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

# Deployment Options & Requirements

<Note>
  On Premise / Air-gapped deployment options are only available to Enterprise customers.
</Note>

<Note>
  In on-premise or air-gapped deployments, the Encord Platform operates in complete isolation and does not interact with external Encord infrastructure.
</Note>

## Deployment Options

<table>
  <thead>
    <tr>
      <th>Option</th>
      <th>Pros</th>
      <th>Cons</th>
    </tr>
  </thead>

  <tbody>
    <tr>
      <td>Cloud</td>

      <td>
        <ul>
          <li>Ready to start on day 1 (no initial & on-going configuration required)</li>
          <li>Inexpensive and no maintenance required for client</li>
          <li>Secure (SOTA encryption, data resides client-side, etc.)</li>
        </ul>
      </td>

      <td>
        <ul>
          <li>May not be appropriate for classified environment data restrictions</li>
        </ul>
      </td>
    </tr>

    <tr>
      <td>Virtual Private Cloud (VPC)</td>

      <td>
        <ul>
          <li>Compatible with GCP/Azure/AWS</li>
          <li>Higher level of control over application accessibility</li>
          <li>May fulfill classified and highly sensitive data restrictions</li>
        </ul>
      </td>

      <td>
        <ul>
          <li>Client to maintain hardware compatibility and software versioning</li>
          <li>Requires in-house Kubernetes expertise</li>
          <li>No real-time software updates</li>
        </ul>
      </td>
    </tr>

    <tr>
      <td>On-Premise / Air-gapped</td>

      <td>
        <ul>
          <li>May fulfill classified and highly sensitive data restrictions</li>
        </ul>
      </td>

      <td>
        <ul>
          <li>Client to maintain hardware compatibility and software versioning</li>
          <li>Requires in-house Kubernetes expertise</li>
          <li>No real-time software updates</li>
          <li>Expensive to set up and maintain</li>
          <li>Client has to procure hardware and maintain network setup</li>
          <li>Network and app security maintained by client</li>
        </ul>
      </td>
    </tr>
  </tbody>
</table>

***

## Deployment Requirements

<table>
  <thead>
    <tr>
      <th>Deployment Option</th>
      <th>Setting up OS and Encord App</th>
      <th>Management and Monitoring</th>
      <th>Solution Engineer Hours</th>
    </tr>
  </thead>

  <tbody>
    <tr>
      <td>Cloud</td>
      <td>None required</td>
      <td>Standard cloud support</td>
      <td>None</td>
    </tr>

    <tr>
      <td>Virtual Private Cloud (VPC)</td>

      <td>
        <ul>
          <li>Terraform for rolling out environment</li>
          <li>Ansible installation script for packages</li>
          <li>Kustomize scripts for deployments</li>
        </ul>
      </td>

      <td>
        <ul>
          <li>Monitoring setup</li>
          <li>Remote support</li>
          <li>Upgrade rollouts</li>
        </ul>
      </td>

      <td>100 hours</td>
    </tr>

    <tr>
      <td>On-Premise / Air-gapped</td>

      <td>
        <ul>
          <li>Based Installation Setup (Raid + OS)</li>
          <li>Ansible installation script for packages</li>
          <li>Kustomize scripts for deployments</li>
        </ul>
      </td>

      <td>
        <ul>
          <li>Monitoring setup</li>
          <li>Remote support</li>
          <li>Upgrade rollouts</li>
        </ul>
      </td>

      <td>200 to 250 hours</td>
    </tr>
  </tbody>
</table>