Temporal Hosting Live In 5 Minutes

Deploy Temporal hosting and run a self-hosted workflow engine for development and small internal workloads on a dedicated Cloud VPS. xCloud starts the pinned Temporal 1.9.1 development server with its web UI behind a Basic Auth gateway, generates the password, keeps workflow history in an embedded SQLite file on a persistent volume and binds the unauthenticated gRPC port to the server's loopback address only.

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What is Temporal?

Temporal is a durable execution platform that lets developers build scalable applications without sacrificing productivity or reliability. Its server executes units of application logic called Workflows in a resilient way, handling intermittent failures and retrying failed operations, and it originated as a fork of Uber's Cadence. Run on your own server it is a self-hosted Temporal, an alternative to a cloud orchestrator such as AWS Step Functions or Temporal Cloud, under the MIT licence.

On xCloud it is the Temporal CLI's single-node development server, temporalio/temporal 1.9.1 pinned by digest, with an embedded SQLite file on the temporal_data volume. A pinned nginx gateway adds Basic Auth to the web UI, and the gRPC port is loopback-only. It is not Temporal's production cluster.

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

A Temporal dev server normally means the CLI image, a database file, an authentication layer for the web UI, a safely bound gRPC port, a domain and a certificate before the first workflow. This is the same result without assembling any of it.

Step 01
Sign Up
Create your xCloud account and pick Temporal from the OneClick catalog. Choose a domain and a server; the install form has no application fields because xCloud generates the gateway password.
Step 02
We Deploy It For You
One click. We start temporalio/temporal 1.9.1, pinned by digest, as the start-dev server with SQLite on the temporal_data volume, put a pinned nginx Basic Auth gateway in front of the web UI, bind gRPC to loopback and publish HTTPS. It is usually ready in about a minute.
Step 03
Open The UI And Tunnel To gRPC
Sign in to the web UI as temporal with the generated password. For workers and the CLI, open an SSH tunnel to the loopback gRPC port, or run them on the same Docker network, and use the default namespace.

Everything Temporal Does, On Your Own Server

Temporal 1.9.1 runs here as a single-node development server, with its history kept in a file on a volume you own.

Durable Workflows
The Temporal server executes Workflows in a resilient manner, handling intermittent failures and retrying failed operations for your application logic.
Web UI Behind A Login
Temporal's web UI has no authentication of its own, so the template puts a Basic Auth gateway with a generated password in front of it.
Loopback-Only gRPC
SDK clients, workers and the CLI use the gRPC frontend, which has no authentication, so it is bound to 127.0.0.1 and reached through an SSH tunnel.
Embedded SQLite History
Workflow history lives in one SQLite file on the temporal_data volume. Removing the volume deletes all history and recreates an empty default namespace.
Extra Server Options
Add start-dev options such as a namespace through TEMPORAL_EXTRA_ARGS and redeploy. An unknown option makes the container exit, so test changes carefully.
Not A Production Cluster
This is the development server: one process, no high availability. Upstream does not intend it for production, so size it for experiments and small internal use.

Everything You Need To Run Your Workflow Server 24/7

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

Temporal 1.9.1 deployed instantly
Image pinned by digest
Web UI login generated for you
gRPC bound to loopback only
Free SSL certificate
Server backups and snapshots
Server security updates included
30+ server locations
Unused balance refunded

What You Can Do With Temporal

Run a Temporal dev server your whole team shares
Give developers one shared server and UI to test workflows against, instead of each person starting a local dev server on a laptop.
Prototype durable workflows before you go to production
Write Workflows with the Temporal SDKs, run them against this server and watch retries and history in the UI, knowing it is a development setup.
Host small internal automations
Run low-volume internal jobs that need retries and durable state, accepting a single node, an SQLite file and no high availability.
Learn the Temporal model on a real server
Connect SDK workers over an SSH tunnel and explore namespaces, workflows and history in the web UI without paying for a managed cluster.

