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# Deploying and managing a self-hosted instance
You can deploy a self-hosted instance of Tonic Fabricate in your own environment.
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Fabricate currently supports deployment using Docker Compose, but plans to support additional deployment options.
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Deploy with Docker Compose
Use Docker Compose to deploy to Amazon EC2, Google Cloud VM, Azure VM, a custom VPS, or a bare-metal server.
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