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# Use Aura and Lightning Web Components Outside of Salesforce with Lightning Out (Beta)

To run components outside of Salesforce servers, use Lightning Out, a special type of standalone Aura app. Whether it’s a Node.js app running on Heroku or a department server inside the firewall, add your components as dependencies to a Lightning Out app. Then run the Lightning Out app wherever your users are.

**important:** This feature is a Beta Service. Customer may opt to try such Beta Service in its sole discretion. Any use of the Beta Service is subject to the applicable Beta Services Terms provided at [Agreements and Terms](https://www.salesforce.com/company/legal/agreements/).

Lightning Out supports both Aura components and Lightning web components. The setup process is the same for both component frameworks. We recommend using Lightning web components for the most modern, performant, and responsive functionality. 

See [Use Components Outside Salesforce with Lightning Out (Beta)](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/platform/lwc/guide/lightning-out.html) in the *Lightning Web Components Developer Guide*.

**See Also**  


-   [Use Lightning Web Components instead of Aura Components](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/platform/aura-platform/intro/intro-benefits.md)
-   [*Lightning Web Components Developer Guide*: Use Components Outside Salesforce with Lightning Out (Beta)](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/platform/lwc/guide/lightning-out.html)