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# Standalone Mode

> Single-node actor system without clustering.

## Overview

In standalone mode, GoAkt runs in a single process. All actors communicate in-process. No network or cluster setup is
required.

## When to use

* Development and testing
* Single-node deployments
* Services that don't need distribution

## Configuration

Create an actor system with `NewActorSystem` and `Start`. No remoting or cluster options are needed. Actors are spawned
under the user guardian and communicate via direct mailbox enqueue.

## Limitations

* No remoting: actors cannot span multiple processes
* No clustering: no discovery, no relocation, no cluster singletons
* Single point of failure: process crash stops everything

For multi-node deployments, see [Clustered](/clustering/clustered).