WorkAdventure Hosting Live In 5 Minutes

Deploy WorkAdventure hosting and give your team a virtual office and event space on your own domain. xCloud runs the pinned WorkAdventure v1.34.1 images behind one HTTPS address with map storage, uploads and Redis, generates the map storage username and password, and mounts persistent volumes. People pick a name and character, walk around a 2D map and talk by video and chat when they meet.

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What is WorkAdventure?

WorkAdventure is a platform for designing fully customizable collaborative virtual worlds. Upstream describes interacting spontaneously with colleagues, clients and partners through your own avatar, with a video chat triggered when you approach someone, for recruitment, onboarding, training, digital workplaces and events on desktop, mobile or tablet. It stresses that the platform is GDPR-friendly and open source. Self-hosted WorkAdventure is the alternative to the upstream SaaS version, under AGPL-3.0 with the Commons Clause.

On xCloud it is WorkAdventure v1.34.1, pinned by digest, as five application containers plus Redis behind one nginx router, with maps on map_storage_data. There is no sign-up and no admin account: anyone with the URL can enter, like an open meeting room. Video is peer to peer for up to four people per bubble, and the licence restricts reselling it.

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

A WorkAdventure stack normally means a web client, a game server, map storage, an uploader, an icon service, Redis, a router, a domain and a certificate before the first avatar walks in. This is the same result without assembling any of it.

Step 01
Sign Up
Create your xCloud account and pick WorkAdventure 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 official WorkAdventure images, pinned by immutable digest — web client, game server, map storage, uploader, icon server and Redis — behind one nginx router, mount the map_storage_data and redis_data volumes, generate the map storage username and password, and publish it over HTTPS on your domain.
Step 03
Enter The World
Save the map storage username and password from the installation credentials, then open your HTTPS WorkAdventure URL, pick a name and character and walk in. When you are ready, open /map-storage/ui, upload your own map and point START_ROOM_URL at it.

Everything WorkAdventure Does, On Your Own Server

WorkAdventure runs in full here: the web client, game server and map storage on your own domain, with the uploads and persistence wired up for you.

Walk-Up Video And Chat
Avatars move on a 2D map, and a video chat starts when you approach someone. Video and audio are peer to peer, for up to four people per bubble.
Map Storage Included
Upload your own maps at /map-storage/ui and serve them from your server. Uploading or replacing a map needs the generated username and password.
No Accounts To Create
Visitors join anonymously with a name and character. Add OpenID Connect sign-in and set DISABLE_ANONYMOUS=true to restrict who can enter.
In-Game Chat And File Uploads
Chat and chat file uploads are switched on, with uploads stored in Redis up to a size limit you can change in the environment editor.
Optional Map Editor
The in-game map editor is enabled but limited to users listed in MAP_EDITOR_ALLOWED_USERS, which needs OpenID Connect.
Persistent Maps And State
Uploaded maps live on the map_storage_data volume and player variables and chat files on redis_data, and the uploaded maps were still there after a restart of all containers in QA.

Everything You Need To Run Your Virtual Office 24/7

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

WorkAdventure v1.34.1 deployed instantly
Official images pinned by digest
Map storage credentials generated for you
Kept behind xCloud nginx
Free SSL certificate
Server backups and snapshots
Server security updates included
30+ server locations
Unused balance refunded

What You Can Do With WorkAdventure

Run a virtual office for a remote team
Give staff an always-open 2D space where they walk up to a colleague and a video chat starts.
Host an online event
Open a world for a conference or open day, with different rooms on a map that your team designs.
Onboard new people
Build a map that walks new hires through an office layout, with places to meet and talk.
Keep your world's data on your server
Run maps, uploads and sessions on a server you control, with an optional telemetry switch off.

WorkAdventure Screenshots

The WorkAdventure character selection screen

WorkAdventure vs Alternatives

WorkAdventure SaaS: Upstream also offers a hosted version with pricing. Self-hosting runs the same open source code on your own Cloud VPS, and you manage the maps, the limits and the licence terms yourself.
Jitsi: Jitsi has its own OneClick page as a video meeting server. WorkAdventure adds a 2D world around video, where chat opens as avatars come close to one another.
LiveKit: LiveKit has its own OneClick page as a real-time media server. WorkAdventure notes that bubbles larger than four need a LiveKit server, which this template does not include.
Zulip: Zulip has its own OneClick page as threaded team chat. WorkAdventure is a spatial virtual office instead, built around maps and proximity video.

Simple Pricing. Everything Included.

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

Cloud VPS 6 GB

Cloud VPS 16 GB

More headroom if WorkAdventure sits alongside other communication 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. WorkAdventure itself is licensed by its maintainers under AGPL-3.0 with the Commons Clause.

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WorkAdventure 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.

Can you self-host WorkAdventure with Docker?

Yes. Upstream is open source and publishes container images, and this template is WorkAdventure Docker hosting already assembled: the web client, game server, map storage, uploader and icon server pinned by digest, Redis, two volumes and HTTPS. It is your own WorkAdventure cloud office.

How much RAM does WorkAdventure need?

WorkAdventure lists 1024 MB of memory, a single core and 8 GB of disk; idle use in QA was about 880 MiB across the seven containers. The 6 GB plan is where this page starts, with room for maps and uploads.

What is the WorkAdventure licence?

AGPL-3.0 with the Commons Clause. Running it on your own server for your own use is fine, while selling the software, or a service whose value derives substantially from it, is restricted. Read the licence file before any commercial use.

Do visitors need an account in WorkAdventure?

No. They pick a name and character and join; anyone with the link can enter unless you configure OpenID Connect. There is no sign-up and no admin account, so share the link only with the people you want in the world.

Is my WorkAdventure world public by default?

Yes. Anyone with the URL can enter, like an open meeting room. To restrict entry, set the OPENID_* settings in the Environment editor, set DISABLE_ANONYMOUS to true and redeploy. Basic Auth in front of the site is another option.

Who can upload or change WorkAdventure maps?

Only someone with the generated map storage username and password, which are required for uploads and for /map-storage/ui; a request without them is refused with a 401. The in-game editor is limited to users in MAP_EDITOR_ALLOWED_USERS, which needs OpenID Connect.

Does the WorkAdventure starter map run from my server?

No. The default start map is loaded from workadventure.github.io until you upload your own map and set START_ROOM_URL to it, so that site must be reachable. Switching to your own uploaded map removes that external dependency.

How does video and audio work in WorkAdventure?

Peer to peer, for up to four people per bubble. Users behind strict NAT need a STUN or TURN server, and larger bubbles need a LiveKit server. Both are separate servers you run yourself and are not part of this template.

Does WorkAdventure send data to its developers?

The game server sends the WorkAdventure version and rough usage numbers to the upstream stats service once a day unless telemetry is disabled. Uncomment ENABLE_TELEMETRY=false in the Environment editor and redeploy to turn it off.

How do I back up WorkAdventure?

Back up map_storage_data and redis_data, plus the stable environment values: the secret key, map storage token and credentials. Maps are the part you cannot recreate easily. Stop the stack for a consistent copy, and test a restore on a spare install.

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How do I upgrade WorkAdventure?

The install stays on pinned v1.34.1 until you adopt a newer template version. Back up both volumes, study upstream's release notes, then redeploy and open the world and a map. Existing sites are never upgraded automatically.

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.