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title: "Document Engine deployment overview | Nutrient"
canonical_url: "https://www.nutrient.io/guides/document-engine/deployment/"
md_url: "https://www.nutrient.io/guides/document-engine/deployment.md"
last_updated: "2026-06-08T17:11:05.477Z"
description: "Our reference architecture relies on Kubernetes. Refer to our Kubernetes deployment guide for more information. for Nutrient Document Engine SDK."
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# Document Engine deployment overview

Our [reference architecture](https://www.nutrient.io/guides/document-engine/self-hosted/reference-architecture.md) relies on Kubernetes. Refer to our [Kubernetes deployment](https://www.nutrient.io/guides/document-engine/deployment/kubernetes.md) guide for more information.

In addition to self-hosted deployments, we also offer [managed services](https://www.nutrient.io/guides/document-engine/as-a-service.md) where Nutrient takes care of deployment and operations.
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## Related pages

- [Deploying to Amazon Web Services](/guides/document-engine/deployment/aws.md)
- [Deploying on Kubernetes with Helm](/guides/document-engine/deployment/helm.md)
- [Backup and recovery](/guides/document-engine/deployment/backup-and-recovery.md)
- [Horizontal scaling](/guides/document-engine/deployment/horizontal-scaling.md)
- [Application-specific timeouts](/guides/document-engine/deployment/ingress.md)
- [Deploying to Google Cloud Platform](/guides/document-engine/deployment/google-cloud-platform.md)
- [Deploying to Microsoft Azure](/guides/document-engine/deployment/microsoft-azure-aks.md)
- [Choose a Docker registry](/guides/document-engine/deployment/docker-registry.md)
- [Product activation](/guides/document-engine/deployment/product-activation.md)
- [Deploying on Kubernetes](/guides/document-engine/deployment/kubernetes.md)