Shadowbroker Hosting Live In 5 Minutes

Shadowbroker hosting puts a self-hosted OSINT map on your own domain, a single dashboard that combines public aircraft, vessel, satellite, hazard and news feeds. Deploy Shadowbroker 0.9.84 with its frontend and backend pinned by digest, generated secrets and a persistent volume, published over HTTPS in minutes. The map is read-only and has no visitor login, so keep the URL private.

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What is Shadowbroker?

ShadowBroker is an open-source OSINT map that aggregates public real-time telemetry into one interface. Upstream describes a Next.js and MapLibre front end with a FastAPI backend, many toggleable data layers, a server-side recon toolkit and an agent command channel, built from datasets that are already public. A self-hosted Shadowbroker is an alternative to commercial OSINT dashboards, licensed AGPL-3.0, with no product telemetry or accounts of its own.

On xCloud it is Shadowbroker 0.9.84 with the frontend and backend pinned by digest and the backend_data volume holding caches and seeded files. xCloud generates the admin key and mesh secrets and serves the map over HTTPS. The public UI is read-only with no login, and the template does not join any public mesh or fleet network.

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

A Shadowbroker install needs a frontend, a backend, generated secrets, a data volume, optional feed keys, a domain and a certificate before the map loads. This is the same result without assembling any of it.

Step 01
Sign Up
Create your xCloud account and pick Shadowbroker from the OneClick catalog. Choose your domain and a server with at least 4.5 GB of RAM; the install form has no fields.
Step 02
We Deploy It For You
One click. We start the Shadowbroker 0.9.84 frontend and backend, both pinned by digest, generate the admin key and mesh secrets, mount backend_data and publish the map over HTTPS. First boot takes a minute or two.
Step 03
Open The Map And Add Feeds
Open your HTTPS URL for the read-only live map. To fill layers such as OpenSky or AIS, uncomment your own feed keys in the Environment editor, then Save and Redeploy.

Real-Time Geospatial OSINT Dashboard: Shadowbroker On Your Own Server

Shadowbroker runs here as the map and its backend, with caches on a volume you control and feed keys that you supply.

Many Public Feeds, One Map
Upstream aggregates real-time telemetry from many public feeds, such as aircraft ADS-B, maritime AIS and satellite data, into one map interface.
Toggleable Data Layers
Upstream offers many toggleable layers, including satellites, hazards and news. On this template layer toggles are admin routes, so the public read-only map cannot change them.
Recon Toolkit And Shodan Connector
Upstream runs its recon lookups and optional Shodan connector server-side, with your own SHODAN_API_KEY. Both need local-operator or admin access, which the public URL here does not grant.
Agent Command Channel
Upstream offers an HMAC-signed channel for agents such as OpenClaw, and xCloud generates its secret. The backend port is not published, and QA saw agent writes from the public URL refused.
Read-Only Public UI
The public UI is a read-only live map with no accounts. Admin writes need the backend-only admin key from the credentials card.
Optional Feed Keys
Some layers work without keys. Others, such as OpenSky, AIS Stream and Global Fishing Watch, need free keys that you add yourself.

Everything You Need To Run Your OSINT Map 24/7

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

Shadowbroker 0.9.84 deployed instantly
Frontend and backend pinned by digest
Admin key generated, backend only
Infonet fleet join off by default
Free SSL certificate
Backend data on a persistent volume
Server backups and snapshots
30+ server locations
Unused balance refunded

What You Can Do With Shadowbroker

Watch public feeds on one map
Follow aircraft, vessels, satellites and news in a single dashboard instead of a dozen browser tabs.
Give researchers a shared view
Share the private URL with analysts who need the same live picture of public data.
Add your own feed keys
Bring OpenSky, AIS or other free keys to fill the layers that need them, kept in your Environment editor.
Follow hazards and news without keys
Watch satellites, earthquakes, hazards and geolocated news load on the map before you add any feed keys of your own.

Shadowbroker vs Alternatives

Commercial OSINT dashboards: As a self-hosted alternative to commercial OSINT dashboards, Shadowbroker draws only on public datasets and runs on a server you control, under AGPL-3.0.
ADS-B Exchange: In a Shadowbroker vs ADS-B Exchange comparison, Shadowbroker layers aircraft with vessels, satellites and news on one map you host, so compare the sources and layers you need.
Spreadsheets of links: Shadowbroker puts aircraft, vessel, satellite and news feeds on one map you host, as an alternative to keeping a list of separate feed links.
Manual Shodan searches: Upstream runs its optional Shodan connector server-side with your own key, so the browser never holds it. Tools are admin routes here, so public visitors cannot run Shodan searches.

Simple Pricing. Everything Included.

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

Cloud VPS 6 GB

Below the template's own manifest floor.

24.99per month

6 GB RAM
4 vCPU cores
100 GB NVMe SSD
30 TB
Unlimited

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Cloud VPS 16 GB

Cloud VPS 24 GB

Room for many live feeds and heavier analytics.

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. Shadowbroker is licensed under AGPL-3.0.

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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 OSINT Map?

Shadowbroker on xCloud runs on a dedicated Cloud VPS that we provision, patch, monitor and restore. Your feeds, your keys, 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.

Does Shadowbroker have user accounts?

No. There is no visitor account system. The public UI is a read-only live map, and admin writes are gated by a generated admin key held by the backend only. Keep the URL private, because anyone reaching it can view the map.

Is the Shadowbroker map public?

It is reachable by anyone with the address, and live map feeds need no login. The template does not restrict it, so keep the URL private, or add Basic Auth at your reverse proxy if the map should be closed.

Does Shadowbroker need API keys for every layer?

No. Satellites, hazards, news and some aircraft and vessel data work without keys. OpenSky, AIS Stream, Global Fishing Watch and others need your own free keys, added in the Environment editor followed by Save and Redeploy.

Can you self-host Shadowbroker with Docker?

Yes. Upstream is built for Docker, and this template is Shadowbroker Docker hosting without the setup: frontend and backend images pinned by digest, a data volume, generated secrets and HTTPS on your own domain, with no Compose file to maintain.

How much RAM does Shadowbroker need?

The manifest asks for 4608 MB of RAM, 2 CPU cores and 16 GB of disk, with a 4 GB backend and a 512 MB frontend. Many live feeds, news and analytics raise CPU, RAM and traffic, which is why this page sells the 16 GB plan.

Is Shadowbroker open source?

Yes. Shadowbroker is licensed under AGPL-3.0, so anyone running a network service must be able to obtain the corresponding source for their version. You pay for the Cloud VPS, which makes this a Shadowbroker cloud of your own.

Does Shadowbroker join a public mesh network by default?

No. Infonet fleet join is false, and Tor, Arti and Meshtastic MQTT stay off. Debug mode and insecure admin are off too, and a new install does not join anything public until you change those settings.

Why does the basemap show an API key watermark?

The default CARTO dark basemap shows that watermark, and it comes from CARTO, not from this deployment. It does not stop the layers working, though you can change the basemap settings if it bothers you.

How do I back up Shadowbroker?

Back up the backend_data volume, which holds map caches, seeded files and the OpenClaw environment written by the UI. Restore it under the same project identity and keep the generated secrets. Schedule xCloud's Docker backups or take one on demand, and test a restore.

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How do I upgrade Shadowbroker?

Both images stay on their pinned 0.9.84 versions until you adopt a newer template version. Back up backend_data first and review upstream notes for later releases. Nothing upgrades automatically, and backend data is not overwritten on redeploy.

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.