The documentation in this section describes how to deploy Imply as a standalone package in on-prem or non-AWS cloud environments. For AWS deployments, we strongly recommend that you use Imply Cloud.
The easiest way to evaluate Imply as standalone software is to install it on a single machine using the quickstart.
For on-prem installations, Imply bundles Druid and Imply UI in a single, easy-to-install package. It can be run in any configuration supported by the underlying components.
Installing Imply on-prem offers several advantages over stock Druid:
It is easy to migrate to and from stock Druid and the Imply distribution.