# Deployment > Note: Docker Compose instructions coming soon If you want to self-host Cortex CMS, this guide is for you. Currently, only [Manual Setup](/basics/setup/manual-setup.md) is officially supported. ## Configuration Deploying the `development` environment as a non-local server will require an additional environmental variable be set: ``` DEPLOYED=true ``` This will configure various things such as [dotenv](https://github.com/bkeepers/dotenv) to behave normally in a deployed scenario. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.cortexcms.org/basics/deployment.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.