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Introduction
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Welcome to the ownCloud Server Administration Guide. This guide describes 
administration tasks for ownCloud, the flexible open source file synchronization 
and sharing solution. ownCloud includes the ownCloud server, which runs on 
Linux, client applications for Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X and Linux, and mobile 
clients for the Android and Apple iOS operating systems.

Current editions of ownCloud manuals are always available online at 
`doc.owncloud.org <https://doc.owncloud.org/>`_ and `doc.owncloud.com 
<https://doc.owncloud.com/>`_.

ownCloud server is available in three editions:

* The free community-supported server. This is the core server for all editions.
* The Standard Subscription for customers who want paid support for the core 
  Server, without Enterprise applications.
* The Enterprise Subscription provides paid support for the Enterprise Edition. 
  This includes the core Server and Enterprise apps.
  
See :doc:`../whats_new_admin` for more information on the different ownCloud 
editions.

ownCloud Videos and Blogs
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See the `official ownCloud channel 
<https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_4gez4lsWqciH-otOlXo5w>`_ and `ownClouders 
community channel <https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCA8Ehsdu3KaxSz5KOcCgHbw>`_ 
on YouTube for tutorials, overviews, and conference videos.

Visit `ownCloud Planet <https://owncloud.org/news/>`_ for news and developer 
blogs.

Target Audience
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This guide is for users who want to install, administer, and
optimize their ownCloud servers. To learn more about the ownCloud Web
user interface, and desktop and mobile clients, please refer to their 
respective manuals:

* `ownCloud User Manual`_
* `ownCloud Desktop Client`_
* `ownCloud Android App`_
* `ownCloud iOS App`_ 

.. _`ownCloud User Manual`: https://doc.owncloud.org/server/latest/user_manual/
.. _`ownCloud Desktop Client`: https://doc.owncloud.org/desktop/2.3/
.. _`ownCloud Android App`: https://doc.owncloud.org/android/
.. _`ownCloud iOS App`: https://doc.owncloud.org/ios/
