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Container / VPC Deployment Overview

GOVERN Container (Surface 7) is the enterprise deployment of the GOVERN AI Governance Platform. It runs entirely within your infrastructure — your cloud VPC, on-premise Kubernetes cluster, or air-gapped data center.

What You Get

GOVERN Container is the full platform packaged for self-hosted deployment:

ComponentDescription
GOVERN APIThe governance engine — assessment, monitoring, policy enforcement
GOVERN AppThe user-facing web application
GOVERN SOCThe SOC Command Center interface
PostgreSQLRelational database (or bring your own)
RedisCache and session store (or bring your own)
NginxIngress controller (or bring your own)
GOVERN ProbeContainer runtime monitor (sidecar or standalone)

Deployment Options

OptionInfrastructureWhen to Use
Docker ComposeSingle host or VMDev, small teams, PoC
Kubernetes (Helm)Kubernetes clusterProduction, scale, HA
AWS ECS/EKSAWSAWS-native enterprise
Azure AKSAzureAzure-native enterprise
GCP GKEGCPGCP-native enterprise
OpenShiftRed Hat OpenShiftEnterprise with OpenShift
Air-gappedNo internet connectivityClassified, high-security

GOVERN Federal as a Configuration

GOVERN Federal is not a separate product — it is GOVERN Container deployed with values-federal.yaml:

Terminal window
# Standard enterprise
helm install govern govern/govern -f values-enterprise.yaml
# Federal deployment
helm install govern govern/govern \
-f values-enterprise.yaml \
-f values-federal.yaml \
-f values-il4.yaml

Federal adds: FIPS encryption, CAC/PIV auth, IL configuration, OSCAL export, and air-gap capability. The underlying platform is identical.

Resource Requirements

Minimum (Dev/PoC)

ResourceRequirement
CPU2 vCPU
Memory4 GB RAM
Storage20 GB
KubernetesNot required (Docker Compose)
ResourceRequirement
CPU8 vCPU
Memory16 GB RAM
Storage100 GB SSD
Kubernetes1.28+
Node count3 (HA)
DatabasePostgreSQL 15+
CacheRedis 7+

High Availability

ResourceRequirement
CPU16+ vCPU
Memory32 GB+ RAM
Storage500 GB+ SSD
Node count5+
DatabasePostgreSQL 15 with replication
CacheRedis Cluster (3+ nodes)