> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://syteca.com/docs/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Administration

> Deploy, scale, secure, and operate Syteca — installation, databases, users and permissions, Client configuration, licensing, Multi-Tenant mode, and system health.

## Everything it takes to run Syteca, day one through year three

This tab is for the people who install, configure, and keep Syteca running: IT administrators standing up a new deployment, DBAs managing the underlying database, security teams hardening the installation, and MSPs running Multi-Tenant environments for multiple customers.

If you're evaluating Syteca or planning a rollout, start in [Get Started](/docs/get-started/what-is-syteca) instead — this tab assumes you're past that stage and are actively deploying or operating the product.

## How the tab is organized

<Steps>
  <Step title="Deploy the platform">
    **Installation** covers the Application Server, Management Tool, and their prerequisites, in the order you'll actually do them. **Scaling & High Availability** covers what to add once a single-server deployment isn't enough — multiple Application Server nodes, VDI/golden-image support, load balancing, and disaster recovery.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Configure the database">
    **Database** covers everything from initial connection parameters through moving a database to new hardware, PostgreSQL/MS SQL Server-specific maintenance, and manual database creation for DBA-managed environments.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Set up users, permissions, and Clients">
    **Users and Permissions** and **Access** cover who can do what in the Management Tool. **Clients** covers installing and managing the Windows, macOS, and Linux agents themselves. **Client Parameters** covers the configuration options available on individual Clients and Client groups that aren't about session recording specifically (recording-related parameters live under [Session Monitoring](/docs/session-monitoring/overview) instead).
  </Step>

  <Step title="Configure the Management Tool and license the deployment">
    **Management Tool Settings** covers the system-wide options on the Configuration page (email, system behavior, branding, date/time format). **Licensing** covers serial keys and assigning licenses to endpoints or PAM users.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Scale to multiple tenants, and keep an eye on health">
    **Multi-Tenant** covers running isolated environments for multiple customers or business units from one deployment. **Dashboards** and **Audit Log** cover monitoring the health of the deployment itself. **Security** covers encryption, certificates, and hardening.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## What's in this tab

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Installation" icon="download" href="/docs/administration/deployment/architecture">
    Application Server and Management Tool installation, prerequisites, and updates.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Scaling & High Availability" icon="layers" href="/docs/administration/deployment/high-availability">
    Multi-node deployments, VDI/golden image, load balancing, and disaster recovery.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Database" icon="database" href="/docs/administration/deployment/database-management">
    Connection parameters, maintenance, migration, and manual database creation.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Users and Permissions" icon="users" href="/docs/administration/users/users">
    Management Tool users, user groups, and administrative permissions.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Clients" icon="monitor" href="/docs/administration/clients/overview">
    Install, configure, update, and uninstall Windows, macOS, and Linux Clients.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Access" icon="shield-check" href="/docs/administration/access/endpoint-access-control">
    Endpoint access control, smart card access, and two-factor authentication.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Management Tool Settings" icon="settings" href="/docs/administration/configuration/system-settings">
    System-wide Configuration page settings — email, branding, date/time format, and more.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Client Parameters" icon="cog" href="/docs/administration/clients/parameters/client-description">
    Non-recording Client configuration options — auto-cleanup, updates, secondary auth, and more.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Licensing" icon="key" href="/docs/administration/licensing/overview">
    Serial keys and license assignment to endpoints and PAM users.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Multi-Tenant" icon="building" href="/docs/administration/multi-tenant/overview">
    Isolated environments for multiple customers or business units.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Dashboards & Audit Log" icon="activity" href="/docs/administration/dashboards/application-server-monitoring">
    Application Server health, system state, and the administrative audit trail.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Security" icon="lock" href="/docs/administration/security/encryption">
    Encryption, the master certificate, antivirus exclusions, and hardening.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

## Related

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Getting Started Checklist" icon="list-checks" href="/docs/get-started/checklist">
    Post-installation onboarding tasks, once the platform is running.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Full Deployment Checklist" icon="clipboard-check" href="/docs/get-started/full-deployment-checklist">
    A single, linear checklist from bare VM to configured agents.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Troubleshooting" icon="wrench" href="/docs/resources/troubleshooting">
    Diagnose Application Server, Client, and database issues.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>