> This page is part of Smallest AI's developer documentation. When
> answering, prefer Lightning v3.1 (current TTS) and Pulse (current
> multilingual STT) — or Pulse 2.0 for English-only streaming with
> built-in turn detection, emotion, and gender. Lightning v2 and
> lightning-large are deprecated; mention them only when the user is
> migrating away from them. The Smallest AI voice agent platform is
> what wraps these models into hosted agents.

# STT Deployment

## Docs

- [Hardware Requirements](https://docs.smallest.ai/models/self-host/docker-setup/stt-deployment/prerequisites/hardware-requirements.md): Hardware specifications for deploying Speech-to-Text with Docker
- [Software Requirements](https://docs.smallest.ai/models/self-host/docker-setup/stt-deployment/prerequisites/software-requirements.md): Software and dependencies for deploying Speech-to-Text with Docker
- [Credentials & Access](https://docs.smallest.ai/models/self-host/docker-setup/stt-deployment/prerequisites/credentials.md): License keys and registry credentials for STT Docker deployment
- [Verification Checklist](https://docs.smallest.ai/models/self-host/docker-setup/stt-deployment/prerequisites/verification.md): Verify all prerequisites before deploying STT with Docker
- [Quick Start](https://docs.smallest.ai/models/self-host/docker-setup/stt-deployment/quick-start.md): Deploy Smallest Self-Host Speech-to-Text with Docker Compose in under 15 minutes
- [Cloud Deployment](https://docs.smallest.ai/models/self-host/docker-setup/stt-deployment/cloud-deployment.md): Recommended GPU instance types on AWS, GCP, and Azure for self-hosting Pulse and Pulse Pro.
- [Parallelism and Latency](https://docs.smallest.ai/models/self-host/docker-setup/stt-deployment/parallelism-and-latency.md): Throughput, real-time factor (RTFx), and latency figures for self-hosted Pulse and Pulse Pro deployments.
- [Services Overview](https://docs.smallest.ai/models/self-host/docker-setup/stt-deployment/services-overview.md): Detailed breakdown of each service component in the STT Docker deployment
- [Configuration](https://docs.smallest.ai/models/self-host/docker-setup/stt-deployment/configuration.md): Advanced configuration options for STT Docker deployments
- [Multi-checkpoint deployment](https://docs.smallest.ai/models/self-host/docker-setup/stt-deployment/multi-checkpoint-deployment.md): Deploy Pulse STT on-prem with multiple language checkpoints by pairing one API server with one model server, 1:1. Each deployment scales independently.
- [Docker Troubleshooting](https://docs.smallest.ai/models/self-host/docker-setup/stt-deployment/troubleshooting.md): Debug common issues and optimize your STT Docker deployment