SFTPGo Hosting Live In 5 Minutes

SFTPGo hosting runs an SFTP server with a web admin on your own domain, so partners and teammates can exchange files over SFTP or a browser. Deploy SFTPGo v2.7.6 as one pinned container with embedded SQLite, a generated admin password and two persistent volumes, with HTTPS on the web interface in minutes. SFTP uses a separate public TCP port that you open in your own firewall.

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What is SFTPGo?

SFTPGo is a full-featured, event-driven file transfer server. Upstream lists SFTP, HTTP/S, FTP/S and WebDAV, local and cloud storage backends, a WebAdmin UI for users and groups, and a WebClient UI where users browse files and set up two-factor authentication. A self-hosted SFTPGo is an alternative to managed SFTP services, licensed AGPL-3.0-only with additional terms, while upstream sells a separate SFTPGo Enterprise edition.

On xCloud it is SFTPGo v2.7.6 from the upstream image, pinned by digest, as one container with embedded SQLite on the sftpgo_state volume and user files on sftpgo_files. xCloud generates the admin password and serves the web UI over HTTPS. SFTP is published on its own public TCP port, and opening that port in the firewall is your job.

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

An SFTP service needs the server, SSH host keys, a database, a web admin, an admin account, a domain and a certificate before the first user connects. This is the same result without assembling any of it.

Step 01
Sign Up
Create your xCloud account and pick SFTPGo from the OneClick catalog. Choose your domain and target server; the install form has no fields.
Step 02
We Deploy It For You
One click. We start ghcr.io/drakkan/sftpgo:v2.7.6, pinned by digest, with embedded SQLite, mount sftpgo_state and sftpgo_files, generate the admin password and publish the web UI over HTTPS. SFTP gets its own public TCP port.
Step 03
Create Users And Connect
Sign in at /web/admin as admin, create your SFTP users, then connect with sftp -P and the port on your credentials card. Allow that TCP port in your own server firewall if clients connect from outside.

Web Client For SFTP Users: SFTPGo On Your Own Server

SFTPGo runs here as the transfer server, with its users and files on volumes you control.

Multiple Protocols
Upstream serves SFTP, HTTP/S, FTP/S and WebDAV. This template publishes SFTP and the web interface; FTP and WebDAV are off by default.
Storage Backends
Users can be backed by local disk, encrypted local storage, S3-compatible storage, Google Cloud Storage, Azure Blob Storage or another SFTP server.
WebAdmin UI
Create and manage users, folders, groups and other resources from the web admin at /web/admin.
WebClient For Users
Each user can browse and manage files in the browser, change credentials and set up two-factor authentication with common authenticator apps.
REST API
The REST API on the same domain at /api/v2 lets you script user and folder management.
Event-Driven Design
Upstream describes SFTPGo as an event-driven file transfer solution, with Defender and SMTP settings available as optional environment settings.

Everything You Need To Run Your File Transfer 24/7

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

SFTPGo v2.7.6 deployed instantly
Image pinned by digest
Admin password generated
SSH host keys kept in a volume
Free SSL certificate
Database and files on persistent volumes
Server backups and snapshots
Choose your server region
Unused balance refunded

What You Can Do With SFTPGo

Exchange files with a business partner
Give a partner an SFTP account and a folder, and see their uploads in the web client.
Give users a browser file manager
Let each user sign in to the web client to manage files without an SFTP program.
Put files on cloud storage behind SFTP
Back a user with S3-compatible storage so SFTP clients write to a bucket.
Script account management
Create users and folders with the REST API instead of clicking through the admin.

SFTPGo Screenshots

SFTPGo web admin dashboard after signing in as admin

SFTPGo vs Alternatives

Managed SFTP services: As a self-hosted alternative to managed SFTP services, SFTPGo keeps users and files on a server you control, with SSH host keys in your own volume.
Filebrowser Quantum: Filebrowser Quantum has its own OneClick page. In an SFTPGo vs Filebrowser comparison, SFTPGo is a transfer server with SFTP and users, while a file browser is a web file manager.
Nextcloud: Nextcloud has its own OneClick page. It is a file-sync and collaboration suite, whereas SFTPGo focuses on transfer protocols and user accounts.
Syncthing: Syncthing has its own OneClick page. It synchronises folders between devices, a different job from serving SFTP accounts.

Simple Pricing. Everything Included.

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

Cloud VPS 6 GB

Cloud VPS 16 GB

More headroom for many users and heavy transfers.

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. SFTPGo is licensed under AGPL-3.0-only with additional terms.

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Ready To Run Your Own SFTP Server?

SFTPGo on xCloud runs on a dedicated Cloud VPS that we provision, patch, monitor and restore. Your users, your files, your domain.

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.

Do I need to open the SFTP port?

Yes, if clients connect from outside the server. SFTP runs on its own public TCP port, not through the domain, and xCloud does not open it in a firewall. Allow it in your server firewall or cloud security group, and limit it to known IPs where you can.

Which storage backends does SFTPGo support?

Upstream lists the local filesystem, encrypted local filesystem, S3-compatible storage, Google Cloud Storage, Azure Blob Storage and other SFTP servers. This template defaults to local disk on sftpgo_files; configure cloud backends per user in the web admin.

Does SFTPGo support FTP or WebDAV?

Upstream supports both, but they are off by default here and this template does not publish their ports. SFTP and the HTTPS web UI are what is reachable. Enabling other protocols needs extra settings and ports.

Can you self-host SFTPGo with Docker?

Yes. SFTPGo ships an official image, and this template is SFTPGo Docker hosting without the setup: the v2.7.6 image pinned by digest, two volumes, a generated admin password, a public SFTP port and HTTPS for the web UI.

How much RAM does SFTPGo need?

The manifest asks for just 64 MB of RAM, 1 CPU core and 2 GB of disk. User files are what fill the disk, and the 6 GB plan leaves plenty of room for other apps on the same server.

Can SFTPGo users sign in from a browser?

Yes. Each user can sign in to the web client at /web/client to manage files, change credentials and set up two-factor authentication. Browser uploads are capped at about 1 GB, or about 100 MB when the domain is proxied through Cloudflare, so use SFTP for larger files.

Is SFTPGo open source?

The source is licensed under AGPL-3.0-only with additional terms, and upstream notes that the WebAdmin and WebClient theme is proprietary. Read the licence before redistributing. You pay only for the Cloud VPS, which makes this an SFTPGo cloud of your own.

Is the SFTPGo web admin safe to expose?

It has full control of every user and file, so use a strong admin password and change it after first sign-in. Anyone who can reach the SFTP port or login pages can try to sign in, so use strong passwords or public keys.

How do I back up SFTPGo?

Back up both volumes: sftpgo_state, which holds the SQLite database and SSH host keys, and sftpgo_files, which holds user files and the backups directory. Keep the host keys, or SFTP clients will warn about a changed key.

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How do I upgrade SFTPGo?

The install stays on its pinned v2.7.6 image until you adopt a newer template version. Back up both volumes first and read the upstream release notes. Nothing upgrades automatically, and the open-source edition receives fewer enhancements than Enterprise.

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.