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title: Introduction
description: Learn how to self-host Tracecat on your own infrastructure.
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Self-hosting Tracecat lets you retain data on your own infrastructure and network.
Choose from a number of deployment options listed below to get started.

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  <Card title="Docker Compose" icon="docker" href="/self-hosting/deployment-options/docker-compose">
    Install Tracecat locally or inside a VM (e.g. AWS EC2) using our Docker Compose template.
  </Card>
  <Card title="AWS ECS Fargate" icon="aws" href="/self-hosting/deployment-options/aws-ecs">
    Use Terraform to deploy Tracecat into ECS Fargate.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

Interested in using open source LLMs (e.g. llama3.1) in Tracecat's AI actions?
Check out our guide on deploying [self-hosted LLMs](/self-hosting/deployment-options/ollama) with Tracecat's Ollama Docker Compose extension.
