Thumbor Hosting Live In 5 Minutes

Deploy Thumbor hosting and serve resized, cropped and converted images on demand from a service you control. xCloud configures the official Thumbor 7.8.0 image pinned by digest, generates the URL signing key, restricts source images to the hostname you enter, mounts a cache volume and publishes the service over HTTPS in minutes.

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

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

An image service normally means a container, a signing key, a source-domain allowlist, a cache, a domain and a certificate before the first thumbnail. This is the same result without assembling any of it.

  1. Step 01

    Sign Up

    Create your xCloud account and pick Thumbor from the OneClick catalog. Choose your domain and target server, then set the Allowed Source Domain.

  2. Step 02

    We Deploy It For You

    One click. We bring up the official Thumbor 7.8.0 image, pinned by immutable digest, mount the thumbor_cache volume, and publish it over HTTPS on your domain.

  3. Step 03

    Sign Your First URL

    Store the URL signing key shown by xCloud in your application or signing service, never in browser-side code. Generate a transformation path with a Thumbor-compatible HMAC-SHA1 URL library and request it over your domain; unsigned /unsafe URLs are rejected.

Everything Thumbor Does, On Your Own Server

Thumbor runs in full here: resize, crop, filters and format conversion behind signed URLs, on infrastructure you control.

  • Resize And Crop On Demand

    Request any size or crop through the URL and Thumbor renders it from the original, with smart cropping available.

  • Filters And Format Conversion

    Apply Thumbor's filters and convert between formats per request.

  • Signed URLs Only

    Unsigned /unsafe URLs are rejected, so nobody can use your server to process arbitrary images.

  • One Allowed Source Domain

    Source images are restricted to the exact hostname you enter at install; other hosts are refused.

  • Rebuildable Cache

    Cached source and transformed images live on thumbor_cache and can be regenerated from your originals.

  • Loopback Only

    Thumbor listens on port 8888 bound to localhost and is published only through xCloud nginx and HTTPS.

Everything You Need To Run Your Image Processing 24/7

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

  • Thumbor 7.8.0 deployed instantly
  • Official pinned image digest
  • URL signing key generated for you
  • Kept behind xCloud nginx on port 8888
  • Free SSL certificate
  • 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 Thumbor hosting. Pick the one that fits, and resize any time.

Cloud VPS 6 GB

Most popular

Thumbnails and responsive images for one site or app.

$24.99per month

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

More CPU for heavier transformations and higher request rates.

$59.99per month

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

Thumbor alongside the sites and apps it serves images for.

$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. Thumbor itself is free under the MIT licence.

Already Have a Server? Bring Your Own

Connect any VPS — DigitalOcean, Vultr, Linode, AWS, Hetzner or bare metal — and deploy Thumbor 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.

Ready To Run Your Own Image Service?

Thumbor on xCloud runs on a dedicated Cloud VPS that we provision, patch, monitor and restore. Deploy faster. Own the server. Stay in control.

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Frequently Asked Questions

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

What is Thumbor?

Thumbor is an open-source, on-demand image processing service that resizes, crops, filters and converts images through signed URLs, released under the MIT licence. This template deploys version 7.8.0.

What do I enter as the Allowed Source Domain?

The exact hostname that serves your source images, without a scheme or path, for example images.example.com. Thumbor refuses source hosts other than that one.

Can I use unsigned URLs?

No. This template accepts only cryptographically signed transformation URLs and rejects /unsafe paths. Sign URLs server-side with a Thumbor-compatible HMAC-SHA1 library.

What happens if I rotate the signing key?

Every existing signed URL becomes invalid. Keep the key stable when restoring or recreating the service unless you intend to re-sign everything.

Do I need to back up the cache?

Only if keeping a warm cache matters. thumbor_cache is rebuildable from your source images and is not a source-of-truth backup. The signing key is what must be kept.

What does xCloud configure automatically?

The pinned Thumbor image, the application url and url signing key shown in the credentials panel, persistent storage on thumbor_cache, the domain and the HTTPS route. Thumbor stays on internal port 8888, reachable only through xCloud nginx.

What should I back up?

The URL signing key, above all; keep it stable across restores. The thumbor_cache volume stores cached source and transformed images and is rebuildable from your originals, so back it up only when retaining a warm cache matters.

Does xCloud automatically back up or update Thumbor?

No. The template pins Thumbor 7.8.0 by immutable digest; new installations use the pinned release, existing sites are not automatically upgraded. Back up first, read the upstream release notes, then update the image on your own schedule. Server-level backups and snapshots are available on every Cloud VPS.

What are the server requirements, and why does this page sell 6 GB?

The template manifest asks for 1 CPU core, 1 GiB of RAM and 5 GiB of disk as a floor for Thumbor. This page sells the 6 GB tier as the entry rung, with real headroom above that floor.

What survives a restart?

The thumbor_cache volume, because it is a persistent named volume, and the signing key, because it is held in the environment. Cached images may be discarded and regenerated after an image change.

Is xCloud officially partnered with Thumbor?

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

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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