Self Managed

Take complete control of your 23blocks deployment. The blocks are open source — you run them on your infrastructure with your team, using our deployment recipes.

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Overview

Attribute	Details
Infrastructure	Your choice (any cloud or on-premise)
Tenancy	Single-tenant (your infrastructure)
Setup Time	Depends on your team's capacity
Management	Your DevOps/SRE team
Support	Email support (business hours)
SLA	None (you manage uptime)

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Who Is This For?

Self Managed is ideal for:

• Enterprises with DevOps Teams - Existing infrastructure expertise
• Air-Gapped Environments - No external network access allowed
• Maximum Control - Custom configurations and integrations
• Cost Optimization - Leverage existing infrastructure investments
• Specific Cloud Providers - Not on AWS, or multi-cloud strategy

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What You Receive

Software Packages

• Docker Images - Official images for all blocks
• Terraform Templates - AWS reference architecture
• Helm Charts - Kubernetes deployment
• Docker Compose - Development and small deployments

Documentation

• Architecture diagrams
• Deployment guides
• Configuration reference
• Operations runbooks
• Troubleshooting guides
• API documentation

Updates

• New version notifications
• Release notes
• Upgrade guides
• Security advisories

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Infrastructure Requirements

Minimum Requirements (Development)

Component	Specification
Compute	4 vCPUs, 8 GB RAM
Database	PostgreSQL 14+
Cache	Redis 6+
Storage	S3-compatible (MinIO works)
Container Runtime	Docker 20+ or Kubernetes 1.25+

Recommended (Production)

Component	Specification
Compute	8+ vCPUs, 32+ GB RAM (auto-scaled)
Database	PostgreSQL 14+ (multi-AZ, encrypted)
Cache	Redis 6+ cluster mode
Storage	S3 or equivalent with encryption
Load Balancer	ALB/NLB or equivalent
CDN	CloudFront or equivalent

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Deployment Options

Docker Compose (Development/Small Scale)

# docker-compose.yml example
version: '3.8'
services:
  auth-block:
    image: 23blocks/auth:latest
    environment:
      DATABASE_URL: postgres://...
      REDIS_URL: redis://...
    ports:
      - "3001:3000"

  files-block:
    image: 23blocks/files:latest
    environment:
      DATABASE_URL: postgres://...
      S3_BUCKET: your-bucket
    ports:
      - "3002:3000"

Kubernetes (Production)

# Using Helm
helm repo add 23blocks https://charts.23blocks.com
helm install auth 23blocks/auth-block \
  --set database.url=postgres://... \
  --set redis.url=redis://...

Terraform (AWS Reference)

module "23blocks" {
  source = "23blocks/platform/aws"

  blocks = ["auth", "files", "content"]

  vpc_id     = aws_vpc.main.id
  subnet_ids = aws_subnet.private[*].id

  database_instance_class = "db.r5.large"
  redis_node_type        = "cache.r5.large"
}

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Advanced add-on — Staging environment. Because this deployment runs in your own cloud account, you can add a full staging environment (a second, isolated copy of your blocks for testing before production). Available as a paid add-on — run by 23blocks or by your team. Contact us to scope it.

Pricing

The blocks are open source — the software is free. Self-managed pricing covers our deployment recipes, updates, and support (your infrastructure costs are your own):

Block	Monthly (recipes & support)
Auth	$59.99
Onboarding	$44.99
Files	$104.99
Content	$44.99
...	See full pricing

Note: Prices are 1.5× Shared Platform rates and cover our deployment recipes, updates, and support—the software itself is open source, and your infrastructure costs are your own.

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Support

What's Included

• Email support (business hours, Mon-Fri)
• Access to documentation portal
• Release notifications
• Security advisories

Response Times

Severity	Response Time
Critical (blocking)	24 hours
High	48 hours
Normal	72 hours

What's NOT Included

• 24/7 support
• Phone support
• Infrastructure troubleshooting
• Custom development
• On-site support

Need More Support?

Consider Partner Managed for operations support, or Dedicated Cloud for fully managed infrastructure.

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Your Responsibilities

With Self Managed, your team handles:

Area	Your Responsibility
Infrastructure	Provisioning, scaling, maintenance
Security	Network security, access control, compliance
Operations	Monitoring, alerting, incident response
Backups	Backup strategy, testing, disaster recovery
Updates	Applying updates and patches
Performance	Optimization, capacity planning

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Update Process

Staying Current

1. Subscribe to release notifications
2. Review release notes for each version
3. Test updates in staging environment
4. Apply updates during maintenance window

Update Cadence

• Security patches: As needed (ASAP recommended)
• Bug fixes: Monthly
• Feature releases: Quarterly

Version Support

We support the current version and one prior major version. Older versions receive security patches only.

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Migration Considerations

From Shared Platform

If migrating from Shared Platform:

1. Export your data using the dashboard
2. Set up your infrastructure
3. Import data to your deployment
4. Update API endpoints in your application

To Managed Options

If Self Managed becomes too complex, you can migrate to:

• Partner Managed - Keep your infra, add expert operations
• Dedicated Cloud - Move to 23blocks-managed infrastructure

See the Migration Guide for details.

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Getting Started

Step 1: Contact Sales

Discuss your requirements and sign the service agreement.

Step 2: Access Portal

Receive credentials to the self-managed portal with:

• Docker image registry access
• Documentation portal
• Support ticketing system

Step 3: Deploy

Use our templates to deploy on your infrastructure.

Step 4: Configure

Set up your blocks with your configuration.

Step 5: Integrate

Connect your applications using the SDK or REST API.

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Resources

• Deployment Guide - Step-by-step setup
• Configuration Reference - All configuration options
• Operations Runbook - Day-to-day management
• Troubleshooting - Common issues and solutions

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Get Started

Ready to deploy 23blocks on your infrastructure?

Talk to Sales →

Or email us at sales@23blocks.com