> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://firebolt-aggregate-operator-docs-pr-59.mintlify.site/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Self-Managed

> Documentation for running Firebolt components in your own environment.

Self-managed documentation covers Firebolt components that you install and operate in your own infrastructure.

Use this section when you are responsible for deploying, configuring, scaling, monitoring, or troubleshooting Firebolt services outside the fully managed Firebolt control plane.

The self-managed components are open source:

* [firebolt-db/firebolt-kubernetes-operator](https://github.com/firebolt-db/firebolt-kubernetes-operator): Kubernetes operator for managing Firebolt Instances and Engines with CRDs and a reconciliation loop.
* [firebolt-db/firebolt-instance-helm](https://github.com/firebolt-db/firebolt-instance-helm): Helm chart for deploying a Firebolt Instance on Kubernetes.

Use the [Firebolt Operator](./self-managed/firebolt-operator/architecture) or the [Helm chart](./self-managed/helm-chart/overview) to deploy and operate Firebolt on Kubernetes.
For deployments without Kubernetes or Docker, build the Engine and Metadata Service from source and run the binaries directly on one or more machines: see [Standalone binaries](./self-managed/standalone-binaries/overview).