Spice.ai OSS Hosting Live In 5 Minutes

Spice.ai OSS hosting on xCloud lets you deploy Spice.ai OSS, a SQL data federation runtime, on infrastructure you control instead of routing your data through a third-party query service. xCloud runs the pinned Spice.ai OSS 2.2.1 image behind a Caddy gateway with a generated API key, keeps your Spicepod and runtime state on a persistent volume and publishes the HTTP SQL API over HTTPS. You add the datasets.

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What is Spice.ai OSS?

Spice is, in its README's words, a portable, accelerated SQL query, search and LLM-inference engine, written in Rust, for data-grounded AI apps and agents. It federates SQL across more than thirty data connectors, can accelerate queries locally, and offers OpenAI-compatible APIs. A self-hosted Spice.ai OSS gives you that runtime on a server you run, under the Apache-2.0 licence, configured through a declarative Spicepod.

On xCloud the template runs Spice.ai OSS 2.2.1 from the official image, pinned by digest, behind a small Caddy gateway. A generated API key is required from first boot, and anonymous requests are rejected. Only the HTTP SQL and readiness APIs are published; Flight SQL and metrics stay private. The starter Spicepod is empty, so you add datasets and connectors yourself.

About this app

Version xCloud installs: 2.2.1
Licence: Apache-2.0
Official website: spice.ai
Source code: github.com/spiceai/spiceai
Documentation: spiceai.org/docs

Spice.ai OSS is a third-party project. xCloud is not affiliated with or endorsed by its maintainers. Names and logos belong to their owners.

From Sign-Up to a Live Spice.ai Endpoint In Just 3 Easy Steps

Self-hosting a SQL query and data-federation runtime normally means a container, a generated API key, a persistent state volume, a domain and a certificate before a single query runs. This is the same result without assembling any of it.

Step 01
Sign Up
Create your xCloud account and pick Spice.ai OSS from the OneClick catalog. Choose your domain and target server — there is nothing else to fill in, since the API key is generated automatically.
Step 02
We Deploy It For You
One click. We bring up the official Spice.ai OSS 2.2.1 image, pinned by immutable digest, generate an API key, mount the spice_data volume, and publish the HTTP gateway over HTTPS on your domain.
Step 03
Run An Authenticated Query
Copy the generated API URL and key from the installation credentials, send the key in the x-api-key header, and run a first SQL request against /v1/sql to confirm the endpoint works.

Everything Spice.ai OSS Does, On Your Own Server

Spice.ai OSS runs in full here — federated queries, the SQL API, readiness checks and local acceleration, on infrastructure you control.

Portable HTTP SQL API
Query customer-controlled data by posting SQL to the /v1/sql endpoint from any HTTP client, with the generated key in the x-api-key header.
Declarative Data Federation
Federate supported databases, object stores and data platforms by declaring them in the Spicepod, not by writing custom connector code.
API-Key Authentication From First Boot
Every query requires the generated API key in the x-api-key header — there is no anonymous endpoint to lock down after the fact.
Local Query Acceleration
Spice can accelerate queries with local caching, so repeated access to federated sources doesn't hit the origin every time.
Readiness And Health Checks
Verify the runtime with /v1/ready after any configuration or version change, before pointing production traffic at it.
Persistent Spicepod And Runtime State
The Spicepod configuration and .spice runtime state persist on their own volume across restarts.

Everything You Need To Run Your Query Endpoint 24/7

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

Spice.ai OSS 2.2.1 deployed instantly
Generated API key required from first boot
Flight SQL and metrics kept private
Free SSL certificate
Server backups and snapshots
Server security updates included
Choose your server region
Restart-safe Spicepod and runtime state
Unused balance refunded

What You Can Do With Spice.ai OSS

Query data where it lives
Declare datasets from your own sources in the Spicepod and query them through one SQL endpoint, instead of copying everything into a warehouse.
Give an application a SQL API
Call /v1/sql with the x-api-key header from your app or an agent, and read the results over HTTPS.
Keep connector secrets out of config
Supply connector credentials through environment-backed secret references rather than pasting them into the Spicepod.
Check readiness before use
Use the /v1/ready endpoint to confirm the runtime is up, then run an authenticated SELECT 1 to confirm the key works.

