What if I want to run Aptien on-premises (self-hosted)?

As one of the few cloud solutions, Aptien can also be run on your servers and infrastructure (on-premises, self-hosted)

What are the conditions for self-hosted Aptien?

If you do not want to use the advantages of the cloud and want to host Aptien by yourself on your own infrastructure (on-premises), several basic technical and licensing conditions must be met:

1. Licences

• On-prem is only possible with the Enterprise pricing plan
• A minimum of 10 Enterprise users must be purchased or 5 Enterprise user along with intranet for 100 employees

2. Your Environment

• Ensure you have a VMware or Hyper-V virtual machine ready on your server. Other virtual environments are charged individually.
• Have a backup server ready, as you are responsible for backups.
• Ensure you have a specialist who can manage the virtual server, backups, and system monitoring.
• Allow updates for Aptien

When is it worthwhile to run Aptien on your own server?

• If you explicitly prefer to run Aptien on your own server. Otherwise, you can use our cloud hosting. We recommend private cloud for higher security
• If you have your own infrastructure (server) to run the solution.
• If you have IT professionals who can manage the server’s operation and backups.
• If security regulations prevent you from storing data outside your organization

How to proceed if you want to run Aptien on-premises?

1. Contact us and we will send you instructions or look at the technical and commercial conditions of on-prem operation.
2. For deployment, you will receive a virtual disk image in VMDK format or VHD that you attach to the newly generated virtual machine in your environment. The machine should be resourced according to the minimum requirements in the Technical Terms.

What does installation process include?

1. Collaboration with your IT Experts: Installation and operation of the system require cooperation with your IT or cybersecurity team
2. Environment Preparation: Your IT team will set up the environment at the virtual machine level, using standard platforms like VMware or Hyper-V.
3. Installation Package: We will prepare an installation package and handle the installation and commissioning for a flat fee.
4. Secure Operation Setup: In collaboration with your IT team, we will establish a secure operation and prepare the system for your users.