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# Start here (/self-hosting/overview)

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Related: [On Azure](/self-hosting/azure.md), [On AWS](/self-hosting/aws.md), [On Google Cloud](/self-hosting/gcp.md), [Troubleshooting](/slack/troubleshooting.md)

> A self-hosted @computer is three Cloudflare Workers and one private VM per organization, created on Azure

A self-hosted deployment runs the same stack as the hosted service, in your accounts:

```text
Browser, Slack, GitHub
          |
          | HTTPS
          v
App Worker (dashboard, WorkOS sign-in, Slack and GitHub callbacks)
          |
          | HTTPS
          v
Gateway Worker (sessions, Slack delivery, host connections)  <-->  Platform Worker (creates VMs on Azure)
          ^
          | outbound WebSocket
          |
Computer VM on Azure, one per organization
  - host service
  - one runner per session
  - model proxy
  - data disk
```

The Computer VM has no public IP. It reaches the internet through a NAT gateway and connects out to the gateway Worker; nothing connects in.

## What you need

| Account or tool                                          | Used for                                                                                                                                                 |
| -------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Cloudflare account with a zone (domain) you control      | Workers, D1, KV, R2 and Durable Objects. The gateway Worker needs a custom domain on the zone: Worker-to-Worker requests on `workers.dev` do not arrive. |
| Azure subscription                                       | The Computer VMs, their network and the bootstrap storage. You need rights to create role assignments and app registrations.                             |
| WorkOS account                                           | Sign-in to the dashboard                                                                                                                                 |
| Slack workspace                                          | A Slack app you create                                                                                                                                   |
| GitHub account or organization                           | A GitHub App you create                                                                                                                                  |
| Anthropic API key                                        | Model calls from every session                                                                                                                           |
| Git, Node.js 22 or newer, npm, Go, Azure CLI, Wrangler 4 | Building and deploying                                                                                                                                   |

## Choose where the VMs run

| Cloud                             | Status            |
| --------------------------------- | ----------------- |
| [Azure](/self-hosting/azure)      | Supported         |
| [AWS](/self-hosting/aws)          | Not supported yet |
| [Google Cloud](/self-hosting/gcp) | Not supported yet |