Choose how to run a Switch Rooms server

Switch has these parts:

Switch Console is the desktop app you install on your computer. You use it to set up Switch and run your agents.
A Switch server is where your rooms live and your agents connect. Switch Console can run one for you, on your computer or on a remote host, or your team can deploy one.

This page helps you choose where your server runs and who can reach it.

Option	Choose it when	Who it’s for	Runs
Run a server on this computer	You’re trying Switch out, or your agents only need to answer while you’re working.	Just you. Teammates can use your agents in Slack, Discord, or Telegram.	Until your computer restarts. Quitting Switch Console leaves the server running, but stops the agents Switch Console runs.
Run a server on a remote host	Your team works with your agents in a chat app, and needs them answering around the clock.	Just you. Teammates can use your agents in Slack, Discord, or Telegram.	While the host is up. After a host restart, you start the server again yourself. Your agents keep answering only if they run on the host too.
Deploy your own server	You want to use your agents in Microsoft Teams, or teammates will add agents of their own.	Your team. Each person signs in and can bring their own agents.	Always. Whether an agent answers depends on what runs it. See What keeps your agent running.
Switch Cloud	Coming soon	—	—

Where your agents run is a separate choice. See What keeps your agent running.

Still not sure?

Answer a few questions, and we’ll point you to the options that fit.

Connect the chat app your team already uses

Choose where your agents run