# Self-Hosted Runners

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Available for **Enterprise** Tier only
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Once the Harden-Runner Agent is deployed, no configuration or code changes are needed to start seeing runtime monitoring
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### Cluster Status

The Cluster Status feature in StepSecurity provides real-time visibility into the health and security posture of your clusters. This allows you to ensure that runtime security policies are enforced across your production environments.

<figure><img src="https://754495266-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FQJRZY4cfEeY3I7DXTOCp%2Fuploads%2Fct2Ay27eqIprNBEvwifu%2FScreenshot%202025-03-10%20at%2006.12.47.png?alt=media&#x26;token=2be2300a-8f40-4973-bfca-d6cd3785bec6" alt="StepSecurity Self Hosted Runners page showing the ARC Cluster Status"><figcaption><p>StepSecurity Self Hosted Runners page showing the ARC Cluster Status</p></figcaption></figure>

### Self-Hosted VM Runners

For organizations using Self-Hosted Runners, StepSecurity allows monitoring of VM-based execution environments.

<figure><img src="https://754495266-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FQJRZY4cfEeY3I7DXTOCp%2Fuploads%2Fk9LbbNX8iXRSAP14bT4h%2FScreenshot%202025-03-10%20at%2006.12.54.png?alt=media&#x26;token=2c261445-c207-4aad-b978-ad0565fe34d1" alt="StepSecurity Self Hosted Runners page showing the Self Hosted VMs"><figcaption><p>StepSecurity Self Hosted Runners page showing the Self Hosted VMs</p></figcaption></figure>

Follow this interactive demo to see how to enable runtime monitoring for your self hosted runners:

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