Sharkord Hosting Live In 5 Minutes

Sharkord hosting gives your community a self-hosted voice and text chat server on your own domain, with video and screen sharing. Deploy Sharkord v0.0.27 as one pinned container with embedded SQLite and a persistent volume, with HTTPS for chat and a UDP port for voice, in minutes. It is an alpha release, and nobody owns the server until you claim ownership.

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What is Sharkord?

Sharkord is a lightweight, self-hosted real-time communication platform that brings the most important Discord-like features to your own infrastructure. Upstream lists voice channels with video and screen sharing, text channels with threads, direct messages, roles, invites, file uploads and a plugin SDK, and marks it as alpha. A self-hosted Sharkord is an alternative to Discord for a community that wants its server, under the MIT licence.

On xCloud it is Sharkord v0.0.27 from the upstream image, pinned by digest, as one container with embedded SQLite on the sharkord_data volume. xCloud serves the app and its WebSocket over HTTPS and publishes a UDP port for voice. There is no default login: the first visitor can register, and ownership is claimed once with a token from the log.

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

A Sharkord server needs the app, a database, a WebSocket route, a voice port, a domain and a certificate before the first channel. This is the same result without assembling any of it.

Step 01
Sign Up
Create your xCloud account and pick Sharkord 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 sharkord/sharkord:v0.0.27, pinned by digest, mount sharkord_data, and publish the web app and WebSocket over HTTPS. A public UDP port carries voice, video and screen share.
Step 03
Claim Ownership
Open the site and create your account, then claim ownership with the one-time token from the container log using useToken in the browser console. Then restrict registration, and open the UDP port in your firewall.

Voice Video And Screen Sharing Server: Sharkord On Your Own Server

Sharkord runs here as one lightweight container, with chat history and uploads on a volume you control.

Voice, Video And Screen Sharing
Voice channels carry video and screen sharing over a built-in mediasoup server. They need the UDP port open in your own firewall.
Text Channels With Threads
Group text channels into categories, with threads, replies, reactions, pins and search, plus direct messages between members.
Roles And Permissions
Give roles per-channel permission overrides for individual roles and users, once the owner has claimed the server.
Invites And Uploads
Create invites with usage limits and automatic role assignment, and accept file uploads with per-user storage quotas.
Plugins
Extend the server and client through the plugin SDK. Plugins live in the data volume alongside the database and uploads.
Early Release Stage
Upstream marks Sharkord as alpha. Bugs, incomplete features and breaking changes are expected between versions below 1.0.

Everything You Need To Run Your Chat Server 24/7

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

Sharkord v0.0.27 deployed instantly
Image pinned by digest
WebSocket served over HTTPS
Voice UDP port published
Free SSL certificate
Database and uploads on a persistent volume
Server backups and snapshots
Choose your server region
Unused balance refunded

What You Can Do With Sharkord

Run a private community server
Host text channels and voice rooms for friends or a club on a server that you own.
Hold a video call with screen sharing
Share a screen in a voice channel without sending the session through a third party.
Set up roles for a growing group
Give moderators permissions on the channels they manage while members get read and post access.
Invite people with limits
Hand out invites that cap uses and assign a role automatically on joining.

Sharkord Screenshots

Sharkord server with text and voice channels in the sidebar and a message posted in a text channel

Sharkord showing the confirmation "You are now an owner of this server" after claiming ownership

Sharkord vs Alternatives

Discord: As a self-hosted alternative to Discord, Sharkord keeps channels, uploads and accounts on your own server. It is alpha software, so expect changes between versions.
Mumble: Mumble has its own OneClick page. In a Sharkord vs Mumble comparison, Sharkord pairs voice channels with video, screen sharing, threaded text channels and file uploads in one app, so compare the features your group needs.
Matrix Synapse: Matrix Synapse has its own OneClick page. It is a federated chat server, so compare how each handles servers, clients and voice.
Rocket.Chat: Rocket.Chat has its own OneClick page. It is another self-hosted team chat to compare when choosing a platform.

Simple Pricing. Everything Included.

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

Cloud VPS 6 GB

Cloud VPS 16 GB

More headroom for many voice participants.

59.99per month

16 GB RAM
6 vCPU cores
200 GB NVMe SSD
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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. Sharkord is licensed under MIT.

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Ready To Run Your Own Chat Server?

Sharkord on xCloud runs on a dedicated Cloud VPS that we provision, patch, monitor and restore. Your channels, your members, 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.

How do I claim ownership of a Sharkord server?

Create your account on the site, then run docker logs on the container and grep for the access token under the IMPORTANT banner. In the browser console, run useToken with that token. The token appears once, is not single use and cannot be recovered.

Why does Sharkord voice not connect?

Voice, video and screen share need the UDP port shown on your credentials card to be reachable on the server's IP. xCloud does not open firewall ports, so allow it yourself. Text chat works through the domain without it, and networks that block UDP cannot carry voice.

Can you self-host Sharkord with Docker?

Yes. Sharkord ships a container image, and this template is Sharkord Docker hosting without the setup: the v0.0.27 image pinned by digest, one data volume, HTTPS for chat and a UDP port for voice, with no Compose file for you to write.

How much RAM does Sharkord need?

The manifest floor is 512 MB of RAM with one core and 4 GB of disk. Voice and video traffic grow with participants, and uploads fill the disk, though the 6 GB plan leaves ample room.

Is Sharkord stable?

No. Upstream marks Sharkord as alpha, so bugs, incomplete features and breaking changes between versions below 1.0 are expected. Back up the data volume before every move, read the release notes first, and avoid relying on it for anything critical yet.

Is Sharkord a Discord alternative?

Upstream describes it as bringing the most important Discord-like features to your own infrastructure, with voice, video, screen sharing and text channels. It is a young project, so test it with your community before you move everyone.

Can anyone register on my Sharkord server?

Yes, at first. There is no built-in login screen, and until the owner restricts registration anyone who reaches the site can register, read open channels, post and upload. Claim ownership, then turn off registrations or set a server password.

Is Sharkord open source?

Yes. Sharkord is released under the MIT licence, so the app itself costs nothing to license. You pay for the Cloud VPS underneath, which makes this a Sharkord cloud of your own, with the database, uploads and plugins on your sharkord_data volume.

How do I back up Sharkord?

Back up the sharkord_data volume, which holds the database, uploads, configuration, logs, backups and plugins. Keep the owner token private too, since it signs session and file URLs. Schedule xCloud's Docker backups or take one on demand, keep a remote copy and test a restore.

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How do I upgrade Sharkord?

The install stays on its pinned v0.0.27 image until you adopt a newer template version. Back up sharkord_data first and read the upstream notes, because versions below 1.0 may include breaking changes. Nothing upgrades automatically.

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.