> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.carto.com/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.carto.com/carto-self-hosted/configuration/data-and-storage.md).

# Data & Storage

Configure object storage and database settings for CARTO Self-Hosted

This section covers storage and data configuration for your CARTO Self-Hosted deployment, including external object storage (blob buckets), in-memory cache, the CARTO Data Warehouse, and Redshift imports.

For conceptual background on how CARTO uses these components, see [Concepts](/carto-self-hosted/concepts.md).

<table data-view="cards"><thead><tr><th></th><th></th><th data-hidden data-card-target data-type="content-ref"></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Configure your own buckets</strong></td><td>Set up externally managed object storage for CARTO Self-Hosted.</td><td><a href="/carto-self-hosted/configuration/data-and-storage/configure-your-own-buckets.md">Configure your own buckets</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Configure an external in-memory cache</strong></td><td>Connect CARTO to an external Valkey (Redis-compatible) cache for production and HA deployments.</td><td><a href="/carto-self-hosted/configuration/data-and-storage/configure-an-external-in-memory-cache.md">Configure an external in-memory cache</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Enable the CARTO Data Warehouse</strong></td><td>Enable the built-in CARTO Data Warehouse for users who don't have their own data warehouse.</td><td><a href="/carto-self-hosted/configuration/data-and-storage/enable-the-carto-data-warehouse.md">Enable the CARTO Data Warehouse</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Enable Redshift imports</strong></td><td>Enable data import functionality from Amazon Redshift.</td><td><a href="/carto-self-hosted/configuration/data-and-storage/enable-redshift-imports.md">Enable Redshift imports</a></td></tr></tbody></table>


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