# Self-hosted Temporal Service guide

Welcome to the self-hosted Temporal Service guide. This guide shows you how to self-host open source infrastructure
software that orchestrates your durable applications.

> **💡 Tip:**
> Do you need a production Temporal Service?
>
> If you're still developing and testing your application locally, you may not need a production Temporal Service. Use the
> [Temporal CLI development server](/cli/command-reference/server#start-dev) — a single binary with no external dependencies:
>
> `temporal server start-dev`
>
> This starts a complete Temporal Service with Web UI on your local machine. We recommend this for local development
> regardless of whether you plan to use Temporal Cloud or self-host in production. See the
> [Temporal CLI server](/cli/command-reference/server) page for configuration options.
>

## Plan and deploy your service

- [Deployment](/self-hosted-guide/deployment): Choose a deployment approach (Docker, Kubernetes, or manual) and set up a
  production-ready Temporal Service.
- [Embedded server](/self-hosted-guide/embedded-server): Run Temporal in-process as a Go library for local development
  and testing scenarios.
- [Defaults](/self-hosted-guide/defaults): Review platform limits and default settings that can affect Workflow and
  Activity behavior.
- [Production checklist](/self-hosted-guide/production-checklist): Validate readiness for scale, reliability,
  operations, and long-term maintainability.

## Operate your self-hosted service

- [Namespaces](/self-hosted-guide/namespaces): Create and manage Namespace isolation, retention, and related
  configuration.
- [Security](/self-hosted-guide/security): Configure TLS/mTLS, authentication, authorization, and related hardening
  controls.
- [Monitoring](/self-hosted-guide/monitoring): Collect and visualize service and SDK metrics to troubleshoot and track
  health.
- [Visibility](/self-hosted-guide/visibility): Configure Visibility storage so you can list, filter, and search Workflow
  Executions.
- [Upgrading server](/self-hosted-guide/upgrade-server#upgrade-server): Perform safe, sequential server and schema
  upgrades.

## Protect data and enable advanced features

- [Data encryption](/production-deployment/data-encryption): Use Payload Codecs and Codec Server patterns to protect
  sensitive Workflow data.
- [Archival](/self-hosted-guide/archival): Move closed Workflow Histories and Visibility records to blob storage for longer
  retention.
- [Multi-Cluster Replication](/self-hosted-guide/multi-cluster-replication): Replicate Workflow state across clusters
  for failover and disaster recovery.
- [Temporal Nexus](/production-deployment/self-hosted-guide/nexus): Enable Nexus in self-hosted environments to connect
  Temporal Applications across boundaries.