Soketi Hosting Live In 5 Minutes

Stop paying per-connection for a hosted Pusher-compatible service. Soketi gives your app the same Pusher Channels protocol on infrastructure you control. xCloud configures the pinned Soketi 1.6.1 image and the HTTPS/WSS reverse proxy in minutes, with a generated app ID, app key and app secret waiting for your publishers and subscribers.

  • No terminal
  • No technical skills needed
  • No lock-in, cancel anytime

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

Self-hosting a Pusher-compatible WebSocket server normally means a container, generated credentials, a domain and a certificate before a single client connects. This is the same result without assembling any of it.

  1. Step 01

    Sign Up

    Create your xCloud account and pick Soketi from the OneClick catalog. Enter a site title and domain — there are no other fields to fill in.

  2. Step 02

    We Deploy It For You

    One click. We bring up the official Soketi 1.6.1 image pinned by immutable digest, generate an app ID, app key and app secret, and publish the endpoint over HTTPS/WSS on your domain.

  3. Step 03

    Connect Your Clients

    Save the generated app ID, key and secret in your applications. Point Pusher-compatible clients and server SDKs at your xCloud hostname on port 443 with TLS enabled, publish a signed event and confirm a subscriber receives it.

Everything Soketi Does, On Your Own Server

Soketi runs in full here — a self-hosted, Pusher-compatible WebSocket service, on infrastructure you control.

  • Pusher Channels Protocol

    Connect existing Pusher-compatible client and server libraries without switching SDKs.

  • Managed HTTPS/WSS Endpoint

    xCloud terminates TLS and proxies WebSocket traffic, so publishers and subscribers reach Soketi over a single secure hostname.

  • Generated App Credentials

    An app ID, app key and app secret are generated at install time — nothing to invent or commit into a repo by hand.

  • Client Messages Off By Default

    Only trusted backend publishers authenticate with the app secret; browser clients cannot publish events unless you enable it in Soketi.

  • Minimal, State-Light Baseline

    The in-memory array app manager stores no durable messages or application records, so there is nothing extra to run alongside it.

  • Restart-Tested Recovery

    Use xCloud App Actions → Restart for routine lifecycle recovery while the same generated credentials keep working.

Everything You Need To Run Your Real-Time WebSockets 24/7

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

  • Soketi 1.6.1 deployed instantly
  • Official pinned image digest
  • App ID, key and secret generated for you
  • App origin bound to localhost
  • Free SSL certificate for HTTPS/WSS
  • Server backups and snapshots
  • Server security updates included
  • 30+ server locations
  • Unused balance refunded

Simple Pricing. Everything Included.

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

Cloud VPS 6 GB

Most popular

Real-time features for one app or a small product.

$24.99per month

  • 6 GB RAM
  • 4 vCPU cores
  • 100 GB NVMe SSD
  • 30 TB
  • Unlimited
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Cloud VPS 16 GB

Higher connection counts, alongside other services.

$59.99per month

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

Soketi alongside a whole self-hosted stack.

$84.99per month

  • 24 GB RAM
  • 8 vCPU cores
  • 300 GB NVMe SSD
  • 30 TB
  • Unlimited
Get started

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. Soketi itself is free under the AGPL-3.0 license.

Already Have a Server? Bring Your Own

Connect any VPS — DigitalOcean, Vultr, Linode, AWS, Hetzner or bare metal — and deploy Soketi on it through the same panel, for a per-server management fee instead of a Cloud VPS rental.

Free

Start your journey without cost.

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  • 1 server
  • 10 sites
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Starter

Most popular

Your rate with 2–5 servers connected.

$5per server / month

  • 2–5 servers
  • Unlimited sites
  • All features included
  • Bring any VPS provider
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Professional

The same platform, discounted at 6–10 servers.

$4per server / month

  • 6–10 servers
  • Unlimited sites
  • All features included
  • Bring any VPS provider
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Agency

The same platform, discounted at 11+ servers.

$3per server / month

  • 11+ servers
  • Unlimited sites
  • All features included
  • Bring any VPS provider
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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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Frequently Asked Questions

Feel free to contact us with any questions or concerns you may have.

What is Soketi?

Soketi is a free, open-source, Pusher-compatible WebSocket server for real-time applications. It implements the Pusher Channels protocol so existing Pusher client and server libraries work against it unchanged. This template deploys version 1.6.1.

Is Soketi free?

Yes — it is free and open source under the GNU Affero General Public License v3 (AGPL-3.0). What you pay xCloud for is the dedicated server it runs on and the management around it, not the application itself.

Can I self-host Soketi?

Yes — that is exactly what this template deploys. It brings up the official Soketi 1.6.1 image pinned by immutable digest and publishes it over HTTPS/WSS on your domain in about five minutes instead of assembled by hand.

How do I connect my applications?

xCloud generates an app ID, app key and app secret during installation, shown once in your xCloud credential panel. Configure Pusher-compatible clients with your xCloud hostname, port 443, TLS enabled and the generated app key; server-side publishers also need the app ID and app secret.

What does xCloud configure automatically?

The generated app ID, app key and app secret, the domain and the HTTPS/WSS route. Only the Soketi WebSocket and HTTP API port is published through xCloud-managed ingress.

Can browser clients publish messages?

No, not by default. Client-originated messages are disabled in this template. Trusted backend publishers authenticate with the app secret; enabling client events is a change you make inside Soketi's own configuration.

What should I back up?

The generated app ID, app key and app secret, together with each client application's configuration. There is no application volume — Soketi's array app manager stores no durable messages or records — so credentials are the only thing to preserve and restore as one set.

Can I rotate the app credentials?

Yes. Update the generated values in the Environment editor and restart the app. Rotate all three together and update every connected publisher and subscriber at the same time, or they will stop authenticating.

Does xCloud automatically back up or update Soketi?

No. The template pins Soketi 1.6-16-alpine (release 1.6.1) by immutable digest; a catalog re-sync affects new installations only. Review upstream compatibility and repeat a signed publish/subscribe test before changing the pinned image.

What are the server requirements?

The template manifest asks for 512 MB of RAM, 1 CPU core and 2 GB of disk as a floor — Soketi is lightweight. This page sells the same 6 GB tier as every other OneClick app, well above what Soketi itself needs, so there's room for other work on the same server.

Are metrics or a database exposed?

No. Metrics are disabled in this template and no database, cache or Docker socket is exposed. The baseline is a single Soketi service behind xCloud-managed HTTPS/WSS.

Is xCloud officially partnered with Soketi?

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

Can I run other apps on the same server?

Yes. It is a dedicated Cloud VPS, not a locked appliance, so you can deploy other OneClick apps or your own sites beside it as long as the resources are there.

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.

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