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According to embodiments, a method for distributing a service through server-based restricted access storage includes executing, by a service provider, a service deployment of the service to a client in a cloud environment that operates client software in addition to the service deployment, the cloud environment provided by the client, the service deployment provided by the service provider and separate from the client software executing in the cloud environment. The method also includes receiving, by the service provider, privileges from the client to allow the service provider to access and operate the service in the cloud environment, the privileges providing access to the cloud environment separate from the client software executing in the cloud environment. The method also includes configuring the service deployment to monitor the client software, wherein the service deployment is partially isolated from other portions of the cloud environment.