SkySend Hosting Live In 5 Minutes

SkySend hosting on xCloud gives you your own end-to-end encrypted file and note sharing service on your own domain. xCloud deploys the official SkySend 2.12.1 image as a single container, mounts persistent volumes for the database and uploads and publishes it over HTTPS in minutes — files and notes are encrypted in the browser, so your server only ever stores ciphertext.

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What is SkySend?

SkySend is a minimalist, self-hostable file and note sharing service with end-to-end encryption. Files and notes are encrypted entirely in the browser using AES-256-GCM before they reach the server, so the server stores only encrypted blobs and never has the decryption key.

The key lives in the URL fragment of the share link, which is not sent to the server. Upstream describes it as built from scratch and inspired by timvisee/send and PrivateBin, with no accounts and no tracking.

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

A private sharing service normally means a Node.js runtime, a reverse proxy, upload size limits, persistent storage, a domain and a certificate before the first file. This is the same result without assembling any of it.

Step 01
Sign Up
Create your xCloud account, pick SkySend from the OneClick catalog and choose a domain. There are no extra fields to fill in.
Step 02
We Deploy It For You
One click. We run the official SkySend image, pinned by immutable digest, as a single container with the skysend_data and skysend_uploads volumes, generate the session secret used if you later enable OIDC, align the proxy upload limit to 2 GB and publish it over HTTPS on your domain.
Step 03
Create Your First Share
Open your HTTPS SkySend URL after the first start, which runs database migrations and takes about a minute. Upload a file or write a note, set an optional password, expiry or download limit, and send the link — ideally with any password sent through a different channel.

Everything SkySend Does, On Your Own Server

SkySend runs in full here: browser-side encryption, file and note sharing, and optional sign-in for uploads, on a domain you control.

Encrypted In The Browser
Files and notes are encrypted with AES-256-GCM before upload, and the key stays in the URL fragment, so the server never has it.
Files And Folders
Upload several files at once or a whole folder, with a configurable expiry, a download limit and an optional per-share password.
Encrypted Notes
Share text, Markdown, code snippets with syntax highlighting, password lists and SSH keys as encrypted notes.
Burn After Reading
Notes can self-destruct after a single view, or after a view limit you choose.
No Accounts Needed
Anyone can create and receive shares without registering, and an upload dashboard in the browser tracks your own shares.
Optional OIDC Sign-In
Restrict who can upload files or create notes by connecting an OIDC provider; downloads always stay public.

Everything You Need To Run Your Encrypted Sharing 24/7

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

SkySend 2.12.1 deployed instantly
Official image pinned by digest
Session secret generated for you
Kept behind xCloud nginx
Free SSL certificate
Server backups and snapshots
Server security updates included
30+ server locations
Unused balance refunded

What You Can Do With SkySend

Send large files privately
Hand a client or colleague a link to a large file, or a whole folder, that expires after a set time or number of downloads.
Share secrets without chat history
Pass along a password list, an API token or an SSH key as an encrypted note that can burn after a single view.
Share code snippets
Send a snippet with syntax highlighting and line numbers instead of pasting it into a chat that keeps it forever.
Keep transfers on your own domain
Give people a familiar address for receiving files, with the encrypted data held on a server you control.

SkySend Screenshots

SkySend's upload page for sharing files and encrypted notes

SkySend's upload dashboard listing shares with expiry and download counts

SkySend vs Alternatives

PrivateBin: A zero-knowledge pastebin for text and snippets; SkySend adds encrypted file transfer alongside notes.
Pingvin Share X: A WeTransfer-style sharing tool with expiry, passwords and visitor limits, with an account-based model rather than browser-side encryption.
WeTransfer: A hosted service where the files sit on the vendor's servers rather than an instance you run.
timvisee/send: The community fork of Mozilla Send that SkySend's authors cite as an inspiration; SkySend is a from-scratch rebuild.

Simple Pricing. Everything Included.

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

Cloud VPS 6 GB

Cloud VPS 16 GB

More headroom if SkySend sits alongside other tools 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. SkySend itself is licensed by its maintainers 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.

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Ready To Run Your Own Encrypted Sharing Service?

SkySend on xCloud runs on a dedicated Cloud VPS that we provision, patch, monitor and restore. Deploy faster. Own the server. 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.

What makes SkySend different?

Encryption happens entirely in the browser using AES-256-GCM, with the key kept in the URL fragment, so the server stores only encrypted blobs and never has the decryption key.

How do I sign in?

There is no login and no admin account by default. To require sign-in for uploads and note creation, configure OIDC in the Environment editor.

Can anyone create shares on my instance?

Yes, by default. Anyone who can reach the site can create shares, and downloads stay public, although a share password still gates retrieval. Set OIDC_ISSUER, OIDC_CLIENT_ID and OIDC_CLIENT_SECRET together to gate uploads.

What runs alongside SkySend?

Nothing. It is a single container with a SQLite database; there are no sidecar services.

How large can a file be?

The default limit is 2 GB, configurable with FILE_MAX_SIZE. The xCloud proxy body limit is aligned to 2G, so keep the proxy limit aligned if you change it.

What should I back up?

The skysend_data and skysend_uploads volumes, together. Restoring only one leaves shares unreadable or orphaned.

Backups in xCloud

How do I change settings such as BASE_URL or size limits?

BASE_URL, size limits, WebSocket upload, forced share passwords and OIDC settings are read on every start. Change them in the Environment editor and Save & Redeploy.

Edit environment variables

What should I know before enabling OIDC?

Set all three OIDC values together or SkySend will not start, and keep OIDC_SESSION_SECRET unchanged or signed-in sessions reset on restart. Leave TRUST_PROXY unset so a request reaching the origin cannot forge forwarded IP headers.

Does xCloud automatically back up or update SkySend?

No. The template pins SkySend 2.12.1 by immutable digest; new installations use the pinned release, existing sites are not automatically upgraded. Back up first, read the upstream release notes, then bump the readable tag and digest together on your own schedule. Server-level backups and snapshots are available on every Cloud VPS.

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

The template's baseline asks for 1 CPU core, 512 MB of RAM and 10 GB of disk; measured idle use in QA was about 33 MiB. This page sells the 6 GB tier as the entry rung, with real headroom for large transfers above that baseline.

What survives a restart?

Shares and the database live on persistent named volumes. In QA the container was restarted from xCloud and the same note link still decrypted afterwards.

Can I delete a note I created anonymously?

A note created anonymously cannot be deleted without its owner token and simply expires. That is normal for anonymous shares.

What licence is SkySend under?

AGPL-3.0. Operators of a network instance must offer the corresponding source for any modified version.

Is xCloud officially partnered with SkySend?

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