> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.darwin.so/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Deployment

> Choose where an AI runs and request infrastructure changes.

Darwin supports three deployment targets:

* **Darwin Cloud** is the standard managed deployment.
* **Darwin Private Cloud** provides a dedicated managed environment.
* **Self-hosted** is available only to approved enterprise customers.

The public API can inspect deployment state and submit `deployment-requests`. It never mutates infrastructure directly. Darwin’s control plane reviews and fulfills each request.

## Choose a target

| Target               | Intended use                                                         | Availability     |
| -------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------- |
| Darwin Cloud         | Standard managed runtime and default operations                      | All eligible AIs |
| Darwin Private Cloud | Dedicated managed environment with isolated infrastructure           | Approved plans   |
| Self-hosted          | Enterprise-controlled runtime integrated with Darwin’s control plane | Enterprise only  |

The deployment target does not change the AI’s public identity or resource model. Permissions, goals, conversations, approvals, wallet controls, and audit history remain consistent across supported targets.

## Request changes

Submit a deployment request rather than mutating deployment state. The request records the desired target and configuration, then enters Darwin’s review and provisioning workflow.

Until a request is fulfilled, clients should continue displaying the current deployment projection. A submitted request is not proof that infrastructure has changed.

## Security boundary

Public responses expose the deployment mode and sanitized readiness state. They do not expose infrastructure credentials, private network topology, provider project identifiers, or runtime implementation details.