Wanderer Hosting Live In 5 Minutes

Wanderer hosting on xCloud lets you deploy Wanderer, a self-hosted trail database, and keep your hiking, biking and outdoor routes on a server you control. xCloud runs the pinned Wanderer v0.21.0 web app next to a private PocketBase database and a private Meilisearch index, generates the secrets, mounts four persistent volumes and publishes the site over HTTPS in minutes. Registration is open until you close it.

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What is Wanderer?

Wanderer is a self-hosted trail database. Upstream says you can upload your recorded tracks or create new ones and add metadata to build an easily searchable catalogue, plan routes with elevation data, keep lists and follow other Wanderer users over ActivityPub. A self-hosted Wanderer is the trail catalogue that makes your GPS data searchable, licensed AGPL-3.0.

On xCloud the template runs the three official upstream images, pinned by digest: the SvelteKit web app, a PocketBase database and Meilisearch for search, with the database and search kept private. Four volumes hold the database, plugins, the search index and uploads. There is no seeded administrator, the app has no site-level authentication, and the install domain is embedded in trail identities, so keep it permanently.

From Sign-Up to Your Own Trail Database In Just 3 Easy Steps

A self-hosted trail database normally means wiring a web app, a database and a search service together, generating keys and putting it all behind HTTPS. This is the same result without assembling any of it.

Step 01
Sign Up
Create your xCloud account and pick Wanderer from the OneClick catalog. Choose your domain and target server; there are no extra fields to fill in.
Step 02
We Deploy It For You
One click. We bring up the Wanderer web app, a private PocketBase database and a private Meilisearch service with no host ports, generate the keys, mount the wanderer_pb_data, wanderer_plugins, wanderer_search and wanderer_uploads volumes and publish the site over HTTPS.
Step 03
Register And Upload A Trail
Save the database encryption key and search master key shown in the installation credentials. Allow about two minutes for the first start, open your HTTPS URL, use Register to create your account, then upload your first GPX trail. Set PUBLIC_DISABLE_SIGNUP=true and redeploy to close signup.

Everything Wanderer Does, On Your Own Server

Wanderer runs in full here: your own trail database with maps, search and sharing, backed by storage you own.

GPX Track Upload
Upload GPX tracks and keep your routes under your own control instead of in a third-party service.
Route Planning On A Map
Plan routes with elevation data and browse trails on a map.
Search And Filter
Search trails and filter them by category, tags, visibility and difficulty.
Lists Of Favourites
Keep lists of the trails you want to remember, repeat or share.
Share And Follow Over ActivityPub
Share trails and follow other Wanderer users over ActivityPub, with trail visibility set by each owner.
Open Or Closed Registration
Registration is open by default; set PUBLIC_DISABLE_SIGNUP=true once your own account exists to close it, and PUBLIC_PRIVATE_INSTANCE=true to hide trails from signed-out visitors.

Everything You Need To Run Your Trail Database 24/7

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

Wanderer v0.21.0 deployed instantly
Images pinned by digest
Private database and search services
Trails and uploads on persistent volumes
Free SSL certificate
Server backups and snapshots
Server security updates included
30+ server locations
Unused balance refunded

What You Can Do With Wanderer

Keep your routes in one place you own
Store the GPX tracks from your hikes and rides on your own server, so your route history does not depend on a third-party account.
Plan the next trip
Plan routes with elevation data and browse candidate trails on a map before you set out.
Run a trail library for a club or community
Give a hiking group or cycling club one searchable library of trails, with filters for category, difficulty and tags, and registration you can open or close.
Share trails with other explorers
Publish trails others can find and follow other Wanderer users over ActivityPub, or keep a trail private by marking it so.

Wanderer Screenshots

The Wanderer trails page with search, category, tag, difficulty and visibility filters

Wanderer vs Alternatives

AllTrails: A hosted trail service run by a third party. Wanderer runs on a server you control, with your trails and uploads on your own volumes.
Komoot: A hosted route planner run by a third party. Wanderer is self-hosted, so the GPX tracks and accounts live on your own server.
Strava: A hosted activity platform run by a third party. Wanderer is a self-hosted trail database you can open to others or keep private.
Trip: A self-hosted map-based travel planner for itineraries, places and notes. Wanderer focuses on GPX trails, search and sharing. Trip is also a OneClick app on xCloud.

Simple Pricing. Everything Included.

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

Cloud VPS 6 GB

Cloud VPS 16 GB

More headroom if Wanderer sits alongside other self-hosted apps.

$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. Wanderer itself is licensed by its maintainers under AGPL-3.0.

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Ready To Run Your Own Trail Database?

Wanderer 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.

Is Wanderer free?

Yes. Wanderer is open source under AGPL-3.0, with no licence fee from the project. Your cost is the Cloud VPS running the web app, the database and the search index, and uploaded GPX files plus the index are what grow over time.

How much RAM does Wanderer need?

It needs one core and 1024 MB of RAM, plus 5 GB of disk, because three services run together. The first start builds the search index, so allow about two minutes. The 6 GB plan leaves room as your trail catalogue grows.

Can you self-host Wanderer with Docker?

Yes, and this template is Wanderer Docker hosting without the wiring: the web, PocketBase and Meilisearch images at pinned versions and digests, generated keys, four named volumes, private database and search ports and HTTPS on your domain.

How do I sign in to Wanderer the first time?

Open the site and use Register. There is no seeded administrator, and the first account is an ordinary user rather than a special one. Create your own account straight away, because registration is open to anyone who reaches the site.

Can I stop strangers from signing up on Wanderer?

Yes. After your own account exists, set PUBLIC_DISABLE_SIGNUP=true in the Environment editor and redeploy. Adding PUBLIC_PRIVATE_INSTANCE=true goes further for a private instance. You can also put Basic Auth in front at the proxy, which the template leaves off.

Edit environment variables

Are my Wanderer trails public?

Trails are visible to visitors unless their owner marks them private. The template enables no site-level authentication of its own, so mark private trails private, and consider closing registration so strangers cannot add trails to your instance.

Can I change my Wanderer domain later?

Keep the install domain permanently. It is embedded in trail identities and file links, so changing it later breaks them. Choose the final address before you upload anything or follow other users over ActivityPub, since trail links depend on it.

How do I back up Wanderer?

Back up wanderer_pb_data, which holds the database and uploaded files, together with wanderer_plugins as one unit, and keep the generated database encryption key with the backup. Copy wanderer_uploads too if you use auto-import, and test a restore before depending on it.

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How do I upgrade Wanderer?

The install stays on Wanderer v0.21.0 and its pinned database and search images until you adopt a newer template version. Back up the volumes and read the upstream release notes first, because migrations run on start. Nothing upgrades the app automatically.

Is there a Wanderer cloud service I can use?

This page is your own Wanderer cloud: a dedicated Cloud VPS running the open-source trail database, with your tracks on volumes of your own. Nobody else shares the instance, and you choose whether to keep it private or open it to others.

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.