XBackBone Hosting Live In 5 Minutes

Deploy XBackBone hosting and run your own file and screenshot sharing host on your own domain. xCloud runs the pinned XBackBone 3.8.2 container, creates the admin account with a generated password, keeps the SQLite database and uploads on a persistent volume and publishes it over HTTPS, with a 2 GB upload limit already set, so large files work. Self-registration is off by default.

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No lock-in, cancel anytime

What is XBackBone?

XBackBone is a simple, self-hosted, lightweight PHP file manager that supports the instant sharing tool ShareX and *NIX systems. Upstream lists web file upload, a config generator for ShareX, public and private uploads, a media web player and PDF viewer, code highlighting, multi-user roles with disk quotas, tags, LDAP authentication and several storage backends. Self-hosted XBackBone is the alternative to a hosted screenshot sharing service, under the AGPL-3.0 licence.

On xCloud it is XBackBone 3.8.2 from the LinuxServer image, pinned by digest, as one container running nginx, PHP-FPM and SQLite, with everything on the xbackbone_config volume. Anyone who has an upload link can view that file without signing in, so treat uploads as link-shared. XBackBone sends mail through PHP mail(), which the container cannot deliver, so reset and activation emails will not arrive.

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

Self-hosting XBackBone normally means nginx, PHP-FPM, a database, an installer to finish, upload limits to raise, a domain and a certificate before the first screenshot. This is the same result without assembling any of it.

Step 01
Sign Up
Create your xCloud account and pick XBackBone 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 a single XBackBone container (nginx, PHP-FPM and SQLite in one image), pinned by immutable digest, mount the xbackbone_config volume, create the admin account with a generated password, and publish it over HTTPS on your domain. There is no web installer to complete.
Step 03
Sign In And Create Your Upload Token
Open your HTTPS XBackBone URL and sign in as admin with the generated password from the protected credentials. Change the account email and password under your profile, then create your upload token for ShareX or the command-line client.

Everything XBackBone Does, On Your Own Server

XBackBone runs in full here: a multi-user upload host on your own domain, with its database and files on a volume you own.

ShareX And *NIX Uploads
Download a ShareX configuration from your profile page, or a per-user script that shares an item from any tool, including headless servers.
Multi-User Web UI
Administrators can add and remove users and edit per-user settings, and every user sees their own upload history.
Upload History And Search
Browse past uploads, search them, add tags and remove files in bulk from the web interface.
Public Or Hidden Uploads
You can hide or publish every upload; a hidden upload is visible only to you.
Optional Disk Quotas
Administrators can enable a per-user disk quota from the system page.
A 2 GB Upload Limit
The limit is set at both the xCloud proxy and PHP, so uploads over the usual 2 MB default work without editing a config file.

Everything You Need To Run Your File Sharing 24/7

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

XBackBone 3.8.2 deployed instantly
Image pinned by immutable digest
Admin password 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 XBackBone

Share screenshots from ShareX
Point ShareX at your own domain with the configuration file generated from your profile, so captures land on a server you run.
Send a large file by link
Upload a file up to 2 GB and share its link, with a preview page and a web player for video and audio.
Give a team their own space
Create users with roles and disk quotas so each person has an upload history and limits.
Keep some uploads private
Hide an upload so only you can see it, while others stay shareable by link.

XBackBone Screenshots

XBackBone home page listing an uploaded file with search, tag filter, ordering and per-file actions

XBackBone public link page showing a shared file with its size and a Download button

XBackBone vs Alternatives

Hosted screenshot sharing services: A hosted service keeps your captures on a vendor's servers. Self-hosted XBackBone stores them in SQLite and a file volume on your own Cloud VPS, under your own domain.
Zipline: Zipline has its own OneClick page as another self-hosted upload server. XBackBone is the PHP option with a low memory footprint and a ShareX config generator.
Picsur: Picsur has its own OneClick page as an image-sharing service. XBackBone also hosts files, video, audio and code, not only images.
PicoShare: PicoShare has its own OneClick page as a minimal file sharing tool with one shared secret. XBackBone adds users, roles, quotas and upload history.

Simple Pricing. Everything Included.

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

Cloud VPS 6 GB

Cloud VPS 16 GB

More headroom if XBackBone sits alongside other 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. XBackBone itself is licensed by its maintainers under AGPL-3.0.

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Ready To Run Your Own Upload Host?

XBackBone 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 XBackBone with Docker?

Yes. Upstream is a PHP application with documented installation, and this template is XBackBone Docker hosting already assembled: the LinuxServer 3.8.2 image pinned by digest, one config volume, a generated admin and HTTPS. It is your own XBackBone cloud file host, with no installer to run.

How much RAM does XBackBone need?

XBackBone lists 128 MB memory, 1 core and 5 GB storage, and measured idle use in QA was about 31 MiB. Our starting plan is 6 GB, which leaves plenty of room for uploads. Disk, not memory, is what uploads consume.

Is XBackBone free?

Yes, AGPL-3.0 open source with no software fee. xCloud bills the Cloud VPS and the disk it needs, cancellable whenever you wish. Uploads stay in a volume you control, with nothing held by a third party.

How do I sign in to XBackBone?

Use the username admin and the generated password shown in the protected installation credentials. The account email starts as [email protected]; change it and the password under your profile. There is no web installer, because the first start creates the admin account.

Does XBackBone work with ShareX?

Yes. Upstream supports every upload type from ShareX and offers a config generator, so you download a configuration from your profile and import it into ShareX. Linux and *NIX systems use a per-user generated script instead, with direct downloads by curl or wget.

What is the XBackBone upload limit?

2 GB, set at both the xCloud proxy and PHP. To change the PHP side, edit /config/php/php-local.ini on the xbackbone_config volume and restart. Very large uploads over slow links can still time out at the proxy, so test large uploads.

Who can see my XBackBone uploads?

Anyone who has an upload link can view that file without signing in, so treat uploads as link-shared. You can hide an upload so that only you can see it. Self-registration is off by default; enable it under the admin settings only if you want open sign-up.

Will XBackBone password-reset emails arrive?

No. XBackBone sends mail through PHP mail() and the container has no mail transport, so reset and activation emails are not delivered. Keep the admin password safe, and create users yourself from the admin area instead of relying on email activation.

What happens if I change the XBackBone domain?

XBackBone stores its base URL in config.php. After changing the site domain, edit base_url in /config/www/xbackbone/config.php to the new https address, or links and uploads keep pointing at the old domain. The environment value is read only on the first start.

How do I back up XBackBone?

Back up the xbackbone_config volume: it holds the SQLite database, uploaded files, config.php and the PHP and nginx overrides. Stop the container for a consistent database copy, keep the admin password, and test a restore on a spare install first.

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How do I upgrade XBackBone?

The install stays on pinned 3.8.2 until you adopt a newer template version. Back up the config volume, skim upstream's release notes, then redeploy and check sign-in and an upload. Existing sites are never upgraded automatically, and sessions end when the container is recreated.

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.