# Deploying a self-hosted Structural instance

For a self-hosted instance of Tonic Structural, you install Structural in your own environment.

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The self-hosted version of Structural is only available to customers who purchased Structural or are undergoing a formal evaluation of Structural. For details, contact <sales@tonic.ai>. For information about the Structural free trial, go to the [Tonic.ai web site](https://www.tonic.ai/).
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## Deployment checklist and requirements <a href="#checklist-requirements" id="checklist-requirements"></a>

<table data-view="cards"><thead><tr><th></th><th data-hidden data-card-target data-type="content-ref"></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Deployment checklist</strong><br><br>Checklist of items to verify before you deploy Structural.</td><td><a href="/pages/M7AF8nYUuhKbsmlFsOAB">/pages/M7AF8nYUuhKbsmlFsOAB</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Structural system requirements</strong><br><br>Overall system requirements for a Structural deployment.</td><td><a href="/pages/kOMc5VTBAwZfOxvIqbx8">/pages/kOMc5VTBAwZfOxvIqbx8</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Process guide to expand to additional teams</strong><br><br>Implementation process to expand Structural use to a other teams.</td><td><a href="/pages/NwZhTjpNVMsfSV1vWkmL">/pages/NwZhTjpNVMsfSV1vWkmL</a></td></tr></tbody></table>

## Deploying Structural <a href="#deploy-structural" id="deploy-structural"></a>

<table data-view="cards"><thead><tr><th></th><th></th><th></th><th data-hidden data-card-target data-type="content-ref"></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Deploy Structural on Docker</strong></td><td>How to use Docker Compose to deploy Structural on Docker.</td><td></td><td><a href="/pages/-MN_9-Nw4zdTnB7bf2E8">/pages/-MN_9-Nw4zdTnB7bf2E8</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Deploy Structural on Kubernetes</strong></td><td>How to use Helm to deploy Structural on Kubernetes.</td><td></td><td><a href="/pages/-MN_9AxhfGWuiszKqJRi">/pages/-MN_9AxhfGWuiszKqJRi</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Enter and update your license key</strong></td><td>How to enter a new key or update an existing key.</td><td></td><td><a href="/pages/DoLoEjhJOMlvTZiLbJq3">/pages/DoLoEjhJOMlvTZiLbJq3</a></td></tr></tbody></table>

## Other configuration <a href="#other-config" id="other-config"></a>

<table data-view="cards"><thead><tr><th></th><th data-hidden data-card-target data-type="content-ref"></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Set up host integration</strong><br><br>Host integration is required to monitor Structural services and update Structural.</td><td><a href="/pages/qV8u12fid6d8LrUN8QMU">/pages/qV8u12fid6d8LrUN8QMU</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Work with the application database</strong><br><br>Options to configure and connect to the database.</td><td><a href="/pages/-M0cHilkl00oBIQKSxhu">/pages/-M0cHilkl00oBIQKSxhu</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Set up a secret</strong><br><br>Set an encryption key for your database credentials.</td><td><a href="/pages/-M0_hI5FSNpKMfUMLt6C">/pages/-M0_hI5FSNpKMfUMLt6C</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Set a custom certificate</strong><br><br>Provide your own certificate for https traffic.</td><td><a href="/pages/-M2ijsDOYaDEYVBJRLRd">/pages/-M2ijsDOYaDEYVBJRLRd</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Enable AI-enhanced features</strong><br><br>Connect to your LLM to enable Structural's AI-enhanced features. </td><td><a href="/pages/j3BN4n3IOnaXrAx9YB8N#ai-features-self-hosted-enable">/pages/j3BN4n3IOnaXrAx9YB8N#ai-features-self-hosted-enable</a></td></tr></tbody></table>


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