FAQ

# Questions people ask before they install it

If the answer you need is not here, the [documentation](https://docs.ricochet.rs) goes considerably deeper.

Sections

-   [Getting started](#getting-started)
-   [Running it](#running-it)
-   [Security and access](#security-and-access)
-   [Licensing](#licensing)

## Getting started

### What do I need before I can deploy something?

### Do I need Kubernetes?

### How does ricochet know what my project is?

### Where do R, Python and Julia come from?

## Running it

### How is an application scaled?

### What happens when a process crashes?

### Can content run on a schedule?

### Does it handle websockets?

### How are upgrades handled?

## Security and access

### How do users sign in?

### Can I keep an application private?

### Where are environment variables stored?

### Is there an audit trail?

## Licensing

### Is ricochet self-hosted?

### How does licensing work?

### Does it need to phone home?

## Still deciding?

Install it on a spare VM and deploy something real. It takes less time than reading the rest of this site.

[Install ricochet](https://docs.ricochet.rs/dev/admin/installation/1-host/)

[Read the docs](https://docs.ricochet.rs)

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Source: https://ricochet.rs/faq