Hosted (Stategraph Cloud)
Stategraph Cloud is the fully managed option — we run the server, database, upgrades, and
availability, so there is no infrastructure for you to operate. If you would rather keep everything
in your own environment, see self-hosted deployment instead.
Start a free trial
- Go to app.stategraph.cloud and sign up.
- Sign in to create your workspace. New accounts include a 30-day free trial.
Connect the CLI
Once you are signed in, the workflow is the same as self-hosted — you just point the CLI at your
hosted instance instead of a server you run.
First, create an API key: in the Stategraph dashboard, open Settings → API Keys and create one.
Then point the CLI at your hosted instance using the base URL shown in your dashboard:
export STATEGRAPH_API_BASE="https://<your-stategraph-cloud-url>"
export STATEGRAPH_API_KEY="<your-api-key>"
Verify the connection:
stategraph info
stategraph user tenants list
From here, everything works exactly as documented for self-hosted Stategraph.
What's the same
Hosted and self-hosted Stategraph share the same CLI, API, and features:
- Velocity — parallel plan and apply, and the Terraform HTTP backend
- Inventory and Cost Analysis
- Insights — timeline, blast radius, graph explorer
- CLI and REST API
Hosted vs self-hosted
| Hosted (Stategraph Cloud) | Self-hosted | |
|---|---|---|
| Who runs the server | Stategraph | You |
| Upgrades & availability | Managed for you | Your responsibility |
| Where your data lives | Stategraph Cloud | Entirely in your own infrastructure |
| Setup | Sign up and connect | Deploy a server |
Want to keep state and data fully in your environment? See Deployment for
Docker Compose, Kubernetes, and Amazon ECS.