> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://arizeai-433a7140.mintlify.site/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Self-Hosting

> How to self-host a Phoenix instance

Phoenix is **free to self-host** with no feature limitations. Your data stays entirely within your infrastructure—nothing is sent to Arize and can be fully air-gapped.

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  <Card title="100% Free" icon="gift" href="/docs/phoenix/self-hosting/license">
    No license fees, no usage limits, no feature gates
  </Card>

  <Card title="Complete Privacy" icon="shield-check" href="/docs/phoenix/self-hosting/security/privacy">
    Your traces, prompts, and data never leave your infrastructure
  </Card>

  <Card title="Full Featured" icon="sparkles" href="/docs/phoenix/user-guide">
    Tracing, evals, datasets, experiments, prompt management
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

<Tip>
  **New to Phoenix?** Try [Phoenix Cloud](/docs/phoenix/phoenix-cloud) to get started instantly without any setup, then self-host when you're ready for production.
</Tip>

## Choose Your Deployment

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  <Card title="Terminal" href="/docs/phoenix/self-hosting/deployment-options/terminal" icon="terminal">
    Run via CLI
  </Card>

  <Card title="Docker" href="/docs/phoenix/self-hosting/deployment-options/docker" icon="docker">
    Docker or Compose
  </Card>

  <Card title="Kubernetes" href="/docs/phoenix/self-hosting/deployment-options/kubernetes" icon="rocket-launch">
    Deploy on K8s
  </Card>

  <Card title="Helm" href="/docs/phoenix/self-hosting/deployment-options/kubernetes-helm" icon="dharmachakra">
    Helm charts
  </Card>

  <Card title="AWS" href="/docs/phoenix/self-hosting/deployment-options/aws-with-cloudformation" icon="aws">
    CloudFormation
  </Card>

  <Card title="Railway" href="/docs/phoenix/self-hosting/deployment-options/railway" icon="train">
    One-click deploy
  </Card>
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<Info>
  For an on-premise or self-hosted enterprise option with Arize support, see [Arize AX](https://arize.com/docs/ax/selfhosting/info/on-premise-overview).
</Info>

## Configure Your Instance

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  <Card title="Environment Variables" href="/docs/phoenix/self-hosting/configuration#environment-variables" icon="sliders">
    Ports, storage, database connections
  </Card>

  <Card title="Authentication" href="/docs/phoenix/self-hosting/features/authentication" icon="lock">
    OAuth2, LDAP, local accounts
  </Card>

  <Card title="Access Controls" href="/docs/phoenix/settings/access-control-rbac" icon="user-shield">
    Role-based permissions
  </Card>

  <Card title="Data Retention" href="/docs/phoenix/settings/data-retention" icon="clock">
    Trace retention policies
  </Card>

  <Card title="Sandbox Backends" href="/docs/phoenix/self-hosting/features/sandbox-runtimes" icon="box">
    Code-execution backends shipped in the container
  </Card>

  <Card title="Network Security" href="/docs/phoenix/self-hosting/security/network-security" icon="network-wired">
    Outbound access, SSRF protection, CSRF
  </Card>

  <Card title="Privacy" href="/docs/phoenix/self-hosting/security/privacy" icon="shield-check">
    Telemetry, air-gapped deployments
  </Card>
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## Images

### Docker

Available on [Docker Hub](https://hub.docker.com/r/arizephoenix/phoenix/tags):

| Tag                                          | Description                                                                                                                   |
| :------------------------------------------- | :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `arizephoenix/phoenix:latest`                | Latest released version using root permissions.                                                                               |
| `arizephoenix/phoenix:latest-nonroot`        | Latest released version using nonroot permissions. **Ensure the image has the required filesystem permissions before using.** |
| `arizephoenix/phoenix:latest-debug`          | Latest released version using a debug base image.                                                                             |
| `arizephoenix/phoenix:version-X.X.X`         | Pinned release version using root permissions.                                                                                |
| `arizephoenix/phoenix:version-X.X.X-nonroot` | Pinned release version using nonroot permissions.                                                                             |
| `arizephoenix/phoenix:version-X.X.X-debug`   | Pinned release version using a debug base image.                                                                              |

<Warning>
  Pin to a specific version (e.g., `arizephoenix/phoenix:version-8.0.0`) for production deployments.
</Warning>

### Helm

Available on [Docker Hub](https://hub.docker.com/r/arizephoenix/phoenix-helm/tags):

| Chart                             | Description                                                                                                                 |
| :-------------------------------- | :-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `arizephoenix/phoenix-helm:X.X.X` | Helm chart for Kubernetes deployments. New patch versions defaulting to the latest Phoenix release are regularly published. |

See the [Helm deployment guide](/docs/phoenix/self-hosting/deployment-options/kubernetes-helm) for installation instructions.

## Learn More

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  <Card title="Architecture" href="/docs/phoenix/self-hosting/architecture" icon="sitemap">
    Storage options, scaling patterns, tenancy
  </Card>

  <Card title="Start Tracing" href="/docs/phoenix/get-started/get-started-tracing" icon="play">
    Send your first traces to Phoenix
  </Card>
</CardGroup>