> 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.

# TTS Deployment

## Docs

- [Hardware Requirements](https://docs.smallest.ai/models/self-host/docker-setup/tts-deployment/prerequisites/hardware-requirements.md): Hardware specifications for deploying Text-to-Speech with Docker
- [Software Requirements](https://docs.smallest.ai/models/self-host/docker-setup/tts-deployment/prerequisites/software-requirements.md): Software and dependencies for deploying Text-to-Speech with Docker
- [Credentials & Access](https://docs.smallest.ai/models/self-host/docker-setup/tts-deployment/prerequisites/credentials.md): License keys and registry credentials for TTS Docker deployment
- [Verification Checklist](https://docs.smallest.ai/models/self-host/docker-setup/tts-deployment/prerequisites/verification.md): Verify all prerequisites before deploying TTS with Docker
- [Quick Start](https://docs.smallest.ai/models/self-host/docker-setup/tts-deployment/quick-start.md): Deploy Smallest Self-Host Text-to-Speech with Docker Compose in under 15 minutes
- [Services Overview](https://docs.smallest.ai/models/self-host/docker-setup/tts-deployment/services-overview.md): Detailed breakdown of each service component in the TTS Docker deployment
- [Configuration](https://docs.smallest.ai/models/self-host/docker-setup/tts-deployment/configuration.md): Advanced configuration options for TTS Docker deployments
- [Docker Troubleshooting](https://docs.smallest.ai/models/self-host/docker-setup/tts-deployment/troubleshooting.md): Debug common issues and optimize your TTS Docker deployment