Stirling PDF hosting in the EU
Run your own Stirling PDF, an alternative to Adobe Acrobat and iLovePDF. One-click install, HTTPS, servers in the EU. Free plan, no card.
Stirling PDF: merge, split, sign and shrink PDFs, without uploading them to a stranger. 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 Adobe Acrobat, iLovePDF and Smallpdf
Stirling PDF does the job of Adobe Acrobat, iLovePDF or Smallpdf, 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 | Stirling PDF |
|---|---|
| Memory | 256 MB reserved from your plan |
| Storage | 1 GB |
| Database | none |
| Plan | Free or Pro |
Install it
- Create a free account and open the App Store in the dashboard.
- Search for Stirling PDF, or for Adobe Acrobat, and pick a name. It becomes the address, like
stirling.yourname.blitz.cloud. - Click Put it online. The last step lists everything that gets created and how much of your plan it uses.
- Open the app's address and sign in as admin with this password.
- Pick a tool, like merge or compress, and drop your PDFs on it. The files stay on your app.
Good to know
Very large PDFs can be more than it has memory for here.
Questions
Can I host Stirling PDF 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 Stirling PDF 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 as a PDF.
Can I use my own domain for Stirling PDF?
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 Stirling PDF 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 Stirling PDF 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.
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