# SanteDB Operations

After you've installed your copy of SanteDB you'll be responsible for the operation of the solution throughout the lifetime of the project. This section will introduce the basic concepts of managing and maintaining a SanteDB installation.

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SanteDB provides a variety of tools and methods for managing SanteDB services on a day-to-day basis.

## Server Administration

The [server-administration](https://help.santesuite.org/operations/server-administration "mention") section provides documentation on the administration of the physical or virtual server environment for SanteDB including:

{% content-ref url="server-administration/configuration-tool" %}
[configuration-tool](https://help.santesuite.org/operations/server-administration/configuration-tool)
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{% content-ref url="server-administration/host-configuration-file" %}
[host-configuration-file](https://help.santesuite.org/operations/server-administration/host-configuration-file)
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{% content-ref url="server-administration/santedb-icdr" %}
[santedb-icdr](https://help.santesuite.org/operations/server-administration/santedb-icdr)
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{% content-ref url="server-administration/backup-procedures" %}
[backup-procedures](https://help.santesuite.org/operations/server-administration/backup-procedures)
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{% content-ref url="server-administration/log-file-management" %}
[log-file-management](https://help.santesuite.org/operations/server-administration/log-file-management)
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## CDR Administration

The [cdr-administration](https://help.santesuite.org/operations/cdr-administration "mention") topic area covers the administration of the SanteDB software. This includes topics for managing the users, roles, devices, data in the SanteDB environment using the:

{% content-ref url="cdr-administration/santedb-administration-panel" %}
[santedb-administration-panel](https://help.santesuite.org/operations/cdr-administration/santedb-administration-panel)
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{% content-ref url="cdr-administration/santedb-icdr-admin-console" %}
[santedb-icdr-admin-console](https://help.santesuite.org/operations/cdr-administration/santedb-icdr-admin-console)
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## Standard Operating Procedures

The [standard-operating-procedures](https://help.santesuite.org/operations/standard-operating-procedures "mention") topic provides example SOPs which can be adapted by countries to construct a coherent, and consistent security and CDR environment in their implementation.

{% content-ref url="standard-operating-procedures/user-management-sops" %}
[user-management-sops](https://help.santesuite.org/operations/standard-operating-procedures/user-management-sops)
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{% content-ref url="standard-operating-procedures/role-management-sops" %}
[role-management-sops](https://help.santesuite.org/operations/standard-operating-procedures/role-management-sops)
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{% content-ref url="standard-operating-procedures/device-management-sops" %}
[device-management-sops](https://help.santesuite.org/operations/standard-operating-procedures/device-management-sops)
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{% content-ref url="standard-operating-procedures/application-management-sops" %}
[application-management-sops](https://help.santesuite.org/operations/standard-operating-procedures/application-management-sops)
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[Broken link](https://help.santesuite.org/operations/broken-reference)
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