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Runtime Plane Deployment Options

Overview

A runtime plane can be deployed in two ways. They differ in where the control plane runs and who operates it — the connectors always run in your own cloud account either way.

  • Partially Managed (D2P) — Trust3AI runs the control plane in Trust3AICloud; only the Runtime Agent and connectors run in your cloud account.
  • Self-Managed — the entire stack, including the control plane, runs inside your own cloud account.

You choose the deployment type when you create the runtime plane in the portal (Settings → Runtime Plane). The portal guides the rest and generates the exact install commands for your cluster, so the sections below stay at an overview level.

Deployment types

The control plane — Runtime Manager, Policy Manager, Audit Server, and Portal — stays in Trust3AICloud. Only the Runtime Agent and the connector workloads run in your cloud account, in a Kubernetes namespace you provide. Trust3AI operates and updates the control plane; you operate the runtime plane in your VPC. The agent polls the control plane for configuration and pushes status back; your data and connector credentials stay in your account.

Partially Managed (D2P) architecture

  • Runs in your account: Runtime Agent, connectors, UserSync, Dataserver, Discovery, engine plugins.
  • Runs in Trust3AICloud: Runtime Manager, Policy Manager, Audit Server, Portal.
  • Cloud providers: AWS (EKS), Azure (AKS), or Google Cloud (GKE).
  • You provide: a Kubernetes cluster and namespace.
  • Provisioning: the portal generates a values download and a Helm command that installs the agent into your namespace.

The entire stack runs inside your own cloud account: the control plane (Runtime Manager, Policy Manager, Audit Server, Portal) and the Runtime Agent and connectors. You also provide and operate the surrounding infrastructure. Trust3AI supplies the charts and configuration; you deploy and run everything, so nothing leaves your network.

Self-Managed architecture

  • Runs in your account: the control plane plus the Runtime Agent, connectors, UserSync, Dataserver, Discovery, and engine plugins.
  • Cloud provider: AWS (Amazon EKS).
  • You provide: the EKS cluster plus S3, EFS, a database, Route 53 DNS, ALB/ACM ingress, and an IAM role.
  • Provisioning: the portal wizard collects your infrastructure, storage and connectivity, and cloud permissions, then generates the values and platform-bundle downloads and a Helm command. After the pods are running, you open your own in-cluster portal.

Comparison

Partially Managed (D2P) Self-Managed
Control plane location Trust3AICloud Your cloud account (EKS)
Runtime Agent & connectors Your cloud account Your cloud account
Who operates the control plane Trust3AI You
Cloud providers AWS, Azure, Google Cloud AWS (EKS)
Infrastructure you provide Kubernetes cluster + namespace EKS + S3, EFS, database, Route 53, ALB/ACM, IAM
Control-plane updates & patching Trust3AI You
Data & credential residency Your cloud account Your cloud account
Operational overhead Lower Higher
Portal setup steps Infrastructure → Deploy Infrastructure → Storage & Connectivity → Cloud Permissions → Deploy

Recommendation

Use Partially Managed (D2P) unless you have a specific reason not to. Your connectors and data stay in your cloud account while Trust3AI runs and maintains the control plane, which keeps operational overhead low.

Choose Self-Managed when policy requires the entire stack — control plane included — to run inside your own network.