a change runs database migrations, and nothing upgrades the app automatically.

Is there a Scrob cloud service I can use?

This page is your own Scrob cloud: a dedicated Cloud VPS running the open-source tracker with a private PostgreSQL, holding your history on volumes of your own. Registration closes after the first account, so nobody else can join unless you reopen it.

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.