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For more information about how to verify the container signature and provenance, see the [Insomnia mockbin README](https://github.com/Kong/insomnia-mockbin/tree/self-hosted).

## Create a local self-hosted mock server

To run a self-hosted mock server locally, use:
- [NodeJS](https://github.com/Kong/insomnia-mockbin/tree/self-hosted?tab=readme-ov-file#running-with-node) (your mock url is `http://localhost:8080`).
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- [Docker](https://github.com/Kong/insomnia-mockbin/tree/self-hosted?tab=readme-ov-file#running-with-docker-compose).
- Kubernetes.

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> To run a self-hosted mock server locally, use [NodeJS](https://github.com/Kong/insomnia-mockbin/tree/self-hosted?tab=readme-ov-file#running-with-node), [Docker](https://github.com/Kong/insomnia-mockbin/tree/self-hosted?tab=readme-ov-file#running-with-docker-compose), or Kubernetes.
> Insomnia's proxy can interfere with local traffic, so deactivate it before testing your local mock server: go to **Preferences > Proxy** and toggle off **Enable proxy**.

## Create a self-hosted mock server with Kubernetes

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