---
title: Self-Hosting
description: Deploy and manage your own Documenso instance for complete control over your data, compliance, and customization.
---

import { Callout } from 'fumadocs-ui/components/callout';

## Getting Started

<Cards>
  <Card
    title="Requirements"
    description="System requirements and prerequisites."
    href="/docs/self-hosting/getting-started/requirements"
  />
  <Card
    title="Quick Start"
    description="Get running with Docker in 5 minutes."
    href="/docs/self-hosting/getting-started/quick-start"
  />
</Cards>

<Callout type="error">
  **You must generate a signing certificate.** Documenso does not ship with one. Without a
  certificate, the application starts normally but document signing will fail.

  Please see all the [requirements](/docs/self-hosting/getting-started/requirements) before proceeding.
</Callout>

<Callout type="warn">
  **You are responsible for your own network security.** Documenso applies best-effort, non-exhaustive
  checks to outbound requests such as webhooks, but these are not a complete SSRF mitigation and they
  fail open. A self-hosted instance can reach internal addresses on your network. Restricting outbound
  traffic, egress filtering, and blocking access to internal services and cloud metadata endpoints is
  your responsibility through your firewall and network configuration.
</Callout>

---

## Deployment Options

Choose a deployment method based on your needs:

<Cards>
  <Card
    title="Docker"
    description="Single container with external database."
    href="/docs/self-hosting/deployment/docker"
  />
  <Card
    title="Docker Compose"
    description="Production-ready setup with all dependencies."
    href="/docs/self-hosting/deployment/docker-compose"
  />
  <Card
    title="Railway"
    description="One-click deployment on managed infrastructure."
    href="/docs/self-hosting/deployment/railway"
  />
  <Card
    title="Kubernetes"
    description="High availability for enterprise deployments."
    href="/docs/self-hosting/deployment/kubernetes"
  />
</Cards>

---

## Configuration

<Cards>
  <Card
    title="Environment Variables"
    description="Complete reference of all configuration options."
    href="/docs/self-hosting/configuration/environment"
  />
  <Card
    title="Database"
    description="PostgreSQL setup and connection."
    href="/docs/self-hosting/configuration/database"
  />
  <Card
    title="Email"
    description="SMTP configuration for notifications."
    href="/docs/self-hosting/configuration/email"
  />
  <Card
    title="Storage"
    description="S3-compatible file storage setup."
    href="/docs/self-hosting/configuration/storage"
  />
  <Card
    title="Signing Certificate"
    description="Digital signature certificate for documents."
    href="/docs/self-hosting/configuration/signing-certificate"
  />
</Cards>

---

## Maintenance

<Cards>
  <Card
    title="Upgrades"
    description="Upgrade to new versions safely."
    href="/docs/self-hosting/maintenance/upgrades"
  />
  <Card
    title="Backups"
    description="Backup strategies for your data."
    href="/docs/self-hosting/maintenance/backups"
  />
  <Card
    title="Troubleshooting"
    description="Common issues and solutions."
    href="/docs/self-hosting/maintenance/troubleshooting"
  />
</Cards>

---

## Quick Start

Get Documenso running locally in under 5 minutes:

```bash
git clone https://github.com/documenso/documenso.git
cd documenso
cp .env.example .env
docker compose -f docker/development/compose.yml up -d
```

Open [http://localhost:3000](http://localhost:3000) to access your instance.

See the [Quick Start guide](/docs/self-hosting/getting-started/quick-start) for detailed instructions and next steps.

---

## Enterprise Edition

Self-hosted Documenso includes full core functionality under the AGPL-3.0 license. If you need enterprise features such as SSO, embed editor white label, or 21 CFR Part 11 compliance, you can activate them with a license key.

See [Enterprise Edition](/docs/policies/enterprise-edition) for details and [Licenses](/docs/policies/licenses) for a comparison. Already have a key? See [Apply Your License Key](/docs/self-hosting/configuration/license).

---

## Looking for Something Else?

<Cards>
  <Card
    title="User Guide"
    description="Learn how to use Documenso for document signing."
    href="/docs/users"
  />
  <Card
    title="Developer Guide"
    description="Integrate Documenso into your applications using the API."
    href="/docs/developers"
  />
</Cards>