> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.atlasmeets.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Deployment Modes

> How hosted Atlas reaches the customer gateway today, and what changes later for enterprise-hosted workers.

## Hosted Atlas first

The first product path is:

* the Atlas worker runs in the cloud
* the customer gateway is exposed securely to Atlas over a reachable endpoint

This is the simplest way to get value quickly.

Examples:

* public HTTPS with signed auth
* private networking plus controlled ingress
* Tailscale or similar private access
* temporary public HTTPS tunnel for canary testing

## Enterprise-hosted worker later

Some customers will want the worker to run inside their own network.

That path matters when the gateway or downstream systems are only reachable from the internal network.

In that model:

* the Atlas worker runs inside the customer environment
* the gateway stays local or internal

## What stays the same

In both modes:

* the agent model is the same
* the gateway contract is the same
* the room behavior is the same

The difference is only where the worker lives and how it reaches the gateway.

<Note>
  The public docs should focus on the hosted path first. Enterprise-hosted workers are a second deployment mode, not the main onboarding story.
</Note>