> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://try.materi.app/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Self-hosted overview

> How Materi self-hosting is structured, what you need, and where to go next

Self-hosting Materi means you operate the services and data plane in your own environment.
This page stays intentionally high-level and links to the repo’s operational sources of truth.

## What you run

* Application services (API + supporting components)
* Postgres and Redis
* Observability (metrics/logs/alerts)

## What you decide

* Deployment target (Kubernetes vs. VM-based)
* Network and ingress boundaries
* Identity (SSO) and key management
* Backups, retention, and disaster recovery

## Sources of truth in this repo

* Incident response: [Incident response runbook](/developer/operations/runbooks/incident-response)
* Disaster recovery: [DR runbook](/developer/operations/runbooks/disaster-recovery)
* Environment configuration examples live under `operations/` and `domain/`

## Next steps

* Follow the environment setup guide for your target platform
* Deploy dependencies (Postgres/Redis) first, then application services, then observability
* Validate health checks and alerts before onboarding production traffic