# Gokapi hosting in the EU

> Run your own Gokapi, an alternative to WeTransfer and Firefox Send. One-click install, HTTPS, servers in the EU. Free plan, no card.

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

Gokapi: share a file with a link that expires when you decide it should. On blitz.cloud you install it from the App Store in one click. It gets its own address with HTTPS, 1 GB of storage, 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 WeTransfer and Firefox Send

Gokapi does the job of WeTransfer or Firefox Send, 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 | Gokapi |
|---|---|
| Memory | 128 MB reserved from your plan |
| Storage | 1 GB |
| Database | none |
| Plan | Free or Pro |

## Install it

1. [Start the install of Gokapi](https://blitz.cloud/get/gokapi/). 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 and is online about a minute later, at an address like `gokapi.yourname.blitz.cloud`.
4. Open the app's address/setup, choose your admin login, and give the app's address as the public address.
5. Anyone with a share link can download the file until it expires or you delete it.

## Deploy button for your README

Do you maintain Gokapi or write about it? Put this button in a README or a post. A click opens Gokapi 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/gokapi?src=badge-gokapi)
```

## Questions

### Can I host Gokapi 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 Gokapi 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 Gokapi?

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 Gokapi backed up?

On Pro its files are copied every night and kept for 30 nights, and you can put them back from the app's page. On the free plan they are not copied, so keep an export of what matters.

### How does Gokapi 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.