# Deployment guidelines




> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://preview.materialize.com/materialize/40269/llms.txt).


Self-managed Materialize requires: a Kubernetes (v1.31+) cluster; PostgreSQL as
a metadata database; blob storage; and a license key.


## Available deployment guidelines

The following guides outline recommended configurations for deploying Materialize across different cloud environments.

- [AWS Deployment
  Guidelines](https://preview.materialize.com/materialize/40269/markdown-docs/self-managed-deployments/deployment-guidelines/aws-deployment-guidelines/index.md)
- [Azure Deployment
  Guidelines](https://preview.materialize.com/materialize/40269/markdown-docs/self-managed-deployments/deployment-guidelines/azure-deployment-guidelines/index.md)
- [GCP Deployment
  Guidelines](https://preview.materialize.com/materialize/40269/markdown-docs/self-managed-deployments/deployment-guidelines/gcp-deployment-guidelines/index.md)


## Pages in this section

- [AWS deployment guidelines](https://preview.materialize.com/materialize/40269/markdown-docs/self-managed-deployments/deployment-guidelines/aws-deployment-guidelines/index.md): General guidelines when deploying Self-Managed Materialize on AWS.
- [Azure deployment guidelines](https://preview.materialize.com/materialize/40269/markdown-docs/self-managed-deployments/deployment-guidelines/azure-deployment-guidelines/index.md): General guidelines when deploying Self-Managed Materialize on Azure.
- [GCP deployment guidelines](https://preview.materialize.com/materialize/40269/markdown-docs/self-managed-deployments/deployment-guidelines/gcp-deployment-guidelines/index.md): General guidelines when deploying Self-Managed Materialize on GCP.
- [GKE node pool upgrades](https://preview.materialize.com/materialize/40269/markdown-docs/self-managed-deployments/deployment-guidelines/gke-node-pool-upgrades/index.md): Configure graceful Materialize rollouts when GKE upgrades the node pools underneath it.
- [Resize node pools](https://preview.materialize.com/materialize/40269/markdown-docs/self-managed-deployments/deployment-guidelines/resize-node-pools/index.md): Safely change the VM type of a node pool in a Self-Managed Materialize deployment.