Deploy & Operate
Self-Managed Kindo (SMK) is the Kindo platform packaged for deployment inside your own Kubernetes cluster. Install, upgrade, and operate it with kindo-cli.
What SMK gives you
Section titled “What SMK gives you”SMK runs the full Kindo platform inside your own environment, so you control where it runs, what it can reach, and which models it uses. It includes the same features as Kindo SaaS.
| Need | What SMK gives you |
|---|---|
| Data residency | All traffic and storage stay inside your network and region. |
| Regulatory compliance | Deploy into environments already certified for PCI-DSS, GDPR, HIPAA, FedRAMP, or similar. |
| Private model hosting | Serve models from your own GPUs, so model traffic stays inside your network. |
| Internal identity and audit | Audit logs, metrics, and SSO integration stay inside your environment. |
The deployment journey
Section titled “The deployment journey”1. Plan & Provision InfrastructureSizing, component specs, DNS and firewall planning, bring-your-own infrastructure on any provider, and the team-scoped prerequisites checklist.
2. Prepare AI ModelsCloud providers and self-hosted vLLM, including DeepHat.
3. Install with kindo-cliConfig wizard, preflight, plan, and apply.
4. Configure & ValidateDNS, TLS, superadmin sign-in, first organization and SSO, smoke test.
5. Customize Branding (Whitelabel)Per-org app name, logo, favicon, disclaimers, and policy URLs.
6. OperateCLI daily-drivers, kindo doctor, databases, integrations, backup and restore, and uninstall.
7. Scaling and TuningAdjust replicas, resources, and storage as usage grows.
8. UpgradeUpgrade from the previous release with kindo upgrade: preparation, plan, apply, and rollback.
Upgrading from 2026.07? Follow Upgrade from 2026.07 to 2026.09.