Getting Started

Before you provision any infrastructure, make two key decisions about how you'll run RegScale. These choices determine your sizing, prerequisites, and which installation guide to follow.

1. Choose Your Hosting Model

RegScale supports the following deployment models. Each has its own guide under Installation Options:

• Local eval (Docker-Compose) — single machine, ideal for testing, PoCs, and small teams
• VM Based (Podman-Compose) — standalone VM install, including Red Hat Enterprise Linux
• Azure Container Apps (ACA) — managed containers on Microsoft Azure
• AWS ECS — managed containers on Amazon Web Services
• GCP Cloud Run — managed containers on Google Cloud
• Kubernetes — On-Prem Kubernetes, Azure AKS, AWS EKS, GCP GKE

2. Choose Your Database

RegScale uses Microsoft SQL Server 2022 or later (with Full-Text Search enabled) as its backend database, running either locally or cloud-hosted.

See Prerequisites › Database Configuration for supported options (on-premises, Azure, AWS, GCP), editions, and recommended settings.

Next Steps

Once you've made these decisions:

1. Review the Sizing Guide for system requirements based on your expected usage.
2. Complete the Prerequisites (DNS, SSL, networking, licensing, and database).
3. Pick a deployment method from Installation Options.