Hosting Modes
Where an environment runs: your own cloud, or the shared host.
Every environment has a hosting option that decides where its runs actually happen and what is involved in setting it up. You pick the option when the environment is created. There are three to choose from.
The hosting options
| Option | Where it runs | Setup | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dedicated | Your own cloud subscription | Linked to your resources through a guided setup | Full isolation — your data, compute, network, and keys |
| Shared | The shared host | Ready immediately, no deployment | Getting started fast, with less to operate |
| Free tier | The shared host | Ready immediately, no deployment | Trying the engine at no cost, within limits |
On the shared host your organization's runs and data are kept separate from everyone else's, even though the underlying infrastructure is shared. The Free tier is a plan that runs on the shared host, so you can try the engine without a dedicated deployment or a paid subscription. The run allowances and limits for each plan are described under Plans & Tiers.
What changes with shared hosting
On Shared and Free tier environments, each run counts against your plan's monthly run allowance, and scheduled runs must leave a few minutes between firings. Dedicated environments run on your own resources, so they are not metered this way and have no minimum schedule interval. See Scheduling and Plans & Tiers for the specifics.