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Managed and self-hosted deployment

BuildWithHQ supports a managed runtime and a self-hosted BuildWithHQ Appliance while retaining a centrally governed software catalog and release supply chain.

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Managed and self-hosted deployment

Managed model

BuildWithHQ can operate the runtime infrastructure for SaaS applications.

Self-hosted BuildWithHQ Appliance

The BuildWithHQ Appliance means the BuildWithHQ software/runtime stack deployed on infrastructure controlled by an enterprise, MSP, hosting provider, or customer. It is not merely a dedicated AI box.

The self-hosted operator can run local web/runtime services, SQL Server databases, container infrastructure, optional AI/GPU endpoints, storage, networking, and backups. BuildWithHQ can continue to operate the central Template Library, marketplace metadata, entitlements, release fingerprints, validation state, and install contracts.

Architectural benefit

Execution and operational data can remain under customer control while published artifacts still come from a common software supply chain. This preserves portability without fragmenting the product ecosystem.

Related knowledge

Template Library and marketplaceThe BuildWithHQ Template Library is a versioned software catalog for SaaS blueprints, feature templates, custom services, and AI harnesses with entitlements and exact-version installation.Template snapshot isolation and explicit upgradesPublished template versions are installed as private application state pinned to a known version; upstream changes do not silently mutate running customer applications.
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