Air Gapped Software

Mar 3, 2026
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Company

The Biggest AI Deals Require On-Prem

The biggest AI contracts aren’t going to multi-tenant SaaS vendors. They’re going to the startups that can deploy inside the customer’s environment, behind the firewall, under the CISO’s control. If you cannot say yes to on-prem, you are not competing for the top of the market.

Feb 23, 2026
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Company

Air-Gapped Deployments: The Build vs Buy Decision

Air-gapped deployments often start as a one-off customer request but quickly evolve into a complex distribution challenge. What seems like a simple packaging exercise can turn into a growing surface area of custom scripts, fragile release pipelines, and inconsistent install experiences that drain engineering time. This post explores the build vs. buy decision for air-gapped delivery and why, for most growing software vendors, a purpose-built solution offers the predictability, scalability, and operational leverage needed to support enterprise customers without turning distribution into a second product.

Dec 15, 2025
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Product & Engineering

RepliCon Q4 2025 - Highlights and Summaries

RepliCon Q4 showcased how Replicated is continuing to evolve its platform to meet the realities of enterprise software distribution. From next-generation installers to customer-aware install paths, security visibility, and air-gapped testing, each session emphasized clarity, reliability, and trust. Together, the talks illustrated how Replicated helps vendors confidently deliver software into even the most demanding customer environments.

Dec 2, 2025
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Product & Engineering

Replicated Monthly Release Highlights - December 2025

December 2025 highlights include Helm v4 validation in Vendor Portal and new controls for Helm-based installs. Enterprise Portal adds per-customer SAML authorization (Alpha), expanded Support Engineer RBAC, and automatic air gap record creation. Documentation updates improve clarity on support requests, support bundle processes, and end-user Enterprise Portal tasks.

Oct 24, 2025
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Product & Engineering

Testing Your Application in Air-Gapped Environments with Compatibility Matrix

Enterprise customers often have strict network policies and require air-gapped environments, but these can be difficult to simulate and test against. Yet, clarity about your application’s network behavior gives confidence to security-minded customers, and leads to smoother installs within highly restricted networks. We built Compatibility Matrix Network Reports so you can verify your application only makes approved network calls and ship with confidence to even your most security-conscious customers.

Sep 18, 2025
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Company

OpenAI and The Future of Self-Hosted Software

OpenAI’s on-prem deployment of its O3 model marks a turning point: self-hosted AI is becoming the enterprise default. This post unpacks why it matters, what it means for vendors, and how it validates Replicated’s vision for flexible software delivery.

Sep 16, 2025
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Company

Introducing the State of Self-Hosted Survey 2025

Today we’re excited to share the State of Self-Hosted Software Survey 2025, our annual look at how software vendors are adapting to the demands of enterprise delivery. This year’s survey brings together insights from technical and operational leaders across industries to explore how teams deploy, monitor, and support applications in customer-controlled environments.

Aug 11, 2025
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Product & Engineering

Distributing AI Models into Self-Hosted Environments - Lessons from Replicated and H2O.ai

Distributing AI models into air-gapped or customer-managed environments is no small feat—but with Replicated, H2O.ai delivers a flexible, production-ready architecture that works anywhere. We break down how they use Replicated to package, deploy, and operate massive models offline, and share the lessons you can apply to your own self-hosted deployments.

Jul 25, 2025
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Product & Engineering

Strengthening Commercial Enterprise Software Distribution: Replicated’s Recent Platform Enhancements

Explore Replicated’s latest platform updates — from SecureBuild and the new Enterprise Portal to enhanced air gap support — all designed to help software vendors deliver secure, reliable installs into complex enterprise environments.

Jul 2, 2025
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Company

Replicon Q2 - Highlights and Summaries

We wrapped up Q2 with a strong set of product launches, customer-focused enhancements, and forward-looking capabilities across Replicated. This quarter’s momentum was all about empowering secure delivery, simplifying customer onboarding, and accelerating deployment confidence for commercial software teams.

Jun 2, 2025
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Product & Engineering

Replicated Deep Dive - Best Practices for Helm Chart Enterprise Readiness

In this Replicated Deep Dive session, Helm maintainers and enterprise software delivery experts break down what it really takes to make your Helm charts enterprise-ready — and why the defaults you use for SaaS delivery aren’t enough in regulated, restricted, or air-gapped environments.

Mar 18, 2025
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Product & Engineering

Air-Gapped AI: Delivering the Transparency and Control Enterprises Demand

Explore how air-gapped AI deployments offer unparalleled control, compliance, and data protection for security-conscious enterprises, addressing the limitations of cloud-only solutions.

Dec 16, 2024
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Product & Engineering

Replicon Q4 - Summaries and Highlights

In RepliCon Q4, our quarterly virtual conference, we hosted sessions around Helm and defining air-gapped environments. We spoke with a current customer, H20.ai, about deploying AI-applications using our Embedded Cluster. Our VP of Product, Amber, reviewed product highlights from 2024 and looked ahead at the year to come.

Nov 26, 2024
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Product & Engineering

Deploying to Air-Gapped Environments with Replicated - Technical Walkthrough

Explore how Replicated streamlines self-hosted software deployments in air-gapped environments. Learn about building air gap bundles, configuring Helm charts, and managing installations with KOTS and Embedded Cluster.

Oct 21, 2024
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Product & Engineering

Announcing: Helm Air Gap Support

Replicated now supports air-gapped Helm installations, enabling secure, offline Kubernetes deployments. Learn how to configure local registries and manage Helm charts in disconnected environments.

Aug 7, 2024
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Product & Engineering

Runtime License Enforcement with the Replicated Platform

Learn how to enforce license terms at runtime for on-premises software using Replicated's platform. Discover methods like init containers and SDK integrations to ensure compliance, even in air-gapped environments.

Jun 7, 2024
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Product & Engineering

Bridging the Air Gap: Announcing Replicated's Air Gap Telemetry BETA

We're thrilled to announce air gap telemetry, currently in beta. This feature allows you to collect valuable telemetry data even from offline instances, and it is now widely available to all Replicated customers! Read and learn more about this invaluable feature.

Jun 3, 2021
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Product & Engineering

Performing an Airgap Install on an Existing Kubernetes Cluster

Depending on your background, how word association works in your mind, or your search engine technique, hearing the phrase “airgap environment” might trigger thoughts of anything ranging from spaceships to dishwashers. Despite the interesting and seemingly unrelated word choice, Replicated has not decided to move into the home improvement space – though there may be […]

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