Managed Deployment¶

We run the compute infrastructure. You focus on your security data.

Overview¶

Compute: Bytefreezer-hosted
Storage: Optional BYOB (or we provide)
AI: Optional BYOA (or we provide)
Support: Email, documentation

What We Run¶

Control plane
Receiver (data ingestion)
Piper (data processing)
Packer (data packaging)
Web UI

What You Run¶

Proxy agents (on-site or cloud)

Getting Started¶

1. Create account¶

Sign up at bytefreezer.com/register

2. Configure storage (optional)¶

Bring your own bucket or use our managed storage.

BYOB Setup:

Go to Settings > Storage
Enter your S3-compatible credentials
Test connection
Save

Supported providers:

AWS S3
MinIO
Backblaze B2
Cloudflare R2
Wasabi
Any S3-compatible storage

3. Configure AI (optional)¶

Bring your own AI or use our integrated AI.

BYOA Setup:

Go to Settings > AI
Select provider (OpenAI, Anthropic, Google)
Enter API key
Save

4. Install proxy¶

Get your account token from the dashboard, then:

curl -sSL https://get.bytefreezer.com/proxy | bash -s -- --token YOUR_TOKEN

Or use Docker:

docker run -d \
  -e BYTEFREEZER_TOKEN=YOUR_TOKEN \
  -e BYTEFREEZER_ENDPOINT=https://api.bytefreezer.com \
  bytefreezer/proxy:latest

5. Start ingesting¶

Configure your data sources to send to the proxy:

Syslog: UDP/TCP 514
Webhooks: HTTP POST
Custom: See API Reference

Architecture¶

Your Environment              Bytefreezer Cloud
+----------------+           +------------------+
|  Proxy Agent   |  ------>  |  Receiver        |
|  (on-site)     |   HTTPS   |  Piper           |
+----------------+           |  Packer          |
                             |  Control         |
                             +--------+---------+
                                      |
                                      v
                             +------------------+
                             | Your S3 Bucket   |
                             | (BYOB) or Ours   |
                             +------------------+