Spice.ai OSS vs Alternatives

Managed query services: Hosted SQL and data platforms billed by a vendor. A Spice.ai OSS alternative to managed query services runs on your Cloud VPS, with API-key access and your own connectors.
Trino: Trino has its own OneClick page. In a Spice.ai OSS vs Trino comparison, both query data across sources with SQL, so compare connectors, deployment shape and acceleration against your workload.
Dremio: Dremio has its own OneClick page. It is another SQL query engine over lake data, while Spice also lists search and LLM-inference APIs among its features.
Apache Superset: Apache Superset has its own OneClick page. It builds dashboards on top of a SQL source, so it could sit in front of Spice rather than replace it.

Simple Pricing. Everything Included.

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

Cloud VPS 6 GB

Cloud VPS 16 GB

More headroom for larger federated queries and local acceleration caching.

$59.99per month

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

Spice.ai OSS alongside a larger self-hosted data 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. Spice.ai OSS itself is free under the Apache-2.0 licence.

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Self-managed hosting

Ready To Run Your Own Query Endpoint?

Spice.ai OSS 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.

Is Spice.ai OSS free?

Yes. The runtime is Apache-2.0 licensed with no charge from the project. Your cost is the Cloud VPS, while any external data sources you connect keep their own pricing and their own backups, which you manage separately from this server.

How much RAM does Spice.ai OSS need?

The manifest asks for 2 CPU cores, 2048 MB of RAM and 10 GB of disk. Query workload and local acceleration drive real use, so the 6 GB plan gives headroom, and you can move to a larger plan as datasets grow.

Can you self-host Spice.ai OSS with Docker?

Yes, and this template is Spice.ai OSS Docker hosting without the setup: the official 2.2.1 image pinned by digest, a Caddy gateway, a generated 48-character API key, the spice_data volume and HTTPS on your domain.

How do I authenticate against the Spice.ai OSS API?

Copy the API URL and key from your installation credentials and send the key in the x-api-key header on every request, for example to /v1/sql. Anonymous and invalid-key requests are rejected, so keep the key private.

How do I add datasets to Spice.ai OSS?

Edit the retained Spicepod file to declare datasets and connectors, and supply connector credentials through environment-backed secret references, never pasted into the file, so they never sit in plain text. The starter Spicepod only enables authentication and an empty runtime.

Is Flight SQL exposed on Spice.ai OSS?

No. The Flight SQL port and metrics stay private on the internal Docker network, and only the loopback-bound gateway is routed through HTTPS. The published surface is the HTTP SQL and readiness APIs, nothing else.

How do I rotate the Spice.ai OSS API key?

Change SPICE_API_KEY in xCloud's Environment editor and redeploy. The key is not rotated from inside the application, so update every client that calls the endpoint with the new value straight afterwards, because the old key stops working.

How do I back up Spice.ai OSS?

Back up the complete spice_data volume as one unit. It covers /app, including the Spicepod and the .spice runtime state. External data sources are a separate backup boundary that you manage yourself, so back those up with their own tools.

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How do I upgrade Spice.ai OSS?

The install stays on Spice.ai OSS 2.2.1 until you adopt a newer template version. Back up spice_data, read the upstream release and migration notes, then check readiness and an authenticated SQL query. Never run docker compose down -v on a live install.

Is there a Spice.ai OSS cloud service I can use?

This page is your own Spice.ai OSS cloud: a dedicated Cloud VPS running the open-source runtime, with your Spicepod on a volume of your own. It is a private instance, not a shared service, and only key holders can query it.

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.