Hybrid Standalone

Hybrid standalone instances enable you to host the Mule runtime engine (Mule) in an environment you control. This model provides the control and security of deployments within customer trust boundary combined with the flexibility, scalability, and centralized management of cloud-based services.

With hybrid standalone instances, Mule can run on a physical server, a virtual machine, or within a third-party cloud service like Amazon Web Services (AWS) or Microsoft Azure.

Key Benefits

Infrastructure control
Deploy on your own servers or cloud instances while maintaining full control over network security and meeting data residency requirements.
Centralized management
Leverage Anypoint Platform for centralized application deployment, real-time monitoring, and unified dashboards across all deployments.
Scalability
Scale horizontally by adding more servers, creating server groups for load distribution, and implementing clusters for high availability.
Compliance and security
Meet regulatory compliance requirements and integrate seamlessly with existing infrastructure and monitoring tools.
Hybrid flexibility
Combine the control and security of on-premises deployments with the flexibility and management capabilities of cloud-based services.

Architecture Overview

Hybrid Standalone architecture consists of:

Mule runtime engine
Setup on your infrastructure
Runtime Manager agent
Communicates with Anypoint Platform
Anypoint Platform
Cloud-based management and monitoring
Anypoint Runtime Manager
Central management interface

Use Cases

Hybrid Standalone is ideal for:

Enterprise integration requiring connectivity between on-premises systems and cloud services while implementing enterprise service bus (ESB) architectures.
Regulatory compliance scenarios that maintain data residency requirements, audit trails, and industry-specific regulations within specific geographic boundaries.
High-performance applications with low-latency processing requirements, high-throughput data processing, and direct database access needs.
Legacy system integration and modernization efforts that enable gradual migration to cloud-based services while maintaining existing network configurations.
Custom performance optimization scenarios that provide full control over infrastructure, network security policies, and direct system access.

Get Started

Follow these steps to set up and deploy your hybrid standalone infrastructure:

Review requirements and limitations
Set up your infrastructure
Register servers with Runtime Manager
Deploy applications
Manage your infrastructure
Monitor and maintain

Review Requirements and Limitations

Before you begin, understand the hardware, software, and licensing requirements for hybrid standalone deployments:

Review hardware specifications, operating system compatibility, and JDK requirements.
Understand core-based licensing and infrastructure scaling limits.
Plan network configuration and firewall requirements.

See Requirements and Limitations for complete details.

Set Up Your Infrastructure

Install and configure Mule runtime engine on your servers:

Download and install Mule runtime engine on your target servers.
Configure Runtime Manager agent for communication with Anypoint Platform.
Set up network connectivity and configure firewall rules for required ports and IP addresses.

See Setting up Hybrid Standalone Instances and Adding Ports, IPs, and Hostnames for Runtime Manager Agent for setup instructions.

Register Servers with Runtime Manager

Create and register your servers, server groups, or clusters in Runtime Manager:

Create individual servers for development, testing, or dedicated application deployments.
Create server groups for load distribution across multiple servers.
Create clusters for high-availability deployments with automatic failover.

Review Understanding Deployment and Server Scaling to plan your infrastructure within platform limits.