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title: "Self-host Comma · Comma Docs"
description: "Run Comma on infrastructure you manage."
url: https://comma.surf/docs/self-host
language: en
---

Self-host

# Self-host Comma

Run Comma on infrastructure you manage. A self-hosted instance starts with Docker Compose.

This guide is a placeholder. The full version is on its way.

## What runs

- Comma's web app and its Admin console
- Comma's server
- PostgreSQL, Redis and ClickHouse
- MinIO, for stored files
- A local inbox for sign-in codes

## Requirements

- Docker Engine with Compose v2.24 or later
- An account with a model provider, or a private model you add after signing in
- Disk space for the first build

## Guides

- [Install](https://comma.surf/docs/self-host/install): start a new instance.
- [Configuration](https://comma.surf/docs/self-host/configuration): the owner account, model provider and web search.
- [Upgrades and backups](https://comma.surf/docs/self-host/operations): keep an instance current, and its data safe.