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Glossary

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Panel — web application that interfaces with Wings and lets you control your Servers.

Wings — application that gives you secure control of your Servers via your Panel.

Node — machine (computer or server) that runs Wings to connect to the Panel.

Server — instance of a Container that is maintained by Wings.

Docker — platform that lets you run Servers in isolated containers.

Docker Image — file that contains libraries, dependencies, files, etc needed to run a Container.

Container — virtualized environment that your Servers run in.

Egg — file that configures how to run a Docker Image.

Yolk — curated collection of (core) Docker Images that can be used with Pelican's Eggs.

Basic Example Setup Diagram