.. _Compute Architecture Overview:

Compute Architecture Overview
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The following diagram shows the major compute components of |product_name|.

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- The storage service provides virtual disks to virtual machines. This service relies on the base storage cluster for data redundancy.

- The image service enables users to upload, store, and use images of supported guest operating systems and virtual disks. This service relies on the base storage cluster for data redundancy.

- The identity service provides authentication and authorization capabilities for |product_name|.

- The compute service enables users to create, run, and manage virtual machines. This service relies on the custom QEMU/KVM hypervisor.

- The networking service provides private and public network capabilities for virtual machines.

- The admin panel service provides a convenient web user interface for managing the entire infrastructure.