# Operations

> Run, configure, and maintain a self-hosted instance.

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LLMS index: [llms.txt](/llms.txt)

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This chapter is for people installing and maintaining Server. Start with Standalone; read split deployment when management and execution need separate services.

- [Standalone and Docker](/docs/operations/standalone/): start Server, persist data, and mount workspaces.
- [Split deployment](/docs/operations/split/): prepare shared services and route requests to each role.
- [Configuration and authentication](/docs/operations/configuration/): find settings, defaults, and when changes apply.
- [Backups and upgrades](/docs/operations/backup/): preserve databases, keys, and files, then verify restoration.
- [Troubleshooting](/docs/operations/troubleshooting/): narrow down a failure by its symptoms.

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Section pages:

- [Standalone and Docker](/docs/operations/standalone/): Run a Standalone Server with its bundled Web UI.
- [Split Control/Data Plane deployment](/docs/operations/split/): Share PostgreSQL, keys, and workspaces, and route requests by Host role.
- [Configuration and authentication](/docs/operations/configuration/): Understand configuration precedence, deployment defaults, and API Key behavior.
- [Data, backups, and upgrades](/docs/operations/backup/): Back up databases and keys, and manage project workspaces separately.
- [Logs and troubleshooting](/docs/operations/troubleshooting/): Diagnose connection, authentication, model, file, and execution failures.

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Backlinks:

- [Documentation](/docs/)