Transmute Hosting Live In 5 Minutes

Transmute hosting gives you a self-hosted file converter on your own domain: convert and compress images, video, audio and documents without sending them to a third party. Deploy Transmute 2.1.0 as one pinned container with embedded SQLite and a persistent volume, with guest conversion off, over HTTPS in minutes. Register at once, because the first visitor becomes administrator, so do not share the address first.

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What is Transmute?

Transmute is a free, open-source, self-hosted file conversion and compression tool built for privacy and automation. Upstream converts images, video, audio, documents, spreadsheets, subtitles and fonts entirely locally, with user accounts, role-based access, API keys and optional OIDC. A self-hosted Transmute is an alternative to online file converters that receive your uploads, released under the MIT licence. Upstream describes the project as human-led and maintainer-reviewed, with documentation on its own site and a video demo you can watch before deploying.

On xCloud it is Transmute 2.1.0 from the official image, pinned by digest, as one container with SQLite and all uploads, outputs and chunks on the transmute_data volume. xCloud generates the session secret and serves it over HTTPS. The first visitor to register becomes the administrator, and guest conversion is off.

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

A file conversion server needs the app, conversion tools, a database, a session secret, a login, a domain and a certificate before the first file. This is the same result without assembling any of it.

Step 01
Sign Up
Create your xCloud account and pick Transmute from the OneClick catalog. Choose your domain and target server; the install form has no fields.
Step 02
We Deploy It For You
One click. We start ghcr.io/transmute-app/transmute:v2.1.0, pinned by digest, with embedded SQLite, mount transmute_data, generate the session secret and publish it over HTTPS. First boot takes about a minute.
Step 03
Create Admin And Convert A File
Open your HTTPS URL right away and use Create Admin to register the first user, who becomes administrator. Sign in and convert a small test file before using real documents.

Convert And Compress Files Locally: Transmute On Your Own Server

Transmute runs here as one authenticated container, with files processed on a server you control.

Many Formats
Upstream converts images, video, audio, documents, spreadsheets, subtitles and fonts, and compresses supported files, using tools in the image.
Privacy First
Files are processed on your own server and never sent to third parties, according to upstream.
Built-In Authentication
User accounts, role-based access and API keys come with Transmute, so it is not an open converter on the internet.
OIDC And SSO Optional
Upstream supports login through OIDC providers. The OIDC settings stay commented until every required field is filled in.
Chunked Uploads
Direct uploads are split into chunks of about 90 MiB so they fit typical reverse-proxy limits, while Transmute adds no file size cap itself.
Conversion Tools Included
The image includes LibreOffice, Calibre, FFmpeg, Pandoc and related tools. Large video or Office jobs can need much more CPU, memory and disk.

Everything You Need To Run Your File Converter 24/7

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

Transmute 2.1.0 deployed instantly
Image pinned by digest
Guest conversion off by default
Session secret generated
Free SSL certificate
Database and files on a persistent volume
Server backups and snapshots
Choose your server region
Unused balance refunded

What You Can Do With Transmute

Convert documents without uploading them elsewhere
Turn Office files and ebooks into other formats on a server you control.
Shrink images and video before sharing
Compress supported files with settings you choose instead of a public converter website.
Offer a private converter to a team
Give colleagues accounts so they can convert files behind a login rather than on the open web.
Automate conversions with an API key
Call Transmute from scripts using an API key for repeated jobs.

Transmute Screenshots

Transmute jobs view listing previously converted files

Transmute files view listing uploaded files

Transmute workspace after the first administrator account is created

Transmute vs Alternatives

Online file converters: As a self-hosted alternative to online file converters, Transmute processes files on your own server, behind a login, and never sends them to third parties.
ConvertX: ConvertX has its own OneClick page. In a Transmute vs ConvertX comparison, both are self-hosted converters, so compare formats, authentication and the tools each one bundles.
OmniTools: OmniTools has its own OneClick page. It runs tools in the browser, whereas Transmute converts files on the server with tools such as FFmpeg and Pandoc.
Gotenberg: Gotenberg has its own OneClick page. It is an API for converting documents to PDF, a narrower job than Transmute's general converter.

Simple Pricing. Everything Included.

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

Cloud VPS 6 GB

Cloud VPS 16 GB

More headroom for heavy video and Office jobs.

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. Transmute is licensed under MIT.

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Connect any VPS — DigitalOcean, Vultr, Linode, AWS, Hetzner or bare metal — and deploy Transmute on it through the same panel, for a per-server management fee instead of a Cloud VPS rental.

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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 Convert Files On Your Own Server?

Transmute on xCloud runs on a dedicated Cloud VPS that we provision, patch, monitor and restore. Your files, your accounts, your domain.

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.

Who is the first Transmute administrator?

The first person to register. Until an administrator exists, anyone who can reach the URL can claim the instance, so open the site right after install and use Create Admin. Later user creation then needs an administrator session.

Are my files sent to third parties by Transmute?

No, according to upstream: files are processed on your own server. Conversion files can still be sensitive, so encrypt backups and restrict access to the data volume, and use HTTPS, which xCloud provides on your domain.

Which file formats does Transmute convert?

Upstream converts images, video, audio, documents, spreadsheets, subtitles and fonts, and compresses supported files, using tools such as LibreOffice, Calibre, FFmpeg and Pandoc. Test the specific formats you need on a sample before relying on it.

Can you self-host Transmute with Docker?

Yes. Upstream is Docker ready, and this template is Transmute Docker hosting that is already assembled: the v2.1.0 image pinned by digest, one data volume, a generated secret and HTTPS on your own domain, so no Compose file is needed.

How much RAM does Transmute need?

The manifest asks for 1024 MB of RAM, 2 CPU cores and 12 GB of disk; idle use measured about 300 MiB. Large video or Office jobs need substantially more CPU, memory and disk, so size up for heavy conversion and watch the disk fill.

Is there a file size limit in Transmute?

Transmute itself does not cap file size. Direct uploads are split into chunks of about 90 MiB so they fit typical proxy limits near 100 MB per request, and your free disk decides what you can convert.

Is Transmute open source?

Yes. Transmute is MIT licensed, so running it has no licence cost at all. The only expense is the Cloud VPS that runs it, which gives you a Transmute cloud of your own in place of a converter website.

Does Transmute allow guest conversion?

Not by default. ALLOW_UNAUTHENTICATED is false, so converting needs an account. You can change that in the Environment editor, but then anyone who reaches the domain can use your CPU and disk, so keep it off unless you need it.

How do I back up Transmute?

Back up the complete transmute_data volume, which holds the SQLite database and WAL state, user records, uploads, outputs and chunk directories. Stop or quiesce Transmute first and test restoring on a disposable copy before you trust it.

Backup and restore Docker apps

How do I upgrade Transmute?

The install stays on its pinned v2.1.0 image until you adopt a newer template version. Copy transmute_data, read the upstream release notes and test the upgrade on a disposable install first. Nothing upgrades automatically, and a redeploy keeps the data volume.

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.