> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.getlimina.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Deployment planning checklist

> This introductory guide will help you understand the initial steps required for a successful deployment

# The first deployment

The following is a snapshot of a typical workflow and checklist when moving from evaluation to validation.
The list below represents a set of activities and resources that are commonly used to support engineering, product, dev-ops and legal teams as you prepare for a larger scale deployment.

<Warning> This guide illustrates a typical process flow for customers that have already onboarded with an account manager. [Contact us](https://getlimina.ai/contact-us/) to find out how you can get started! </Warning>

## First deployment checklist

<Steps>
  <Step title="Setup users and download your license">
    Ensure that all users or service accounts are signed up within the [Limina customer portal](https://portal.getlimina.ai/) and are linked to your organization. Contact support at [support@getlimina.ai](mailto:support@getlimina.ai) if you require assistance.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Download the container image">
    Validate that you can [download the container](/installation/grabbing-the-image) image.

    *It is always recommended that you "pin" the version of the container image. eg. cpu-4.2.3 even when locally mirroring the container image.*
  </Step>

  <Step title="Understand the core feature set ">
    Starting with the basic features please see the [Usage Quickstart](/container-quickstart/api-quickstart).
    Additionally, check out the [Code Samples](/examples/github-examples)
  </Step>

  <Step title="Understand your data and redaction needs">
    Limina supports a wide variety of file modalities and entity types. It is important to understand the "shape" of your data, the intended outcome, and the anticipated downstream processing steps, as these all impact the features selected and the overall architecture of your pipeline.
    This includes:

    <Steps>
      <Step>
        An understanding of the [Supported Languages](/languages)
      </Step>

      <Step>
        An understanding of the [Supported File types](/configuration-and-operations/working-with-files/supported-file-types)
      </Step>

      <Step>
        An understanding of the [Supported Entities](/entities/supported-entity-types)
      </Step>

      <Step>
        A review of the [Applicable Regulations](/entities/supported-entity-types#supported-regulations)
      </Step>

      <Step>
        A review of the detection options in [Customizing detection](/configuration-and-operations/entity-detection-and-redaction/customizing-detection)
      </Step>

      <Step>
        A review of the redaction options in [Customizing redaction](/configuration-and-operations/entity-detection-and-redaction/customizing-redaction)
      </Step>
    </Steps>
  </Step>

  <Step title="Understanding processing best practices">
    The design of the data pipeline is highly dependent on the anticipated modalities, latency requirements, throughput requirements and overall traffic patterns.
    A solid understanding of the [Supported File types](/configuration-and-operations/working-with-files/supported-file-types), and how each [file type is processed](/configuration-and-operations/working-with-files/processing-files/index). As well as the best practices when working with [structured data](/configuration-and-operations/working-with-files/structured-data). Is recommended.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Understanding deployment">
    Infrastructure questions are most commonly covered by [Minimum Requirements](/installation/prerequisites-and-system-requirements) and [Benchmarks](/configuration-and-operations/container-management/benchmarks).
    [Kubernetes](/installation/kubernetes-setup-guide) is recommended for production deployments and a customizable [helm chart](https://github.com/privateai/private-ai-helm) is available to support these installations.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Understanding security">
    Lastly, your security and legal teams will want to have a look at [Security](/configuration-and-operations/container-management/security) and our [FAQ](/faq).
    Paying special attention to the differences in how certification works when the solution is hosted and managed entirely on-prem.
  </Step>
</Steps>