ServiceControl hosting options (#6935)

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Co-authored-by: Dennis van der Stelt <[email protected]>
Co-authored-by: Mauro Servienti <[email protected]>

Author: 3 people

menu/menu.yaml

@@ -1434,6 +1434,8 @@
       Url: servicecontrol/how
     - Title: Licensing
       Url: servicecontrol/license
+    - Title: Hosting
+      Url: servicecontrol/hosting
     - Title: Support policy
       Url: servicecontrol/upgrades/support-policy
     - Title: Supported versions

servicecontrol/hosting.md

@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+---
+title: ServiceControl Hosting Options
+summary: Hosting options for running ServiceControl instances
+component: ServiceControl
+reviewed: 2025-03-20
+---
+
+ServiceControl instances can be hosted on:
+
+- Windows Server (virtual machines)
+- Linux containers
+Deployment options:
+
+- [Monitoring instances](/servicecontrol/monitoring-instances/deployment/)
+- [Audit instances](/servicecontrol/audit-instances/deployment/)
+- [Error instances](/servicecontrol/servicecontrol-instances/deployment/)
+
+## Windows Server
+
+Instances can be installed on Windows Server (virtual) machines using:
+
+- Commandline: ServiceControl Powershell Module
+- Management UI: ServiceControl Management Utility
+
+### Supported editions
+
+- Datacenter
+- Standard
+
+### Supported versions
+
+The supported Windows Server versions are aligned with the [Microsoft Mainstream support end date for Windows Server](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/get-started/windows-server-release-info).
+
+## Containers
+
+That Particular Platform images are OCI compliant and can be used in various environments:
+
+- Docker
+- Kubernetes
+- Podman
+
+### Supported architectures
+
+- `linux/arm64`
+- `linux/amd64`

servicecontrol/servicecontrol-instances/hardware.md

@@ -44,7 +44,10 @@ Disk, CPU, RAM, and network performance may be monitored using the Windows Resou
 ServiceControl can be hosted in the cloud by:
 
 - Using a virtual machine
-- Using a container hosting service. Due to [RavenDB networked disk limitations](https://ravendb.net/docs/article-page/6.0/csharp/start/installation/running-in-docker-container#requirements) there may be [difficulties running the RavenDB container in the cloud with PaaS services](https://github.com/Particular/ServiceControl/issues/3340#issuecomment-2313694640) like [Azure Container Instances](https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/products/container-instances) or [AWS Elastic Container Service](https://aws.amazon.com/ecs/). ServiceControl containers are compatible with [RavenDB Cloud](https://ravendb.net/cloud).
+- Using a container hosting service.
+
+> [!WARNING]
+> Due to [RavenDB networked disk limitations](https://ravendb.net/docs/article-page/6.0/csharp/start/installation/running-in-docker-container#requirements) there may be [difficulties running the RavenDB container in the cloud with PaaS services](https://github.com/Particular/ServiceControl/issues/3340#issuecomment-2313694640) like [Azure Container Instances](https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/products/container-instances) or [AWS Elastic Container Service](https://aws.amazon.com/ecs/). ServiceControl containers are compatible with [RavenDB Cloud](https://ravendb.net/cloud).
 
 ## Improving performance