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Penpot Server

Design and prototyping in the browser on your own server: Penpot for designers and developers working together – installed with one click in the panel, without open sign-up.

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Monthly cancellable · no setup fee · prepaid

Recommended spec

The optimal configuration

Our recommendation for Penpot: the cheapest package with the right resources – no minimum term.

1
CPU Cores
AMD EPYC vCores
4GB
Memory
DDR4 ECC
20GB
NVMe Storage
NVMe SSD · Ceph HA
4,99€
Price
Monthly

Minimum requirements of Penpot (below them the panel refuses the install): 2 GB RAM · 10 GB NVMe

In Detail

Why Penpot on Your Own Server?

Drafts, components and prototypes stay on your server in Frankfurt. Penpot is open source, runs entirely in the browser and, self-hosted, costs no per-seat licence.

Penpot is a design and prototyping tool in the browser – comparable to Figma, but open source and built on open standards such as SVG. You design interfaces with components and flex or grid layouts, link screens into clickable prototypes, and developers read measurements and code in inspect mode. The panel installs Penpot with PostgreSQL and Valkey, turns off open sign-up and creates your account with your e-mail address and a generated password. Telemetry to the Penpot project is disabled. If you enter a domain, Penpot runs under HTTPS; you can also add or change the domain later in the panel. For larger files and several people working at once, more than the 2 GB RAM minimum is worth it.

  • DDoS Protection
  • Location — Frankfurt DE-CIX
  • Storage — NVMe Ceph HA

Features

All Benefits at a Glance

Full root access — install anything

Install any software, any runtime, any version — no restrictions from panels or shared hosting.

NVMe SSD Ceph HA storage

High-performance NVMe SSDs in a Ceph HA cluster for maximum I/O performance and 3x redundancy.

Enterprise DDoS protection included

Permanent protection with high-capacity filtering — included free with every server.

Full SSH root access

Connect anytime via SSH and manage your server with full administrator privileges.

VXLAN private networks

Connect multiple servers in an isolated VXLAN Layer 2 network — separated from the internet and without public IPs.

Runs continuously — no sleep mode

No sleep mode and no shutdown when idle: your server keeps running as long as its term is paid.

Always included

Included with every root server

Enterprise DDoS protection included Full root access — install anything NVMe SSD Ceph HA storage Runs continuously — no sleep mode Low latency — Frankfurt DE-CIX 1× IPv4 + /64 IPv6

All Root Server Packages

Choose the package that best fits your project

Every one of these packages meets the minimum requirements of Penpot.

RootPaket-1

Recommended

4,99€ Monthly

  • 1 AMD EPYC vCores
  • 4 GB DDR4 RAM
  • 20 GB NVMe SSD
  • 1× IPv4 + /64 IPv6
  • DDoS Protection Included
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RootPaket-2

5,99€ Monthly

  • 2 AMD EPYC vCores
  • 6 GB DDR4 RAM
  • 50 GB NVMe SSD
  • 1× IPv4 + /64 IPv6
  • DDoS Protection Included
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RootPaket-3

9,99€ Monthly

  • 4 AMD EPYC vCores
  • 16 GB DDR4 RAM
  • 80 GB NVMe SSD
  • 1× IPv4 + /64 IPv6
  • DDoS Protection Included
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RootPaket-4

19,69€ Monthly

  • 6 AMD EPYC vCores
  • 24 GB DDR4 RAM
  • 130 GB NVMe SSD
  • 1× IPv4 + /64 IPv6
  • DDoS Protection Included
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RootPaket-5

30,49€ Monthly

  • 8 AMD EPYC vCores
  • 32 GB DDR4 RAM
  • 180 GB NVMe SSD
  • 1× IPv4 + /64 IPv6
  • DDoS Protection Included
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RootPaket-6

46,79€ Monthly

  • 8 AMD EPYC vCores
  • 48 GB DDR4 RAM
  • 200 GB NVMe SSD
  • 1× IPv4 + /64 IPv6
  • DDoS Protection Included
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Get Started in 3 Steps

Get Started in 3 Steps

1

Order a root server with Ubuntu or Debian

2

Pick Penpot under “Apps” in the panel, optionally enter a domain

3

Log in with your e-mail address and create your first project

  • Admin account created during the install
  • Own domain with HTTPS (Let’s Encrypt) possible
  • The install usually takes about 5 minutes
  • Runs on Ubuntu, Debian, AlmaLinux and Rocky Linux

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Frequently Asked Questions

Answers to the most important questions

Is Penpot an alternative to Figma?
For many teams, yes: Penpot offers components, auto layout with flex and grid, prototypes and an inspect mode for developers. It is open source and runs on your own server instead of someone else’s cloud.
How do other people get an account?
Open sign-up is turned off so that strangers cannot register. You create further accounts via SSH with the create-profile command in the backend container.
How many resources does Penpot need?
At least 2 GB of RAM and 10 GB of storage. With many images, large files or several simultaneous users we recommend a larger package.
How do I back up my designs?
With the server backups in the panel, which cover the database and assets. You can also export individual files from Penpot and keep them locally.

Get Started Now

Your design tool on your own server – from €4.99 a month.

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