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Self-host Steam on DockHive
The ultimate destination for playing, discussing, and creating games
Steam is the ultimate destination for playing, discussing, and creating games.
- From Micro · about $2/month always on
- Games
Deploy Steam in one click
- 1 Open the App MarketplaceSign in to the DockHive console and open HivePods → App Marketplace, or follow the install link on this page.
- 2 Pick SteamSearch for Steam or find it under Games, then choose a size (Micro or larger) and the region closest to you.
- 3 InstallClick Install. Steam is usually running in about a minute.
- 4 Open itOpen your pod's address to finish setting up Steam.
Running Steam on DockHive
Smallest size
Steam needs at least a Micro HivePod (about $2 a month if it runs all the time). Smaller sizes can't be picked for it. It is billed by the hour while it runs, from your plan's included vCPU-hours first, and a stopped pod costs nothing.
Its own HTTPS address
Steam gets its own HTTPS address as soon as it's running. You can also serve it on your own domain: add the domain to the pod and the certificate is issued automatically.
Your data and backups
Steam's data stays on the pod's disk and survives restarts. HivePod backups include all of it, and restoring a backup brings back the same app with the same data.
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Questions about hosting Steam
How do I self-host Steam on DockHive?
Open HivePods → App Marketplace in the DockHive console, pick Steam, choose a size and a region and click Install. It runs in its own HivePod at its own HTTPS address, usually in about a minute.
How much does it cost to run Steam?
An app pod is billed like any HivePod: by the hour while it runs, from your plan's included vCPU-hours first. Steam needs at least a Micro pod, which is about $2 a month if it runs all the time. A stopped pod costs nothing.
Where is my Steam data kept?
On the pod's disk, in the region you picked. It survives restarts, HivePod backups include it, and restoring a backup brings back the same app with the same data.
Can I put Steam on my own domain?
Yes. Add your domain on the pod's Custom domains card, create the CNAME and TXT records it shows at your DNS provider, and the HTTPS certificate is issued once the domain is verified.
Is Steam made by DockHive?
No. Steam is an open-source project by its own developers. DockHive's App Marketplace installs and runs it for you.
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Steam is an open-source project by its own developers, who own its name. DockHive is not affiliated with it; the App Marketplace installs and runs it for you.
Run Steam in about a minute
Sign in, open the App Marketplace and click Install. Stop the pod whenever you like: a stopped pod costs nothing.