Temporal vs Alternatives

AWS Step Functions: If you want orchestration you run yourself instead of a cloud service, Temporal is code-first durable execution on your own server, and here it is a single development server, not a managed or highly available service.
Temporal Cloud: If you are weighing a hosted Temporal service, this template is the self-hosted development server on your Cloud VPS, with no high availability, so a production workload belongs on a proper cluster.
Airflow: Also available as its own OneClick app; Temporal's side of the comparison is application logic run as durable Workflows written with its SDKs, with retries and history.
Prefect: Also available as its own OneClick app; Temporal's side of the comparison is SDKs for Go, Java, Python, TypeScript, .NET and PHP against one durable server.

Simple Pricing. Everything Included.

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

Cloud VPS 6 GB

Cloud VPS 16 GB

Room for workers and Temporal beside other services.

$59.99per month

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

Temporal alongside a heavier self-hosted 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. Temporal itself is released under the MIT 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.

Self-managed hosting

Ready To Run Your Own Workflow Server?

Temporal on xCloud runs on a dedicated Cloud VPS that we provision, patch, monitor and restore. Deploy faster. Own your data. 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 I run Temporal in Docker?

Yes, and this template is Temporal Docker hosting without the compose file: the temporalio/temporal 1.9.1 image running start-dev, plus a pinned nginx gateway for Basic Auth, with the temporal_data volume. Upstream's CLI README shows the same image with the dev server listening on an external IP.

Is the Temporal dev server suitable for production?

No. Upstream describes this as a development server, and here it is one process with an embedded SQLite database, no high availability and no authentication of its own. Use it for development and small internal workloads, and plan a proper cluster for production.

How do I connect a Temporal worker to a self-hosted server?

The gRPC port 7233 has no authentication, so it is published on the server's loopback address only. Open an SSH tunnel to the host port shown in the endpoints, or run the worker on the same Docker network, and use the default namespace.

How do I secure the Temporal web UI?

The template does it for you: a pinned nginx gateway asks for a username, temporal, and the generated password before proxying to the UI. That login is the template's own addition. Keep the password private and rotate it by editing GATEWAY_PASSWORD.

How much RAM does Temporal need?

The template manifest asks for 256 MB of RAM, 1 CPU core and 2 GB of disk for the dev server and the gateway. This page sells the 6 GB tier, which leaves ample room for workers or other apps on the same server.

Where does the Temporal dev server store data?

In one SQLite file on the temporal_data volume, mounted at /home/temporal. Workflow history is stored there, and removing the volume deletes it all and recreates an empty default namespace. The platform does not back this volume up for you.

How do I back up Temporal here?

Copy the temporal_data volume, which holds the SQLite file, ideally with the server stopped for a consistent copy. Nothing schedules the backup, so do it yourself and test a restore. Remember it is a development database, not a replicated store.

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How do I upgrade Temporal?

Nothing upgrades itself: 1.9.1 is pinned by digest, bundling Temporal Server 1.32.0 and UI 2.54.1. To upgrade, back up temporal_data, read the release notes, then adopt a newer Temporal template version when xCloud publishes one. Extra start-dev options go in TEMPORAL_EXTRA_ARGS.

Is Temporal open source?

Yes. Temporal and its CLI are released under the MIT licence, so the software costs nothing to run. Your plan pays for the server underneath. It is developed by Temporal Technologies, a startup by the creators of Cadence.

Can I add start-dev options?

Yes, through TEMPORAL_EXTRA_ARGS in the Environment editor, for example a namespace or a UI flag. Save and redeploy to apply. An unknown option makes the container exit, so add one at a time and check the logs.

Is this a Temporal cloud service?

It is a Temporal development server on a dedicated Cloud VPS under your xCloud login, a Temporal cloud of your own but not Temporal Cloud and not highly available. Plan on one node, one SQLite file and an SSH tunnel for workers.

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.