# Self-hosted tool decision record

This template records a decision. It does not approve procurement, deployment, network exposure, credentials, spending, or production data.

## Decision

- Tool or capability:
- Job to be done:
- Decision owner:
- Participants affected:
- Date opened:
- Review date:
- Outcome: explore / bounded trial / adopt / defer / decline
- Conditions attached to outcome:

## Alternatives

| Alternative | Why it is credible | Evidence reviewed | Open questions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keep current process |  |  |  |
| Managed service |  |  |  |
| Self-hosted candidate |  |  |  |

## Operating boundary

- Data allowed:
- Data prohibited:
- Primary storage location:
- Logs and diagnostic data:
- Network exposure and trust boundaries:
- User and administrator identity:
- Recovery access:
- Release/version or digest:
- Upstream source and advisory channel:
- Update owner and maintenance window:
- Backup scope, encryption, and retention:
- Restore method and last executed evidence:
- Monitoring and alert owner:
- Incident and absence coverage:
- Export format and migration path:
- Removal and data-disposition plan:
- Estimated operator time and infrastructure cost:

## Bounded trial

- Synthetic or approved input data:
- Environment and isolation:
- Start and stop dates:
- Entry conditions:
- Observable checks:
- Stop conditions:
- Cleanup owner and evidence:

## Evidence ledger

| Claim or question | Evidence type | Version/environment | Result | Limitations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|  | documentation / executed check / owner decision |  | pass / fail / unknown / not run |  |

## Outcome and follow-up

- Decision rationale:
- Unresolved risks:
- Named operational owners:
- Reversal trigger and plan:
- Next review date:
- Approval or authority still required: