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

# Introduction to Chainstack Self-Hosted

> Deploy and manage blockchain nodes in your own environment with Chainstack Self-Hosted, giving you full control over data, security, and infrastructure.

Welcome to the documentation for Chainstack Self-Hosted, a control plane for deploying and managing blockchain infrastructure in your own environment.

## What is Chainstack Self-Hosted?

Chainstack Self-Hosted brings the power of Chainstack's blockchain infrastructure platform to your own infrastructure. Deploy, manage, and monitor blockchain nodes on your own hardware or cloud environment while maintaining complete control over your data and infrastructure.

### Key features

* Full infrastructure control — run blockchain nodes on your own servers, whether on premises, in a private cloud, or on dedicated servers
* Simplified deployment — deploy blockchain nodes through an intuitive web interface without complex manual configuration
* Enterprise-grade architecture — built on Kubernetes for reliability, scalability, and ease of operations
* Ethereum protocol support — deploy Ethereum Mainnet full nodes with the high-performance Reth execution client and Prysm consensus client

To see what you need to try it, see [Evaluation setup](/docs/self-hosted/evaluation-setup).

You install and upgrade Chainstack Self-Hosted using `cpctl`, our command-line tool — see [Install the Self-Hosted CLI](/docs/self-hosted/download-installer) to get it.

## Getting help

* Technical support — [Chainstack Support Center](https://support.chainstack.com/hc/en-us)
* Feedback and feature requests — [Chainstack Feedback](https://ideas.chainstack.com/en?b=6968ecf76c93cb94db0422c8)