> 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

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 (GCS, S3, Azure Blob) for CARTO Self-Hosted.</td><td><a href="/pages/ldJa5lnYBVryLl5i55Yw">/pages/ldJa5lnYBVryLl5i55Yw</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="/pages/1ZMSzZTg5anJsHfAPMCO">/pages/1ZMSzZTg5anJsHfAPMCO</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="/pages/wG0oAWzHMv8pEN6vaAuc">/pages/wG0oAWzHMv8pEN6vaAuc</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Enable Redshift imports</strong></td><td>Enable data import functionality from Amazon Redshift.</td><td><a href="/pages/2wFa2JIX5oqsJRz5grtU">/pages/2wFa2JIX5oqsJRz5grtU</a></td></tr></tbody></table>


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