Self-hosting starts with operational requirements, not a universal deployment recipe. Identify the services, data and provider access your team needs to control.
EXPLORE THE IDEA
What does your environment need to own?
A team is choosing where an application, its data and its operational responsibilities belong. The useful decision covers all three.
MEANING & CONTEXTThe application host
○The application host◇Data and connections□Operating responsibility
Select a part. See how it connects.
COMPRENDRE LA RELATION
The application host
Choose the supported runtime and the services that will execute the defined work.
DANS UNE SITUATION CONCRÈTEA deployment target must match the packages and adapters selected by the team.
List the parts of the workflow that must run in your environment and why. Data locality, network access, credential custody and service ownership may lead to different choices. A local process, hosted service or hybrid connection each creates its own maintenance responsibilities. The right boundary follows the workload and the people who will operate it.
⇄Choose the responsibility before the deployment shape.Compare the choices · 3 ways to look closer＋
Where an interface runs is only one part of an operating arrangement. Follow what your team would need to own.
Which boundary matters most?
UNE SITUATION CONCRÈTE
Know what executes the work.
The team wants to operate the application in an environment it controls.
Ce qui change
Runtime support, configuration, update ownership and deployment become concrete decisions.
Ce qui reste explicite
Dependencies still have their own requirements and external effects.
SUIVRE LA CONSÉQUENCE
Identify the supported package/runtime combination and who maintains it. A self-hosted interface does not make every downstream service local.
A deployment includes more than starting a process. Plan configuration, authentication, upgrades, backups, monitoring and recovery. Confirm which dependencies remain external and what happens when they are unavailable. Use observability guidance and troubleshooting alongside the exact package or application instructions, rather than assuming one recipe covers the ecosystem.
◇Inspect the arrangement behind one connection.Explore a situation · 3 ways to look closer＋
A team is preparing a provider connection for one workflow. Choose the unresolved question that deserves attention first.
What is still unclear?
UNE SITUATION CONCRÈTE
Someone needs to carry the connection over time.
The provider account exists, but setup, maintenance and offboarding have no agreed owner.
Ce qui change
Assign responsibility for configuration, renewal and recovery.
Ce qui reste explicite
Knowing who owns the account does not establish that the workflow is authorized to use it.
SUIVRE LA CONSÉQUENCE
Write down which role can configure the connection and who handles failure. Keep use permissions explicit in the host.
The source describes managed, local and hybrid runtime concepts, but each component needs its own supported deployment path and verification. This page does not promise a turnkey self-hosted edition. For the shared operating layer, begin with LSSM OS deployment. For a component you are embedding, confirm its release, dependencies and reproducible setup in the ContractSpec documentation.
Source & scope
Proposed page for lssm.tech, based on the existing source narrative at bcc79fcc. Source describes intent and scope; it does not independently qualify a deployed feature.