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title: Cube Core
description: Cube Core is the open-source semantic layer you can self-host with Docker.
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Cube Core is the open-source version of Cube that you can deploy and manage yourself using Docker.

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  <Card title="Quick Start" icon="rocket" href="/cube-core/getting-started">
    Get Cube Core running locally in minutes
  </Card>
  <Card title="Deployment" icon="server" href="/cube-core/deployment">
    Deploy to production with Docker
  </Card>
  <Card title="Configuration" icon="settings-2" href="/reference/configuration/environment-variables">
    Environment variables and config options
  </Card>
  <Card title="Authentication" icon="lock" href="/embedding/authentication/jwt">
    Set up JWT authentication
  </Card>
</CardGroup>
