Silo Hosting Live In 5 Minutes

Silo hosting on xCloud gives you a private S3-compatible object store with a web console. xCloud runs the official pgsty/silo image pinned by immutable digest as a single container, generates the root access key and secret, mounts a persistent volume, serves the console over HTTPS on your domain and opens the S3 API on a dedicated server port — ready in about a minute.

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What is Silo?

Silo is S3-compatible object storage with a web console. It is maintained by PGSTY as an independent, community-run fork of the open-source MinIO server, and keeps the S3 protocol and on-disk data format of that lineage. It is not affiliated with MinIO, Inc.

You create buckets, upload and browse objects from the console, and point existing S3 SDKs and tools at the same server with an access key and secret. It runs as a single node, which suits a private backup target or an app's upload store rather than a high-availability cluster.

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

Self-hosting an S3 server normally means a Docker host, a data volume, generated credentials, a domain and a certificate before the first bucket exists. This is the same result without assembling any of it.

Step 01
Sign Up
Create your xCloud account and pick Silo from the OneClick catalog. Choose your domain and target server — there are no extra fields, because xCloud generates the credentials.
Step 02
We Deploy It For You
One click. We run the official Silo image as a single container, mount the silo_data volume at /data, generate a 16-character root access key and a 32-character secret, publish the console over HTTPS and open the S3 API on a dedicated server port.
Step 03
Create Your First Bucket
Save the root access key and secret from the installation credentials, open the HTTPS console and sign in. Create a bucket, then point your S3 clients at the displayed S3 endpoint with the same credentials, using path-style addressing.

Everything Silo Does, On Your Own Server

S3-compatible object storage runs in full here: buckets, objects and a real web console, on a server you control.

S3-Compatible API
Existing S3 SDKs and tools connect to your endpoint using path-style addressing, with the root access key and secret generated at install.
Full Web Console
Create buckets, upload and browse objects from a browser behind a login, with no separate admin tool to install.
A Self-Hosted Backup Target
Send database dumps and application archives to a bucket on your own server rather than a third-party service.
Generated Root Credentials
The root access key and secret are generated at install; the upstream minioadmin default is not used, and wrong keys and anonymous requests are rejected.
Large Uploads Via Multipart
The console accepts uploads of up to 5 GiB per request; larger objects go through the S3 endpoint with multipart upload.
Survives A Restart
Buckets and objects live on the silo_data volume and were identical after two xCloud restarts in QA.

Everything You Need To Run Your Object Storage 24/7

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

Silo deployed instantly
Image pinned by immutable digest
Root credentials generated for you
Free SSL certificate for the console
Server backups and snapshots
Server security updates included
30+ server locations
Unused balance refunded

What You Can Do With Silo

A backup target you own
Send database dumps and application archives to a bucket on your own server instead of paying per gigabyte at a cloud provider.
Media and upload storage
Give an application an S3 endpoint for user uploads and media, using the SDK it already speaks.
A private S3 endpoint for tools
Point any S3-compatible client at one endpoint with path-style addressing, with the keys under your control.
Browse and manage from a browser
Create buckets, upload files and check objects in the web console without a command-line client.

Silo Screenshots

A newly created bucket in the Silo web console

An uploaded object listed inside a bucket in the Silo console

The same bucket and object still present in Silo after an xCloud restart

Silo vs Alternatives

MinIO: The server Silo was forked from; the xCloud MinIO template runs the earlier PGSTY community build, while Silo follows the renamed project.
SeaweedFS: Another self-hosted S3-compatible storage option, built on its own storage architecture rather than the MinIO lineage.
RustFS: A newer S3-compatible object store written in Rust.
Amazon S3: The metered cloud service whose API Silo implements; Silo keeps the data on a server you control.

Simple Pricing. Everything Included.

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

Cloud VPS 6 GB

Cloud VPS 16 GB

More headroom if Silo 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. Silo itself is licensed by its maintainers under AGPL-3.0.

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Ready To Own Your Object Storage?

Silo on xCloud runs on a dedicated Cloud VPS that we provision, patch, monitor and restore. Deploy faster. Own your buckets. 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 Silo the same as MinIO?

Silo is maintained by PGSTY as an independent fork of the open-source MinIO server and is not affiliated with MinIO, Inc. It keeps the S3 protocol and data format. This template deploys RELEASE.2026-09-16T00-00-00Z.

How do I sign in?

Use the generated root access key and secret from the installation credentials, both for the HTTPS console and for S3 clients.

How do my applications connect?

Point any S3-compatible client at the S3 endpoint shown in the installation credentials, using path-style addressing and the same access key and secret.

What runs alongside Silo?

Nothing. It is a single container with one data volume and no private services.

Is the S3 API behind HTTPS?

No. The console is served over xCloud-managed HTTPS, but the S3 API is published on a dedicated server port over plain HTTP, protected by credentials. Restrict that port with a firewall if only selected clients should connect.

Can I upload very large files?

Console uploads are limited to 5 GiB per request. Use the S3 endpoint with multipart upload for larger objects.

How do I change the root credentials?

Edit MINIO_ROOT_USER and MINIO_ROOT_PASSWORD in the Environment editor and redeploy. They are read on every start, so changing them only in the console does not survive a restart.

Edit environment variables

What should I back up?

The whole silo_data volume while writes are paused, plus the root credentials, kept with the encrypted backup.

Backups in xCloud

Is Silo highly available?

No. This is a single-node install, so it is a good fit for backups and app uploads on one server, not for a clustered, highly available store.

What survives a restart?

Data on the silo_data volume: objects were identical after two xCloud restarts in QA.

What are the server requirements, and why does this page sell 6 GB?

The template's baseline asks for 1 CPU core, 256 MB of RAM and 10 GB of disk; measured idle use in QA was about 65 MiB. This page sells the 6 GB tier as the entry rung, with real headroom and room for your data above that baseline.

Does xCloud automatically back up or update Silo?

No. The template pins the image by immutable digest, so new installations use the pinned release and existing sites are not upgraded automatically. Read the upstream release notes, take a verified volume backup, then bump the readable tag and digest together.

Is xCloud officially partnered with Silo?

No. No official partnership or endorsement between xCloud and the Silo project has been verified. This is a deployment and server-management option for the open-source Silo project.

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.