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title: "Deployment options for DWS Viewer API"
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md_url: "https://www.nutrient.io/guides/dws-viewer/developer-guides/deployment-options.md"
last_updated: "2026-05-27T13:10:05.652Z"
description: "DWS Viewer API is a fully managed cloud product. For self-hosted options, use Document Engine."
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# Deployment options

DWS Viewer API is offered as a fully managed cloud product, so you don’t need to deploy it to your own infrastructure. We also offer Document Engine, which provides the same functionality but can be hosted on your own infrastructure.

For information on deploying Document Engine, refer to the [Document Engine](https://www.nutrient.io/sdk/document-engine/getting-started.md) guides.
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## Related pages

- [DWS Viewer API backend authentication](/guides/dws-viewer/developer-guides/backend-authentication.md)
- [Architecture of DWS Viewer API integration](/guides/dws-viewer/developer-guides/architecture.md)
- [Generate a session token](/guides/dws-viewer/developer-guides/generate-a-session-token.md)
- [DWS Viewer API client authentication flow](/guides/dws-viewer/developer-guides/client-authentication-flow.md)
- [DWS Viewer API developer guides](/guides/dws-viewer/developer-guides.md)
- [Upload documents](/guides/dws-viewer/developer-guides/upload-documents.md)
- [Dashboard](/guides/dws-viewer/developer-guides/dashboard.md)
- [Open a document in Web SDK](/guides/dws-viewer/developer-guides/open-a-document-in-web.md)
- [Integrate DWS Viewer API with your own backend](/guides/dws-viewer/developer-guides/use-with-your-backend.md)