OpenShift Self-Hosted
Running OpenShift on your own infrastructure removes external dependencies. You decide where workloads run, how they scale, and which security layers you enforce. No shared tenancy. No vendor-imposed limits. With a self-hosted OpenShift cluster, you own the stack from hardware to API.
Why OpenShift Self-Hosted matters:
- Full control over deployment pipelines and networking.
- Ability to customize cluster configurations down to resource quotas and node scheduling.
- Direct access to kubeconfig and admin-level permissions without waiting for managed service changes.
- Consistent environment between dev, staging, and production inside your controlled network.
Core components remain the same as in Red Hat OpenShift’s managed versions: Kubernetes, Operators, integrated CI/CD with OpenShift Pipelines, built-in monitoring via Prometheus and Grafana. The difference is location and governance. A self-hosted deployment can be air-gapped, running in private data centers, or in your own cloud accounts.
Performance benefits include faster internal network traffic, tailored scaling strategies, and optimized hardware utilization. You can fine-tune cluster autoscalers, storage classes, and ingress controllers to match exact workload patterns. Deploy persistent volume claims backed by your choice of block, file, or object storage—without relying on a third-party provider’s limitations.
Security advantages are clear. Namespace controls, network policies, and cluster certificate management run under your rules. Compliance audits stay internal. Sensitive workloads never leave the perimeter you define. This makes OpenShift Self-Hosted a strong option for industries with regulatory demands or proprietary algorithms.
To set it up, you provision infrastructure, install Red Hat Enterprise Linux CoreOS nodes, configure the installer, and boot the cluster. Fine-tuning begins after the control plane is live. Operators manage lifecycle tasks, from upgrades to application rollouts, letting you balance automation with precision control.
When you need to run at scale, self-hosted OpenShift supports multi-cluster federation, centralized logging, and service mesh integration with Istio. Everything is extensible via Operators from the OpenShift marketplace or your custom builds.
If you need enterprise-grade Kubernetes with no compromises, self-hosting OpenShift is the direct path. See it in action and launch your own cluster fast—try it on hoop.dev and get it live in minutes.