---
type: Glossary Term
title: Self-hosted
description: "A software or service that is hosted on the user's own infrastructure, giving them greater control over data and resources compared to cloud-based solutions."
resource: "https://www.contextstudios.ai/glossary/self-hosted"
category: infrastructure
language: en
timestamp: "2026-07-01T15:04:41.366Z"
---

# Self-hosted

A software or service that is hosted on the user's own infrastructure, giving them greater control over data and resources compared to cloud-based solutions.

## Business Value

Provides the self-hosted foundation that scales AI workloads from prototype to production without re-architecture.

## Context Studios Perspective

We design self-hosted systems that are resilient, observable, and cost-optimized — the three pillars of production AI infrastructure.