SnapOtter Hosting Live In 5 Minutes

SnapOtter hosting on xCloud lets you deploy SnapOtter, an open-source, self-hosted toolkit for image, video, audio and PDF processing with local AI tools, on your own domain. xCloud runs the pinned app with private PostgreSQL and Redis, generates the admin password and secrets, keeps three volumes for your files and data and publishes it over HTTPS, so your files stay on your own server.

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What is SnapOtter?

SnapOtter is an open-source, self-hosted file-processing tool whose README says your files never leave your network. It bundles image, video, audio, PDF and file tools, local AI tools such as background removal, upscaling, OCR and transcription, reusable pipelines that chain tools, a REST API with API keys and OIDC single sign-on. A self-hosted SnapOtter is a private media toolkit, aimed at replacing online converters such as CloudConvert. It is dual-licensed AGPLv3 and commercial.

On xCloud it is SnapOtter 2.2.0, the official image pinned by digest, with PostgreSQL 17 and Redis 8 kept private. The snapotter_data, snapotter_postgres and snapotter_redis volumes hold files, the database and the job queue. It runs on CPU only, with no GPU stack, and xCloud generates the admin password you change at first login.

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

Self-hosting SnapOtter normally means a database, a job queue, AI model downloads, a domain and a certificate before you can convert a single file. This is the same result without assembling any of it.

Step 01
Sign Up
Create your xCloud account and pick SnapOtter from the OneClick catalog. Choose a domain — xCloud generates the credentials, so there are no other app-specific fields.
Step 02
We Deploy It For You
One click. We bring up SnapOtter alongside private PostgreSQL 17 and Redis 8, all pinned by immutable digest, generate the admin password, and publish the toolkit over HTTPS while the database and queue stay private.
Step 03
Sign In And Set A New Password
Open your HTTPS URL (first boot can take a few minutes while AI tooling copies over), sign in as admin with the generated password, set a new password when prompted, then upload your first file or open a tool.

Everything SnapOtter Does, On Your Own Server

SnapOtter runs in full here — the same conversion, compression, OCR and AI tooling as any hosted file-processing service, on infrastructure you control.

File Tools Across Five Media Types
Replace online converters and compressors with one private instance spanning image, video, audio, PDF and document formats.
Browser-Based Image Editor
Edit images with a layer-based editor directly in the browser, without sending files to a third-party service.
Local AI Tools On CPU
Background removal, upscaling, OCR and transcription run on your own hardware in CPU mode — no GPU required.
Pipelines And A REST API
Chain tools into reusable pipelines and drive every tool through the API using generated API keys.
Forced Password Change
The generated admin account forces a password change on first login, and the old password is rejected afterward.
SSO And Multi-User Ready
Single sign-on (OIDC), 21 interface languages and multi-user accounts are available once you're set up.

Everything You Need To Run Your Media Toolkit 24/7

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

SnapOtter 2.2.0 deployed instantly
Generated admin password
Forced password change on first login
Private PostgreSQL and Redis
Free SSL certificate
Server backups and snapshots
Server security updates included
30+ server locations
Unused balance refunded

What You Can Do With SnapOtter

Convert and compress files without uploading them
Resize, convert and compress images, video and PDFs on your own server, so documents with personal data never pass through a third-party converter.
Chain tools into a repeatable pipeline
Combine steps such as resize, watermark and convert into a saved pipeline and run it on a batch, so a recurring job takes one click instead of several.
Remove backgrounds and upscale with local AI
Run background removal, upscaling and OCR on your own hardware, on the CPU here, so product photos and scans are processed without leaving your network.
Offer your team an internal file toolbox
Give colleagues one address with sign-in, or connect OIDC single sign-on, and let them use the API with keys from scripts and other internal tools.

SnapOtter vs Alternatives

CloudConvert: Upstream says SnapOtter aims to replace online converters such as CloudConvert, Smallpdf and TinyPNG. Here the files stay on your own server, which is the project's own claim and your main reason to host it.
ConvertX: ConvertX has its own OneClick page. Alongside conversion, SnapOtter includes an image editor, PDF tools, local AI tools and reusable pipelines in the same instance.
BentoPDF: BentoPDF has its own OneClick page. SnapOtter handles PDFs among image, video, audio and file tools, with merge, split, compress, OCR and redaction in one toolkit.
PDFding: PDFding has its own OneClick page. SnapOtter is a broader toolkit that covers PDFs but also images, video, audio and local AI tools, with a REST API.

Simple Pricing. Everything Included.

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

Cloud VPS 6 GB

Cloud VPS 16 GB

Heavier AI tools, video jobs and batch processing.

$59.99per month

16 GB RAM
6 vCPU cores
200 GB NVMe SSD
30 TB
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Cloud VPS 24 GB

SnapOtter alongside a whole self-hosted media stack.

$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. SnapOtter itself is free under the AGPL-3.0 licence.

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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 Own Your File Toolkit?

SnapOtter 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.

How much RAM does SnapOtter need?

The template floor is 2048 MB of RAM, 2 CPU cores and 20 GB of disk; QA measured about 468 MiB idle and about 570 MiB after a round trip. AI tools run on the CPU, so heavy jobs are slower, and the 6 GB plan clears the floor.

Can you self-host SnapOtter with Docker?

Yes, and this template is snapotter docker hosting without the setup: the official image, PostgreSQL 17 and Redis 8 pinned by digest, three named volumes, generated secrets and HTTPS on your own domain. No GPU stack is included.

Which file tools does SnapOtter include?

Upstream lists image, video, audio, PDF and file tools, covering conversion, compression, trimming, merging, OCR and redaction, among others. The exact list grows by release, so check the dashboard of the version you run.

Does SnapOtter run AI locally?

Yes. Upstream says its AI tools, such as background removal, upscaling, OCR and transcription, run on your own hardware. On this install they run on the CPU, because the template includes no GPU stack.

How do I sign in to SnapOtter?

Sign in as admin with the generated password from your credentials and change it when asked. Changing DEFAULT_PASSWORD later does not rotate an existing account. Upstream also supports OIDC single sign-on.

Is SnapOtter an alternative to CloudConvert?

Upstream aims to replace CloudConvert, Smallpdf and TinyPNG, and to cover image, video, audio, PDF and document tools in one stack. That is the project's own positioning; self-hosting means you provide the compute.

Is SnapOtter free?

It is dual-licensed: AGPLv3 is free, and a commercial licence covers proprietary or SaaS use where AGPL terms do not fit. Your own bill is the Cloud VPS, so this SnapOtter cloud install is yours alone.

How do I back up SnapOtter?

Back up snapotter_data, which holds files, snapotter_postgres, which holds accounts and library metadata, and snapotter_redis, which holds the job queue, together. Keep the generated secrets and a copy off the server.

Backup and restore Docker apps

How do I upgrade SnapOtter?

SnapOtter stays on its pinned 2.2.0 image until a newer template version is adopted. Copy all three volumes beforehand and check the release notes. No upgrade runs 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.