# Self-Hosting

Stormkit is a deployment platform for web applications. It helps you focus on your product by providing a solution for most common technical challenges, such as deployments, logs, hosting, scaling tls certificates, and helps saving valuable time. Your app can be written in any language — see [Runtime Management](/docs/self-hosting/runtimes) for how runtimes and system packages are provisioned.

## Getting Started

Execute the following command to install Docker and Stormkit on your machine. ```bash curl -sSL https://www.stormkit.io/install.sh | sh ``` [The installation script](https://github.com/stormkit-io/www-stormkit-io/blob/main/public/install.sh) has been tested on the following platforms: - `Ubuntu (20, 22, 24)` - `Darwin (Sonoma)` - `Fedora (39, 40)` - `Debian (11, 12)` - `Rocky Linux (10)` Stormkit ships multi-platform Docker images and supports both `amd64` and `arm64` architectures. No extra configuration is needed — Docker automatically pulls the right image for your machine. If you find an issue with the script, please [submit it here](https://github.com/stormkit-io/www-stormkit-io/issues). ## Environment variables The installation script will prompt you to configure the necessary environment variables. However, if you wish to view the complete list of available environment variables, you can refer to the [docker-compose.yaml](https://github.com/stormkit-io/bin/blob/main/docker-compose.yaml) file. This file provides a comprehensive list of all environment variables, along with detailed descriptions for each.

## Installation Options During the installation process, you will be prompted to choose between Docker Compose and Docker Swarm. If you plan to deploy Stormkit on a single machine, we recommend using Docker Compose for its simplicity and ease of use. For more advanced scenarios that may require scalability or clustering, we suggest opting for Docker Swarm or another container orchestration tool. ## Configuring GitHub Actions for Stormkit Deployments By default, Stormkit runs deployments on the same machine where the `Workerserver` service is hosted. If you require better performance or more control over your Continuous Integration (CI) process, consider configuring GitHub Actions. For detailed instructions on how to set this up, refer to our [stormkit-io/runner](https://github.com/stormkit-io/runner) repository. ## Tutorials

- [Install Stormkit on Ubuntu Server and deploy a Next.js app](https://youtu.be/bLw0r3VKLrg) - [How to Self-Host Stormkit on Hetzner Cloud](/tutorials/how-to-self-host-stormkit-on-hetzner-cloud)