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

# Azure deployment architecture

This topic describes the architecture for a Domino deployment on [Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)](https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/aks/intro-kubernetes). AKS is hosted on [Azure](https://azure.microsoft.com/overview/). When you deploy Domino to AKS, you must have the following services and components:

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/dominodatalab-e871cec4/sWsDNA0WMBmjE2BE/images/diagrams/azure-architecture.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=sWsDNA0WMBmjE2BE&q=85&s=17b8c767254c9273a51c788238d71577" alt="A map of the Azure architecture to set up a Domino deployment" width="1710" height="720" data-path="images/diagrams/azure-architecture.png" />

**Runtime platform ([Azure Kubernetes Service](https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/products/kubernetes-service)):**\
**A -** AKS cluster deployed in three [Availability Zones](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/reliability/availability-zones-overview). The cluster must match Domino’s compatible Kubernetes versions.

**Nodes/instances ([AKS node pools](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/create-node-pools)):**\
**B -** System Pool: Scales 1-3 per zone, Standard\_DS4\_v2.\
**C -** Platform Pool: Scales 1-3 per zone, Standard\_D8S\_v4.\
**D -** Compute Pool: Scales 0-10 per zone, Standard\_D8S\_v4.\
**E -** GPU Pool: Scales 0-3 per zone, Standard\_NC6s\_v3.

**Networking:**\
**F -** [Ingress load balancer](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/load-balancer/load-balancer-overview).

**Storage:**\
**G -** Environment and model images; [Azure Container Registry](https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/products/container-registry).\
**H -** [Storage Account](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/storage/common/storage-account-overview); Azure Files access for shared file system; [Datasets](https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/products/storage/files); [Azure Blob](https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/products/storage/blobs) API access for Project files, Logs, and Backups.