Tutorial: Run a W&B Server using Docker
Run Weights and Biases on your own machines using Docker
Self-managed
Deploying W&B in production
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Use self-managed cloud or on-prem infrastructure
W&B recommends fully managed deployment options such as W&B Multi-tenant Cloud or W&B Dedicated Cloud deployment types. W&B fully managed services are simple and secure to use, with minimum to no configuration required.
Deploy W&B Server on your AWS, GCP, or Azure cloud account or within your on-premises infrastructure.
Your IT/DevOps/MLOps team is responsible for provisioning your deployment, managing upgrades, and continuously maintaining your self managed W&B Server instance.
Deploy W&B Server within self managed cloud accounts
W&B recommends that you use official W&B Terraform scripts to deploy W&B Server into your AWS, GCP, or Azure cloud account.
See specific cloud provider documentation for more information on how to set up W&B Server in AWS, GCP or Azure.
Deploy W&B Server in on-prem infrastructure
You need to configure several infrastructure components in order to set up W&B Server in your on-prem infrastructure. Some of those components include include, but are not limited to:
- (Strongly recommended) Kubernetes cluster
- MySQL 8 database cluster
- Amazon S3-compatible object storage
- Redis cache cluster
See Install on on-prem infrastructure for more information on how to install W&B Server on your on-prem infrastructure. W&B can provide recommendations for the different components and provide guidance through the installation process.
Deploy W&B Server on a custom cloud platform
You can deploy W&B Server to a cloud platform that is not AWS, GCP, or Azure. Requirements for that are similar to that for deploying in on-prem infrastructure.
Obtain your W&B Server license
You need a W&B trial license to complete your configuration of the W&B server. Open the Deploy Manager to generate a free trial license.
If you do not already have a W&B account, create one to generate your free license.
If you need an enterprise license for W&B Server which includes support for important security & other enterprise-friendly capabilities, submit this form or reach out to your W&B team.
The URL redirects you to a Get a License for W&B Local form. Provide the following information:
- Choose a deployment type from the Choose Platform step.
- Select the owner of the license or add a new organization in the Basic Information step.
- Provide a name for the instance in the Name of Instance field and optionally provide a description in the Description field in the Get a License step.
- Select the Generate License Key button.
A page displays with an overview of your deployment along with the license associated with the instance.
Run W&B Server on Kubernetes
Deploy W&B Platform with Kubernetes Operator
Deploy W&B Platform On-premises
Hosting W&B Server on on-premises infrastructure
Update W&B license and version
Guide for updating W&B (Weights & Biases) version and license across different installation methods.
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