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description: "System administration documentation covers configuration, architecture, troubleshooting, and performance optimization details"
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# System Administration

This section is organized according the following list of topics:

* [Configuration files](configurationfiles.md) - Describes the configuration details of the GUI, the host and the router processes.
* [Container Stack](container-stack/index.md) - Describes the several different components that make up the Critical Manufacturing MES under a containerized environment.
* [Copying System Configurations](copyingsystemconfigurations.md) - Describes how to copy configurations from one system to another.
* [Database](database/index.md) - Information on Database-related configurations.
* [Discovery Service](discovery-service/index.md) - Information about the Discovery Service and how to configure it.
* [ECAD Service](ecadservice.md) - Information about the ECAD Service and its architecture.
* [File Uploads](fileuploads.md) - Information on configurations for file uploads.
* [Observability](observability/index.md) - Describes how to monitor the system using either an observability stack or specific components.
* [Performance Optimization](performanceoptimization.md) - Describes tools and techniques to enhance the system performance.
* [Security](security/index.md) - Information on security settings, including descriptions of how the Security Portal works and how to configure it in the system.
* [System Architecture](systemarchitecture.md) - Provides details about the system's architecture.
* [Troubleshooting](troubleshooting/index.md) - Describes known problems, common user mistakes and respective resolution as well as workarounds.