Prerequisites & Checklists

Before deploying CARTO Self-Hosted, make sure all prerequisites are in place. Each topic below has its own requirements and a checklist to track your readiness.

• License / Customer Package — obtain your CARTO license and deployment package

• Hardware & Software Requirements — minimum specs by deployment method

• Metadata Database — provision your external PostgreSQL instance

• Object Storage (blob buckets) — create and configure your cloud storage buckets

• Network — configure egress and ingress for your environment

  • Egress requirements

  • Ingress requirements

To pick a deployment method, see Choosing a deployment method.