# Hosting

## ≡ What For ??

To get started with CatUserBot, you need to host it on a virtual private server (VPS) or in Your Local machine .

Its better if you run on VPS or any hosting platform over hosting locally, so it can run always.

## ≡ Methods to Host CatUserBot

<table data-view="cards"><thead><tr><th></th><th></th><th data-type="rating" data-max="5"></th><th data-hidden data-card-target data-type="content-ref"></th><th data-hidden data-card-cover data-type="files"></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><em><mark style="color:blue;"><strong>Docker Compose</strong></mark></em></td><td><em>Host your bot using docker-compose</em></td><td>5</td><td><a href="hosting/docker-compose">docker-compose</a></td><td><a href="https://1313431966-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FNZuLrRDZXqeGU8BWddNN%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-72b7a415e76b96435dd17e6dc2353445cb7acb32%2F2982327.jpg?alt=media">2982327.jpg</a></td></tr><tr><td><em><mark style="color:blue;"><strong>Self Host</strong></mark></em></td><td><em>Host your bot manually by local hosting</em></td><td>3</td><td><a href="hosting/self-host">self-host</a></td><td><a href="https://1313431966-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FNZuLrRDZXqeGU8BWddNN%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-df8318e4aa43e25fed9ba0aa763966c971749286%2F5089337.jpg?alt=media">5089337.jpg</a></td></tr><tr><td><em><mark style="color:blue;"><strong>Heroku</strong></mark></em></td><td><em>Host your bot in hosting platform heroku</em></td><td>3</td><td><a href="hosting/heroku">heroku</a></td><td><a href="https://1313431966-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FNZuLrRDZXqeGU8BWddNN%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-bf8e8541754c36e6e99532fb39e058d7bb2b1296%2Fheroku.jpg?alt=media">heroku.jpg</a></td></tr><tr><td><em><mark style="color:blue;"><strong>Railway</strong></mark></em></td><td><em>Get SSH of Railway &#x26; host there</em></td><td>4</td><td><a href="hosting/railway">railway</a></td><td><a href="https://1313431966-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FNZuLrRDZXqeGU8BWddNN%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-de2140f5310dd22490ef1086821e50dd92e4de46%2Flogo-light.png?alt=media">logo-light.png</a></td></tr></tbody></table>