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@chilly-king-10285 When using your self-hosted solutions (like Hydra + Kratos), is there any access to the admin dashboard to manage user sessions, create them through the admin panel, etc. Or is this a paid service and I have to do it myself?
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A message from kapa.ai
Ory Kratos is an API-only solution and does not ship with an administrative user interface. This means that you will have to implement the user interface yourself. This includes managing user sessions, creating them, and so on. However, Ory Kratos does provide the necessary APIs and endpoints for managing sessions. For instance, sessions can be managed by the user who owns the session through self-service endpoints, or by system administrators through administrative endpoints [[source](https://www.ory.sh/docs/kratos/session-management/list-revoke-get-sessions)]. If you need a managed solution that takes care of everything, you might want to consider signing up to [Ory Network](https://console.ory.sh/) [[source](https://www.ory.sh/docs/kratos/quickstart#setup)]. For organizations seeking to use Ory as a self-hosted solution, Ory offers dedicated support services. They provide various [support plans](https://www.ory.sh/support/) specifically tailored for self-hosting organizations. These plans offer comprehensive assistance and guidance to optimize your Ory deployments and meet your unique requirements [[source](https://www.ory.sh/docs/kratos/self-service/flows/user-settings#api-clients-and-clients-without-browsers)].
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@chilly-king-10285 So using Ory Network for administrative user interface is a paid feature?
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A message from kapa.ai
Yes, the Ory Network is the commercial offering of Ory, which provides a managed service that includes a user interface for administrative tasks. This service is built on top of Ory's open-source software and is designed to offer a planet-scale, low-latency, resilient, and secure service that's easy to use and set up [[source](https://www.ory.sh/docs/welcome#ory-network)]. The Ory Network allows you to add a custom domain to your project and set up a base URL for all custom UI views. This feature is available in all paid Ory Network plans [[source](https://www.ory.sh/docs/kratos/bring-your-own-ui/configure-ory-to-use-your-ui#custom-domain-setup)]. For detailed information about the pricing, you can visit the [Ory pricing page](https://www.ory.sh/pricing) [[source](https://www.ory.sh/docs/console/usage-billing)].