Overview

Self-hosted ET Ducky runs the entire platform on infrastructure that you own and operate. It is intended for organizations whose constraints prevent any hosted-cloud option from working: air-gapped networks with no outbound internet, strict data-sovereignty regimes that prohibit data leaving your own systems under any circumstances, or regulatory frameworks that do not accept third-party hosting at all.

If your primary goal is controlling AI spend or keeping AI prompts off ET Ducky's servers, self-hosted is no longer required. Hosted-cloud customers can configure their own Anthropic API key under Settings → AI Settings, and every AI surface (live sessions, multi-agent questions, smart reports, alert enrichment, inflection RCA) will route through that key instead of the platform key. See the Pricing & Billing page for the BYOK plan tier and the AI Diagnostics page for routing details. Self-hosted remains the right answer when the network or compliance boundary itself is the requirement, not the AI billing model.

What You Get

• Custom Docker image with embedded license
• Custom agent installer pre-configured for your server
• Docker Compose templates, PostgreSQL scripts, deployment guide

Requirements

• Linux Docker host (4+ vCPU, 8+ GB RAM, 100+ GB disk)
• PostgreSQL 13+ with TimescaleDB
• Anthropic API key for the AI features. The key is yours; the self-hosted backend reads it from configuration and never relays it to ET Ducky.

Licensing

Annual Subscription

Agents	Annual	Setup	Year 1
Up to 1K	$10K/yr	$2.5K	$12.5K
1K–5K	$25K/yr	$2.5K	$27.5K
5K–10K	$40K/yr	$2.5K	$42.5K
10K–25K	$50K/yr	$2.5K	$52.5K

Perpetual License

Agents	One-Time	Maintenance (10%/yr)	Break-Even
Up to 1K	$35K	$3.5K/yr	3.5 years
Up to 5K	$85K	$8.5K/yr	3.4 years
Up to 10K	$140K	$14K/yr	3.5 years
Up to 100K	$350K	$35K/yr	3.5 years

10-Year Comparison (5K agents): Cloud $3.02M | Annual $252K | Perpetual $170K