# Chevereto hosting in the EU

> Run your own Chevereto, an alternative to Imgur and ImageShack. One-click install, HTTPS, servers in the EU. Free plan, no card.

Web page: https://blitz.cloud/apps/chevereto/
Updated: 2026-10-14

Chevereto: run your own image and video host, with albums, galleries and links to share. On blitz.cloud you install it from the App Store in one click. It gets its own address with HTTPS, 5 GB of storage and the MariaDB it needs, and it runs on servers in the EU. You can run it on the free plan, without a credit card.

## A self-hosted alternative to Imgur and ImageShack

Chevereto does the job of Imgur or ImageShack, but it is your own copy: your data sits in your app, not in somebody else's account, and nobody changes the price or the rules on you. Self-hosting usually means renting a server and keeping it patched. Here the App Store sets it up and keeps it running.

## What it needs

| Need | Chevereto |
|---|---|
| Memory | 128 MB reserved from your plan |
| Storage | 5 GB |
| Database | MariaDB, created and connected for you |
| Plan | Free or Pro |

## Install it

1. [Start the install of Chevereto](https://blitz.cloud/get/chevereto/). Without an account you create one with Google, GitHub or your email.
2. Pick your address, like `yourname.blitz.cloud`. The app's page in the App Store opens right after.
3. Click Install. It lists what gets created, the database included, and is online about a minute later, at an address like `chevereto.yourname.blitz.cloud`.
4. Open the app's address and run the install wizard; it makes your admin account.

## Deploy button for your README

Do you maintain Chevereto or write about it? Put this button in a README or a post. A click opens Chevereto in the blitz.cloud App Store, ready to install; someone without an account signs up for free first.

```markdown
[![Deploy on blitz.cloud](https://blitz.cloud/badge/deploy.svg)](https://dashboard.blitz.cloud/store/chevereto?src=badge-chevereto)
```

## Questions

### Can I host Chevereto for free?

Yes. The free plan runs it without a card and without an end date. The app sleeps after 30 minutes without visitors, and the next visit wakes it.

### Where is my Chevereto data stored?

On blitz.cloud's servers in the EU, run by BlitzWorks, a company in Germany. Once signed in, you can download the [data processing agreement](https://dashboard.blitz.cloud/account/dpa?lang=en) as a PDF.

### Can I use my own domain for Chevereto?

Yes, on Pro, or on the free plan by making this one app a Pro app. HTTPS for the domain is set up for you.

### Is Chevereto backed up?

Its database is backed up every night: 7 nights are kept on the free plan, 30 on Pro. On Pro the app's files are copied every night too.

### How does Chevereto get updates?

With automatic updates on, it gets new versions of its version line overnight. If a new version doesn't start, the one before it keeps running.