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Vane Hosting Live In 5 Minutes

Deploy Vane hosting and run your own AI answering engine on your own domain. xCloud runs the pinned Vane v1.12.2 image with its SearXNG search engine bundled in the same container, generates the internal search secret, mounts a persistent volume for settings, database and uploads, and publishes the app over HTTPS in minutes. Searches go through your own SearXNG instance, and answers come back with cited sources from the Ollama or cloud model you connect.

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

What is Vane?

Vane is an open-source answering engine in the style of AI search products. It sends your question through web search, passes the results to a language model you choose, and replies with an answer that cites its sources. Upstream describes it as privacy-focused and designed to run on your own hardware.

The image used here includes both Vane and the SearXNG search engine, so a single container gives you the app and its search backend. Models are not included: you connect Ollama or a cloud provider inside the app.

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

Running Vane yourself normally means pulling the image, wiring a search engine, mounting a data volume, then adding a domain and a certificate. This is the same result without assembling any of it.

  1. Step 01

    Sign Up

    Create your xCloud account and pick Vane from the OneClick catalog. Choose your domain and target server — there are no extra fields to fill in.

  2. Step 02

    We Deploy It For You

    One click. We bring up the official Vane image, pinned by immutable digest, with SearXNG running inside the same container and kept off the public internet, mount the vane_data volume for the SQLite database, config and uploads, generate the internal search secret, and publish Vane over HTTPS on your domain.

  3. Step 03

    Finish The Setup Wizard

    Give first boot about two minutes for database migrations and the search engine, then open your HTTPS Vane URL and finish the setup wizard. There is no sign-in screen, so restrict access to the site before you add a chat provider.

Everything Vane Does, On Your Own Server

Vane runs in full here: an answering engine on your own domain, with its own search engine and a data volume you control.

  • Answers With Cited Sources

    Vane combines web search with a language model and returns answers that cite the sources they came from.

  • Local Or Cloud Models

    Use local models through Ollama or connect providers such as OpenAI, Anthropic Claude, Google Gemini and Groq, configured inside the app.

  • Bundled SearXNG Search

    Web search runs through a SearXNG instance packaged in the same container, so there is no separate search service to deploy.

  • Speed, Balanced And Quality Modes

    Pick Speed for quick answers, Balanced for everyday searches or Quality for deeper research, and search the web, discussions or academic sources.

  • Ask Questions About Files

    Upload documents and ask questions about them; uploads are kept on the persistent vane_data volume.

  • Discover And Search History

    A Discover page surfaces articles and trending content, and every search is saved locally so you can revisit it.

Everything You Need To Run Your AI Search 24/7

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

  • Vane v1.12.2 deployed instantly
  • Official image pinned by digest
  • SearXNG search bundled in
  • Search secret generated for you
  • Free SSL certificate
  • Server backups and snapshots
  • Server security updates included
  • 30+ server locations
  • Unused balance refunded

What You Can Do With Vane

  • A private search assistant

    Give yourself or a small team an answering engine where queries go through a SearXNG instance you host instead of a hosted AI search service.

  • Cited research answers

    Ask a question and get an answer with its sources listed, then switch to Quality mode or academic sources when a topic needs more depth.

  • Questions about your own documents

    Upload PDFs, text files or images and ask questions about them alongside web results.

  • A front end for your own models

    Point Vane at an Ollama server or a provider such as OpenAI, Anthropic Claude, Google Gemini or Groq and mix models to suit each search.

Vane Screenshots

Vane home screen with the question box ready for a search
Vane Discover page listing articles

Vane vs Alternatives

Perplexity
A hosted AI answer service. Vane gives you a comparable cited-answer workflow on a server you control, with the search engine and your data volume on that server.
Morphic
Another open-source AI answer engine with bundled SearXNG search, also available as a OneClick app; the two differ in interface and configuration.
SearXNG on its own
SearXNG returns a list of search results from many engines. Vane uses it as the search backend and adds a language model that writes the cited answer.

Simple Pricing. Everything Included.

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

Cloud VPS 6 GB

Most popular

A private answering engine for you or a small team.

$24.99per month

  • 6 GB RAM
  • 4 vCPU cores
  • 100 GB NVMe SSD
  • 30 TB
  • Unlimited
Get started

Cloud VPS 16 GB

More headroom if Vane sits alongside a local Ollama or other apps.

$59.99per month

  • 16 GB RAM
  • 6 vCPU cores
  • 200 GB NVMe SSD
  • 30 TB
  • Unlimited
Get started

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. Vane itself is licensed by its maintainers under the MIT License.

Docker hosting

Already Have a Server? Bring Your Own

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

Free

Start your journey without cost.

$0forever

  • 1 server
  • 10 sites
Start free

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
Get started

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 AI Search Engine?

Vane 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.

How do I sign in?

You don't: Vane v1.12.2 has no login. Anyone who can open the site can change its configuration, so restrict access before you add provider keys.

Is it safe to add my OpenAI or other provider key?

Only once access to the site is restricted. In this release provider API keys are readable by anyone who can open the URL, so keep the site private (for example with xCloud Basic Authentication or IP management) before you add one.

What runs alongside Vane?

A bundled SearXNG search engine inside the same container. It listens on an internal port and is not published to the internet.

Which models can I use?

Local models through Ollama, or cloud providers such as OpenAI, Anthropic Claude, Google Gemini and Groq, configured in the app. No model is included with the deployment.

How long does the first start take?

About two minutes. First boot runs database migrations and starts the search engine, so give it a moment before you open the URL.

Why are some searches returning fewer results?

Some SearXNG engines may be blocked from datacenter IP addresses, which can reduce results for some queries. This was noted during verification.

What should I back up?

The vane_data volume, which holds the SQLite database, config.json and uploads, plus the generated search secret, which must be preserved on restore. Restore under the same Compose project identity.

Backups in xCloud

Why did changing a provider key add a second provider?

Provider keys set through the environment are applied only when that provider is new. Changing a key later adds another provider rather than rotating the existing one, so update keys inside the app.

Does xCloud automatically back up or update Vane?

No. The template pins Vane v1.12.2 by immutable digest; new installations use the pinned release and existing sites are not automatically upgraded. Back up the volume, read the upstream release notes, then bump the image tag and digest together and recreate the container 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's baseline asks for 2 CPU cores, 1024 MB of RAM and 10 GB of disk; measured use in QA was 387 MB idle and about 602 MB after a round trip. This page sells the 6 GB tier as the entry rung, with real headroom above that baseline.

What survives a restart?

Everything on the vane_data volume. Configuration, theme and uploads were verified to persist across an xCloud Restart in QA.

Is xCloud officially partnered with Vane?

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

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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