FAQ
What is Ocelot-Cloud?
Ocelot-Cloud is a infrastructure management platform that allows you to set up and maintain your own secure digital infrastructure. It automates tasks like installing apps, backups, and updates, making self-hosting accessible without requiring extensive technical expertise.Who is Ocelot-Cloud for?
Ocelot-Cloud is designed for individuals and small to medium-sized organizations that want control over their own digital infrastructure.How difficult is it to install Ocelot-Cloud?
Ocelot-Cloud can be installed on any device that supports a widely used technology called ‘Docker’, making it largely hardware and operating system independent. Installation requires only a single Docker command on the command line. All server maintenance tasks are done automatically by Ocelot-Cloud in the background.Is Ocelot-Cloud secure?
Practically, yes. Security is a top priority for Ocelot-Cloud, and we’ve built in extensive protections, see “Threat Model” article. While we prioritize minimizing risk through a security-by-design approach, it’s technically impossible to achieve 100% security, and no system is completely immune. We remain committed to ongoing efforts to keep our platform as secure as possible.Will Ocelot-Cloud collect my data?
No. You can also run Ocelot-Cloud on your own hardware, giving you full control over your data. While any software, could theoretically hide spyware, doing so would contradict our core values and destroy the trust we’ve built.How does Ocelot-Cloud compare to Nextcloud?
Nextcloud is primarily an application focused on file storage and collaboration. Ocelot-Cloud, by contrast, is a general-purpose platform for installing and managing multiple applications.
Ocelot-Cloud can be used to run Nextcloud, but also supports many other apps. In addition, it provides common operational features such as updates, backups, and centralized management across installed applications.
How does Ocelot-Cloud compare to traditional cloud providers?
Traditional cloud providers offer hosted services where infrastructure and data are managed by a third party. With Ocelot-Cloud, users operate their own infrastructure and retain full control over software, configuration, and data.
This self-hosted approach reduces dependency on external providers and avoids vendor lock-in, but also requires users to manage and secure their own systems.
How does Ocelot-Cloud compare to Proton?
Ocelot-Cloud and Proton follow fundamentally different approaches.
- Proton provides privacy-focused, end-to-end encrypted services hosted on Proton’s infrastructure. This model minimizes operational effort for users and offers strong privacy guarantees for hosted data, but requires trusting a third-party service and accepting a fixed feature set.
- Ocelot-Cloud is a self-hosted platform. Users operate their own infrastructure and have full control over software, data, and integrations. Functionality can be extended through apps, custom applications can be developed, and the platform can be integrated into existing systems. This flexibility comes with increased operational responsibility.
In short, Proton prioritizes convenience and hosted privacy, while Ocelot-Cloud prioritizes control, extensibility, and vendor independence.
What hardware do I need to run Ocelot-Cloud?
The processor must be AMD64 (x86-64). Ocelot-Cloud is engineered for resource efficiency and can run comfortably on low-end or legacy systems. Actual requirements depend on the apps you deploy. Check each app’s CPU, memory, and storage needs before sizing your hardware. When in doubt, choose a machine with extra headroom, or opt for explicitly resource-efficient apps in constrained environments.
Some of Ocelot-Cloud’s competitors deploy apps using virtual machines, which require hardware virtualization features like VT-x or AMD-V. These capabilities are sometimes missing in older systems or rented servers. Since Ocelot-Cloud uses Docker instead of virtual machines, it can run on a broader range of hardware without relying on virtualization support.