The One File Hosting Live In 5 Minutes

The One File hosting on xCloud lets you deploy The One File, a self-hosted network diagram and topology editor, as live rooms that several people edit together, on your own domain. xCloud runs the pinned official image with one SQLite volume, creates the first administrator from your email and a generated password, and publishes it over HTTPS. The instance is open by default, so lock it down in the admin panel.

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What is The One File?

The One File is a self-contained visual planning tool for networks, smart homes, sports plays, mind maps, infrastructure and anything else with nodes and connections. It draws server, router, switch and firewall nodes with editable name, IP, role and notes, rack nodes with U positions, smart-routed links and layers for physical, logical, security and application views, with recording and replay and optional AES-256-GCM encryption. TheOneFile_Verse wraps it for real-time multi-user collaboration, giving you collaborative network diagrams on your own server. A self-hosted The One File keeps those rooms private to you. It is under the Unlicense.

On xCloud it is TheOneFile_Verse TOFV-2.0, the official image pinned by digest, as one container with a single SQLite database in the the_one_file_data volume. No Redis runs. The administrator is created at first start, and a generated encryption key protects stored two-factor, single sign-on and mail secrets. Anyone with a room link can view and edit that room.

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

A self-hosted diagram server normally means a container, a data volume, an admin bootstrap, a domain and a certificate before the first node is drawn. This is the same result without assembling any of it.

Step 01
Sign Up
Create your xCloud account and pick The One File from the OneClick catalog. Choose your domain and target server, then enter the Administrator email — it is the only field.
Step 02
We Deploy It For You
One click. We bring up the official The One File image, pinned by immutable digest, as a single container with its embedded SQLite database — nothing else runs beside it. The the_one_file_data volume is mounted, the Administrator Password and Encryption Key are generated, and the site is published over HTTPS on your domain.
Step 03
Sign In And Open A Room
Open your HTTPS site, then sign in at the Admin Panel address with the Administrator email and the generated password from the credentials card. Change that password inside the app, then create your first room and share its link.

Everything The One File Does, On Your Own Server

The One File runs in full here: a network topology editor with live rooms on your own domain, backed by a database you own.

Live Collaboration Rooms
Several people edit the same diagram in a room at once, with real-time sync over WebSocket, room chat and per-room passwords available in the editor.
Network Topology Editing
Draw nodes for servers, routers, switches, firewalls and clouds, add boxes, text labels and free-drawn lines, and toggle physical, logical, security and application layers.
Racks With U Positions
Create rack nodes, open a vertical rack view with U markings and assign devices to positions with heights such as 1U, 2U or 4U.
Share And Export
Share a diagram by room link, or let each person save a portable copy of it as a file they can import back later.
An Admin Panel At /admin
Sign in as administrator to require an instance password, limit room creation and manage the instance settings.
One Container, Built-In SQLite
Rooms, the database and backups live in one persistent volume, with no external database to run. Redis is optional upstream and not used here.

Everything You Need To Run Your Network Diagrams 24/7

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

The One File TOFV-2.0 deployed instantly
Official image pinned by digest
First administrator created for you
Kept behind xCloud nginx
Free SSL certificate
Server backups and snapshots
Server security updates included
Choose your server region
Unused balance refunded

What You Can Do With The One File

Document a network with your team
Draw servers, switches and firewalls with their IPs and roles in a shared room, so the team edits one topology together and everyone sees the same layout.
Plan a rack layout
Place devices in rack nodes by U position with heights and capacity indicators, so a data-centre or homelab rack is planned before anything is moved.
Show physical and logical views
Switch between layers for physical, logical, security and application views, and filter the view to the nodes and connections in the layers you select.
Record and replay a change
Record a diagram step by step and play it back, so a migration plan can be walked through in order with colleagues.

The One File Screenshots

The One File admin dashboard after signing in

A room in The One File with a saved node

The same room and node still present after a container restart

The One File vs Alternatives

Excalidraw: A virtual whiteboard for hand-drawn style diagrams with live collaboration. The One File is built around network nodes, racks and layers instead of freehand sketching.
draw.io: draw.io has its own OneClick page. It is a general-purpose diagramming tool, while The One File specialises in network topologies and runs collaboration rooms on your own server.
Rackula: Rackula has its own OneClick page. It is a rack layout designer; The One File draws racks inside a wider topology editor with layers and links.
NetBox: NetBox has its own OneClick page. It is a network source of truth for addresses and infrastructure, while The One File is a diagram editor rather than an inventory database.

Simple Pricing. Everything Included.

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

Cloud VPS 6 GB

Cloud VPS 16 GB

More headroom if The One File sits alongside other infrastructure 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. The One File itself is released by its maintainers under the Unlicense.

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Ready To Run Your Own Diagram Server?

The One File 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 The One File need?

The template floor is 256 MB of RAM, 1 CPU core and 2 GB of disk, because it is one small container with SQLite and no Redis. The 6 GB plan is far above that and leaves room for other apps.

Can you self-host The One File with Docker?

Yes, and this template is the one file docker hosting without the setup: the TheOneFile_Verse image pinned by digest, one the_one_file_data volume, a generated administrator and encryption key and HTTPS on your own domain.

Can several people edit a diagram in The One File?

Yes. The Verse edition runs live collaboration rooms, so several people edit one diagram at once, and anyone with a room link can view and edit that room. Treat room links as shared secrets.

Is The One File open to anyone?

By default, yes: anyone who can reach the URL can create and join rooms. Sign in to the admin panel to require an instance password or restrict room creation, or add Basic Auth at your access layer.

What is the encryption key in The One File?

A generated 64-character key shown on your credentials card. It protects stored two-factor, single sign-on and mail secrets in the database. Keep a copy and never change it after install, or those secrets become unreadable.

Is The One File an alternative to draw.io?

For network diagrams, it can be. Upstream describes a tool for networks and similar planning, with racks, layers and replay, and makes no comparison with draw.io. It is not a general-purpose diagram editor.

Is The One File free?

Yes. The One File is released under the Unlicense, a public-domain dedication. Only the Cloud VPS costs money, so this The One File cloud install stores your diagrams on your own server.

How do I back up The One File?

Back up the the_one_file_data volume, which holds the SQLite database, room files and backups, and keep a copy of the encryption key with it. Test a restore before relying on the copy.

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How do I upgrade The One File?

The One File stays on its pinned TOFV-2.0 image until a newer template version is adopted. Copy the data volume beforehand and check the release notes; the app serves its bundled client and does not self-update.

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.