Self-hosting overview
Some organizations run Boson inside their own environment (VPC, private cloud, or on-prem) for data residency, networking, or compliance. That deployment is Boson’s proprietary software, delivered and operated as part of Boson’s offering—it is not the same as an open-source Boson “server” you compile yourself. Your apps still use Boson’s open-source SDKs, which talk to that Boson backend and web experience.
Contact Boson if you need a self-hosted option; defaults in these docs assume Boson Cloud.
What you’ll manage
- database and backups
- object storage for artifacts (if used)
- upgrades and migrations
- auth configuration and keys
Recommended environments
- staging self-hosted cluster mirroring production
- production cluster with protected access and monitoring