This guide will walk you through deploying AskYourDatabase on your own infrastructure.

Step 1: Prepare Your Cloud Server

First, you'll need a cloud server with persistent storage. This is recommended for initial deployments as the default database will be hosted on the same server.

Recommended cloud server options include:

• AWS EC2
  • t2.medium or higher with EBS volume
  • Example: Amazon Linux 2 with 30GB+ EBS storage
• Azure Virtual Machines
  • B2s or higher with managed disks
  • Example: Ubuntu 20.04 LTS with 30GB+ Premium SSD
• Google Compute Engine
  • e2-medium or higher with persistent disk
  • Example: Debian 11 with 30GB+ SSD persistent disk

<aside> While you can host the database separately later, we recommend using a single persistent server for your initial deployment to simplify the setup process.

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Make sure your chosen server meets these minimum requirements:

• 4 CPU cores
• 8GB RAM
• 80GB storage
• Ubuntu 20.04+ or similar Linux distribution

SStep 1.5: Install and Start Docker

Before deploying AskYourDatabase, make sure latest Docker is installed and running on your server. Docker is essential for running the containerized components of the application.

For Ubuntu:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y docker.io
sudo apt-get install -y docker-compose
sudo systemctl start docker
sudo systemctl enable docker
sudo docker run hello-world

For Windows:

# Install Docker Desktop from <https://www.docker.com/products/docker-desktop>
# After installation, open PowerShell as Administrator and run:
docker --version
docker run hello-world