# Self-Hosted Deployment on-premises > Deploy Unity Asset Manager in your own datacenter or colocation facility. Deploy Unity Asset Manager in your own datacenter or colocation facility. Your IT organization or a solutions integrator implements and operates on-premises deployments. Unity doesn't provide a managed deployment service for on-premises environments. This model is best for organizations that operate internal infrastructure platforms, work with experienced IT delivery partners, and want greater control over hosting. Compared with cloud-hosted deployment, on-premises typically requires a higher upfront infrastructure investment and may offer lower recurring infrastructure costs over time, depending on your operating model and existing IT capabilities. ## When on-premises is a good fit On-premises deployment is best suited to your organization in these cases: * You already operate internal infrastructure platforms * You have data residency or hosting-control requirements * You want greater control over the underlying environment * You work with experienced IT delivery partners * You expect relatively stable, predictable usage patterns over time If you want lower operational overhead, faster scaling, and a more managed service model, choose cloud deployment instead. > **Note:** > > On-premises gives you control over hosting location and data residency, but it isn't a fully air-gapped environment. The platform gets software, container images, and releases from Unity's registry. The cluster either pulls them directly, or a connected host mirrors them into your own registry. Plan for a network path to Unity's registry. ## Your responsibilities On-premises, you, your IT organization or solutions integrator provides and operates the following core infrastructure services that keep the platform reliable in production: * Compute capacity * Kubernetes * Storage systems * Networking and firewalling * Load balancing and ingress * Database hosting * Monitoring and logging * Backup and disaster recovery * Security and secrets management In cloud-hosted deployments, many of these capabilities are delivered as managed services. On premises, you provide and operate them within your own infrastructure. ## Benefits and considerations ### Benefits An on-premises deployment offers the following benefits: * Greater control over infrastructure and hosting location * Alignment with your internal IT, security, or compliance standards * Potential long-term infrastructure savings for stable workloads * Use of existing datacenter investments ### Considerations You need to consider the following operational and infrastructure requirements before you choose an on-premises deployment: * You operate more infrastructure directly * Scaling depends on hardware procurement and installation cycles * You design and maintain high availability, backup, and disaster recovery in your environment * You may need additional operational tooling for monitoring, storage, secrets management, and messaging * Integrating your identity provider (IdP) or single sign-on (SSO) with the platform's bundled Keycloak ## Delivery model Your IT organization or solutions integrator implements and operates on-premises deployments. Unity provides the following: * The Unity Asset Manager application and its container images * The vpctl release CLI and versioned release and configuration packages * Helm charts and deployment templates * Supported architecture and deployment documentation * Coordination support during planning and implementation phases Your IT organization or solutions integrator owns the following activities: * Hardware procurement and installation * Datacenter setup * Networking and firewall configuration * Kubernetes platform deployment * Storage and backup configuration * Security hardening * Patching and operational monitoring > **Important:** > > Unity doesn't provide a managed deployment service for on-premises environments. Your IT organization or solutions integrator must implement, operate, and maintain the deployment. Plan accordingly when you choose on-premises instead of cloud-hosted deployment. ## Resources for IT professionals [Installation](/self-hosted-deployment/on-premises/installation/_index.md): [Maintenance](/self-hosted-deployment/on-premises/maintenance/_index.md):