# Deployment Options

Deepgram offers the following deployment options:

| **Option**  | **Description**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| ----------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Hosted      | A multi-tenant cloud service running on Deepgram's cloud with standard authentication and customization features.                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| Self-Hosted | A dedicated service deployed to customer-requisitioned cloud instances, such as Amazon Web Services (AWS) or Google Cloud Platform (GCP), or customer data centers. Self-hosting is available for Premium customers who have unique [business requirements](/guides/self-hosted-deployments-index#why-self-host). |

## Operational Differences

| **Operation**                              | **Hosted**                | **Self-Hosted**                                                                                                                                          |
| ------------------------------------------ | ------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Deployment Location**                    | Deepgram’s infrastructure | Customer-requisitioned cloud instance, such as AWS or GCPCustomer data center                                                                            |
| **Infrastructure & Backup Responsibility** | Deepgram                  | Customer                                                                                                                                                 |
| **Updates**                                | Automatic rolling updates | Deepgram makes regular updates available for customer to apply. In case of critical updates (for example, security patches), Deepgram notifies customer. |
| **Service & Uptime Reporting**             | Monitored by Deepgram     | Monitored by customer                                                                                                                                    |

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What’s Next

- [Self-Hosted Introduction](/guides/self-hosted-deployments-index)

## Related pages

- [Managing Projects](./guides-deep-dives-managing-projects.md)
- [Using Multiple Projects](./guides-deep-dives-using-multiple-projects.md)
- [Working With Roles & API Scopes](./guides-deep-dives-working-with-roles.md)
- [Supported Audio Formats](./guides-docs-supported-audio-formats.md)
- [Creating API Keys](./guides-docs-create-additional-api-keys.md)
- [Safely Removing Team Members With Active API Keys](./guides-deep-dives-safely-removing-team-members-with-active-api-keys.md)
- [Using the Sec-WebSocket-Protocol](./guides-docs-using-the-sec-websocket-protocol.md)
- [Logs & Usage Data](./guides-docs-using-logs-usage.md)
- [Model Improvement Partnership Program](./guides-docs-the-deepgram-model-improvement-partnership-program.md)
- [Working With Concurrency Rate Limits](./guides-docs-working-with-concurrency-rate-limits.md)

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