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cometchat-self-host

Run CometChat on your own infrastructure — when to self-host, the deployment models (Docker Swarm, Kubernetes, air-gapped), sizing & prerequisites, and how to point your app at the self-hosted instance. CometChat's enterprise differentiator: full data sovereignty. Triggers: 'self-host cometchat', 'on-prem cometchat', 'on premise deployment', 'private cloud chat', 'air-gapped chat', 'run cometchat in our own cloud/VPC', 'data sovereignty', 'point my app at self-hosted cometchat'.

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> **Ground truth:** deployment detail is FETCHED from the live on-premise docs — `{DOCS_BASE}/on-premise-deployment/docker/overview`, `/docker/prerequisites`, `/docker/production-deployment`, `/docker/security`, `/docker/persistence-and-backup`, `/docker/configuration-reference`, `/docker/air-gapped-deployment`, and `/kubernetes/overview` (`DOCS_BASE = https://www.cometchat.com/docs`; append `.md`). On-prem is a licensed enterprise offering — **[contact CometChat sales](https://www.cometchat.com/contact-sales)** for the images, license, and support. The exact **client host-override** field is in the on-prem client/configuration docs — fetch it there; do not guess a setting name.

## Use this skill when
The customer needs the chat backend inside their own perimeter: data sovereignty, an offline/air-gapped network, a regulated industry, a residency clause the SaaS regions can't meet, or fixed-cost infrastructure instead of per-MAU SaaS pricing. Self-hosting (on-premise deployment) is a CometChat enterprise offering — position it as a differentiator, but don't assert what specific competitors do or don't offer without checking their current docs.

## Why self-host (vs the SaaS regions)
- **Data sovereignty** — all data (messages, media, backups) stays on infrastructure you control, which supports your GDPR/HIPAA/SOC 2 and residency obligations (compliance is the customer's to certify; self-hosting removes the SaaS data-location constraint). (Region selection in SaaS is `cometchat-compliance`; self-host is the stronger step.)
- **Air-gapped / private network** — deploy with no public internet dependency (`/docker/air-gapped-deployment`).
- **Predictable economics** — fixed infra cost, no per-user SaaS pricing.
- **Operational control** — your monitoring, your security perimeter, direct component access.

## Deployment models (pick by scale)
| Model | Target | Use when |
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