--- description: Self-host Live Update bundles on your own server for Capacitor and Cordova apps — requirements, restrictions, and how it works with Capawesome Cloud. title: Self-Host Live Update Bundles - Capawesome image: https://capawesome.io/docs/assets/images/social/cloud/live-updates/self-hosting.png --- [ Skip to content](#self-host-bundles) [ 🔐 Introducing the **Capacitor Vault** plugin — store secrets behind biometrics or a device passcode.](/blog/announcing-the-capacitor-vault-plugin/) * [ SDKs ](/docs/sdks/) * [ Formbricks ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/formbricks/) * [ Geocoder ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/geocoder/) * [ Google Sign-In ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/google-sign-in/) * [ Grafana Faro ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/grafana-faro/) * [ libSQL ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/libsql/) * [ Live Update ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/live-update/) * [ Managed Configurations ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/managed-configurations/) * [ Media Session ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/media-session/) * [ ML Kit 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](https://docs.github.com/en/discussions/collaborating-with-your-community-using-discussions/participating-in-a-discussion#creating-a-discussion) * [ Blog ](/blog/) * Categories # Self-Host Bundles[¶](#self-host-bundles "Permanent link") For customers with strict security requirements, Capawesome Cloud lets you self-host Live Update bundles. You host the bundles on your own server, and only the metadata required to check for updates is sent to Capawesome Cloud. This has several advantages: * **Security**: You don't have to share your web artifacts with us and can keep them on your own servers. * **Data Transfer**: You are not affected by our data transfer limits. You can serve as many updates as you want. ## Requirements[¶](#requirements "Permanent link") To self-host Live Updates, you need to meet the following requirements: * **Server**: You need to have a high-availability server that can serve static files and handle low to medium levels of traffic (varies based on number of app users). * **HTTPS**: Your server must support HTTPS. This is required to ensure secure communication between the client and your server. In addition, we recommend the following: * **CDN**: Use a Content Delivery Network (CDN) to serve the updates. This can help reduce latency and improve download speeds for users around the world. ## Restrictions[¶](#restrictions "Permanent link") There is one restriction right now: * **Delta Updates**: Delta updates are not yet supported when self-hosting. This means the artifact type must be `zip` (default). [Reach out to us](mailto:support@capawesome.io) if you need support for delta updates. ## How it works[¶](#how-it-works "Permanent link") ![Layers](/docs/assets/images/diagrams/capawesome-cloud-self-hosting-light.png#only-light) ![Layers](/docs/assets/images/diagrams/capawesome-cloud-self-hosting-dark.png#only-dark) Flow diagram of self-hosted Live Updates The process of self-hosting Live Updates is similar to the regular process, with the difference that the bundle is hosted on your server. Here's how it works: 1. **Request metadata**: The client sends a request to Capawesome Cloud to check for updates. 2. **Receive metadata**: If an update is available, Capawesome Cloud responds with the metadata required to download the update. This can look like this: `[](#%5F%5Fcodelineno-0-1){ [](#%5F%5Fcodelineno-0-2) "artifactType": "zip", [](#%5F%5Fcodelineno-0-3) "bundleId": "1e42e1df-f4b3-4564-90d0-2303ca8fbd49", [](#%5F%5Fcodelineno-0-4) "url": "https://server.tld/downloads/1e42e1df-f4b3-4564-90d0-2303ca8fbd49.zip", [](#%5F%5Fcodelineno-0-5)} ` 3. **Request file(s)**: The client requests the bundle from your server. 4. **Receive file(s)**: Your server responds with the bundle. After that, the client can install the update as usual. ## Create a new bundle[¶](#create-a-new-bundle "Permanent link") To create a new self-hosted bundle on Capawesome Cloud, you can use the [Capawesome CLI](/docs/cloud/cli/). First, make sure you have the latest version of the CLI installed: `[](#%5F%5Fcodelineno-1-1)npm install -g @capawesome/cli@latest ` After that, log in to your account: `[](#%5F%5Fcodelineno-2-1)npx @capawesome/cli login ` Then, create a new bundle with the [apps:liveupdates:register](/docs/cloud/cli/commands/#appsliveupdatesregister) command: `[](#%5F%5Fcodelineno-3-1)npx @capawesome/cli apps:liveupdates:register --url https://domain.tld/bundle.zip ` Replace `https://domain.tld/bundle.zip` with the URL of the bundle on your server. The bundle will be created and immediately available to all users. ## Bonus: Code Signing[¶](#bonus-code-signing "Permanent link") To help ensure secure end-to-end delivery, you can sign your updates with a private key. This way, the client can verify that the updates are coming from you and not a malicious actor. To sign your updates, you need to provide a private key and a local path to the artifact when creating the bundle: `[](#%5F%5Fcodelineno-4-1)npx @capawesome/cli apps:liveupdates:register --url https://domain.tld/bundle.zip --private-key ./key.pem --path ./bundle.zip ` We recommend integrating code signing into your CI/CD pipeline to automate the process. This way you can create a signed bundle directly after uploading the artifact to your server. Check out our [Code Signing](/docs/cloud/live-updates/code-signing/) guide for more information on how to sign your updates. Note Code signing for self-hosted bundles requires Live Update plugin **6.9.0+** (Capacitor 6), **7.5.0+** (Capacitor 7), **8.0.0+** (Capacitor 8), or **0.1.0+** (Cordova). March 8, 2026 Back to top