SyncLounge Hosting Live In 5 Minutes

Deploy SyncLounge hosting and give your friends and family a private watch-together server for Plex on your own domain. xCloud runs the pinned SyncLounge 5.2.35-ls179 container and publishes it over HTTPS in minutes. There are no credentials to generate, and the server only relays room and playback messages, so it stores no media and no Plex credentials. Each viewer signs in with their own Plex account.

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No technical skills needed
No lock-in, cancel anytime

What is SyncLounge?

SyncLounge, previously PlexTogether, is a tool to sync Plex content across multiple players in multiple locations. Upstream says it keeps viewing sessions in step whether the clients share a room or are across the globe, using a middle-man server to relay commands. The host has complete control of a room, and its play, pause and seek commands pass to everyone else. Self-hosted SyncLounge is the alternative to relying on a public relay server, under the MIT licence.

On xCloud it is SyncLounge 5.2.35-ls179, the LinuxServer image pinned by digest, as one container with no volumes. Rooms and connected users are kept in memory only, so a restart closes them. The app has no accounts or password: anyone who can open the address can sign in with their own Plex account, create a room or join one.

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

A self-hosted SyncLounge normally means a container, a reverse proxy, a domain and a certificate before the first room is created. This is the same result without assembling any of it.

Step 01
Sign Up
Create your xCloud account and pick SyncLounge from the OneClick catalog. Choose your domain and target server — there are no extra fields to fill in.
Step 02
We Deploy It For You
One click. We bring up the single SyncLounge container from the LinuxServer.io image, pinned by immutable digest, and publish it over HTTPS on your domain. There is no database and no volume, and it is usually ready in about 30 seconds.
Step 03
Create A Room
Open your HTTPS SyncLounge URL and choose Sign in with Plex. Create a room, or join one, then share it with friends who have their own Plex accounts.

Everything SyncLounge Does, On Your Own Server

SyncLounge runs in full here: a private room server for watching Plex together, on your own domain.

Playback Kept In Step
The host has complete control of a room. Play, pause and seek commands they send are passed through to everyone else in it.
Sync Tuned To Your Setup
Client polling interval, sync flexibility and the sync method (clean seek or skip ahead) can all be adjusted to your environment.
Built-In SyncLounge Player
A player built specifically for syncing plays content directly within SyncLounge, and can be forced for all clients with FORCE_SLPLAYER.
Room Chat And Invites
Chat with the others in your room, lock a room with a password and invite people through a generated short link.
Browse And Autoplay
Find and search content on your Plex Media Servers from within SyncLounge, and let it search them for an equivalent copy when the host starts something different.
Nothing To Store Or Back Up
Rooms and connected users live in memory. There is no volume, no database and no media on the server.

Everything You Need To Run Your Watch Server 24/7

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

SyncLounge 5.2.35-ls179 deployed instantly
LinuxServer.io image pinned by digest
Nothing to configure or generate
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 SyncLounge

Watch the same film in two cities
Each viewer plays from a Plex server they can reach while the room host's pause and seek commands carry across to everyone.
Run a private room for family
Host a relay server on your own domain instead of using a public one, and share the address only with the people you invite.
Tune sync to your connection
Adjust the client polling interval and the acceptable sync distance in milliseconds to suit slow or distant connections.
Keep Plex credentials off the relay
Use a server that only relays room and playback messages, with no media and no stored Plex logins.

SyncLounge vs Alternatives

Hosted watch-together services: A hosted service relays your sessions through a vendor's servers. Self-hosted SyncLounge relays room and playback messages through your own Cloud VPS, with nothing stored on disk.
SyncLounge's public app: Upstream runs a public app at app.synclounge.tv. Your own SyncLounge server gives you a private address and your own optional sign-in list instead of a shared public one.
Jellyfin: Jellyfin has its own OneClick page as a media server. SyncLounge syncs Plex content specifically, so it complements a Plex library rather than replacing a media server.
Seerr: Seerr has its own OneClick page for movie and show requests. SyncLounge is for watching together once the media exists, not for requesting it.

Simple Pricing. Everything Included.

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

Cloud VPS 6 GB

Cloud VPS 16 GB

More headroom if SyncLounge sits alongside other media tools.

$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. SyncLounge itself is licensed by its maintainers under the MIT License.

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Ready To Host Your Own Watch-Together Server?

SyncLounge 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.

Can you self-host SyncLounge with Docker?

Yes. Upstream publishes Docker images, and this template is SyncLounge Docker hosting already set up: the LinuxServer 5.2.35-ls179 image pinned by digest, no volumes and HTTPS. It is your own SyncLounge cloud room server, ready in about 30 seconds.

How much RAM does SyncLounge need?

SyncLounge lists 256 MB of memory, 1 vCPU and 1 GB of storage; use in QA was about 34 MiB idle and 40 MiB after a sync round-trip. Our entry plan is 6 GB, far beyond what the app itself needs.

Is SyncLounge free?

Yes, MIT-licensed with no software fee. The Cloud VPS is the single charge, cancellable any time. Each viewer still needs access to a Plex server in order to play media. Rooms live in memory only, so nothing persists to disk.

How do I sign in to SyncLounge?

With your own Plex account from the sign-in page. SyncLounge has no accounts or password of its own, so there is nothing to generate at install. Whoever enters a room first becomes its host and controls play, pause and seek for the others.

Do I need Plex to use SyncLounge?

Yes. SyncLounge syncs Plex content, so each viewer needs their own Plex account and access to a Plex server to play media. It does not host media itself, and it does not replace the Plex servers the viewers already use.

Does SyncLounge store my media?

No. The server only relays room and playback messages between viewers; it does not store media or Plex credentials. Rooms and connected users are held in memory, so there is no database or volume to protect on this server.

Can anyone use my SyncLounge server?

Anyone who can open the address can sign in with their own Plex account and create a room, and whoever enters a room first becomes its host. To keep strangers out entirely, put HTTP Basic Authentication in front of the site, using xCloud's access controls.

Can I limit who signs in to SyncLounge?

Set AUTH_LIST in the Environment editor to a comma-separated list of Plex usernames, emails or machine ids. It is checked by the web page in the visitor's browser only, so it keeps honest users out but is not a hard access control.

Why can't my browser reach my Plex server from SyncLounge?

Viewers' browsers contact their Plex players directly. Because your SyncLounge site is served over HTTPS, a browser may block a Plex server reachable only over plain HTTP. Use an HTTPS Plex address or allow mixed content in the browser for the site.

How do I back up SyncLounge?

There is nothing on the server to back up, because the template has no volumes and keeps rooms in memory. Keep a copy of any optional environment values you set, such as AUTH_LIST, so you can redeploy with the same settings.

Backups in xCloud

How do I upgrade SyncLounge?

The install stays on pinned 5.2.35-ls179 until you adopt a newer template version. Consult upstream's release notes first; with no volume, the redeploy only closes open rooms for a few seconds. Existing sites are never upgraded 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.