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

# Deployment overview

> Choose hosted, hybrid, BYOC, or on-prem / air-gapped deployment.

hiloop supports the same product model across four deployment models:

1. hosted SaaS;
2. hybrid;
3. BYOC;
4. on-prem / air-gapped.

What changes is infrastructure ownership, data location, operating responsibility, and network
boundary.

## Decision matrix

| Requirement                                                                            | Recommended model    |
| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------- |
| Fastest onboarding                                                                     | Hosted SaaS          |
| Managed operations with customer-owned payload storage                                 | Hybrid               |
| Dedicated account-level isolation                                                      | BYOC                 |
| Customer-operated infrastructure                                                       | On-prem / air-gapped |
| Customer-owned identity provider, database, object storage, registry, and certificates | On-prem / air-gapped |
| Private networking with operated stack                                                 | BYOC or hybrid       |

## What stays consistent

Whichever model you pick, the product contract is the same:

* API keys or sessions authenticate requests.
* The edge resolves identity before backend services handle the request.
* APIs are organization-scoped.
* Telemetry uses trusted run identity and logical lineage.
* Runtime capabilities are discovered through the API instead of assumed from deployment model.

## Next

* [Deployment models](/deployment/models) — what each model owns and when to choose it.
* [Helm deployment](/deployment/helm) — chart wiring and values.