Mastodon can theoretically run indefinitely on a free [Heroku](https://heroku.com) app. [You can view a guide for deployment on Heroku here.](docs/Running-Mastodon/Heroku.md)
Mastodon can theoretically run indefinitely on a free [Heroku](https://heroku.com) app. [You can view a guide for deployment on Heroku here.](docs/Running-Mastodon/Heroku-guide.md)
## Development with Vagrant
A quick way to get a development environment up and running is with Vagrant. You will need recent versions of [Vagrant](https://www.vagrantup.com/) and [VirtualBox](https://www.virtualbox.org/) installed.
[You can find the guide for setting up a Vagrant development environment here.](docs/Running-Mastodon/Vagrant.md)
[You can find the guide for setting up a Vagrant development environment here.](docs/Running-Mastodon/Vagrant-guide.md)