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# Welcome to the Zmanda Pro Documentation

Everything you need to get started with Zmanda Pro, all in one place.

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### High-Level Architecture

<figure><img src="https://1846973900-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FPSSsZ7NTpC1G3n2CzF9L%2Fuploads%2FgoSU9uWMo6w9zE5eTCg6%2FZPRO%20-%20Architecture%20diagram.png?alt=media&amp;token=be750a39-8de4-4815-a395-70d727ebc1ce" alt=""><figcaption><p>High-level architecture of Zmanda Pro</p></figcaption></figure>

Zmanda Pro includes two primary architectural components:

* **Zmanda Pro Server:** A cloud-based (SaaS) management server hosted by Zmanda, providing a single pane of glass to manage all backup and restore operations. [On-premise deployments](https://docs.zmanda.com/start-here/zmanda-pro-deployment/zmanda-pro-self-hosted-deployment) are also supported. Contact <sales@zmanda.com> for more info.
* **Zmanda Pro Clients:** Clients deduplicate, compress, encrypt, and transmit data. Windows, macOS, and some Linux clients have GUIs to manage backups on a device level. See this [compatibility matrix](https://www.zmanda.com/compatibility-matrix/) for information about supported operating systems.

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Even though Zmanda hosts the backup server in the SaaS version, no backup data ever flows through the Zmanda Server. Instead, data flows directly from backup clients to your storage target of choice.&#x20;
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