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title: "Servers overview"
description: "Manage all your servers from one place. Connect cloud and on-premise servers, organize them into groups, and monitor their health - all from your browser."
---

> Full documentation index: https://docs.alpacax.com/llms.txt

# Servers overview

Manage cloud and on-premise servers from one dashboard.

## What you can manage

**Cloud servers:**

- AWS EC2, Lightsail
- Google Cloud Compute Engine
- Azure Virtual Machines
- DigitalOcean Droplets
- And more

**On-premise servers:**

- Physical servers in your data center
- Virtual machines (VMware, Proxmox, etc.)
- Home lab setups

**Supported operating systems:**

- **Debian-based**: Ubuntu, Debian
- **Red Hat-based**: RHEL, Rocky Linux, AlmaLinux, Amazon Linux, Fedora, Oracle Linux
- **SUSE-based**: openSUSE Leap, openSUSE Tumbleweed, SLES (best-effort)
- **macOS**: macOS 11 or later
- **Windows**: Windows Server 2019/2022/2025, Windows 10 1803+, Windows 11 (see [Windows servers](/reference/platforms/windows/) for feature scope)

## Why manage servers with Alpacon?

**Access from anywhere:**
No VPN needed. Connect to your servers securely from any browser, anywhere.

**Team-friendly:**
Give your team the access they need without sharing SSH keys. Control who can access which servers with simple permission settings.

**Stay organized:**
Got dozens or hundreds of servers? Group them by environment, project, or any way that makes sense for your team.

**Keep tabs on everything:**

- See which servers are online or offline at a glance
- Monitor CPU, memory, and disk usage
- Track who's accessing your servers and when

## Common workflows

### Register a server

1. Click **Register server**
2. Enter server name and select platform
3. Run the installation script on your server
4. Done! Your server appears in the dashboard

[Learn how to register servers](/use/servers/register/)

### Control server access

Create user groups like "Developers" and "DevOps" to systematically control server access.

[Learn about server access control](/use/servers/groups/)

### Connect and work

Click **Connect** on any server to request a [work session](/use/work-sessions/). Once approved, launch a browser terminal, file transfer, or the code editor—no SSH client needed.

[Learn how to connect](/use/servers/connect/)

### Monitor health

Check server resource usage, uptime, and system information from the server detail page.

[Learn about monitoring](/use/servers/monitor/)

## Getting started

New to server management? Start here:

1. **[Register your first server](/use/servers/register/)** - Takes about 2 minutes
2. **[Request a session and connect](/use/servers/connect/)** - Access your server through an approved work session
3. **[Set up access control](/use/iam/)** - Control who can access which servers

## Tips for managing many servers

**Use descriptive names:**
Instead of "server-1," try "prod-web-01" or "staging-api-server." Your team will thank you.

**Monitor proactively:**
Set up metric alerts to get notified when servers have issues. Don't wait for users to report problems.

**Regular maintenance:**
Keep your servers updated. Use the web terminal to run updates across multiple servers quickly.

Source: https://docs.alpacax.com/use/servers/