# General settings

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The administration interface is organized as follows to manage various settings:

- List of relays
- List of clusters
- New cluster
- List of rules

#### List of relays

 contains the list of relays currently configured in the system. A **relay** is an intermediary component that allows XMPP messages to be routed between different servers or clusters. The list of relays contains various pieces of information (relay name, identifier, relay type: public or private, etc.). This helps us see which relays are in place and allows us to monitor or diagnose these components.

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A cluster is a group of servers, so the ***list of clusters displays*** the list of server groups and contains information about these groups (name, descriptions, associated relays, or actions performed). This allows us to better organize the network structure and manage communications between servers.

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#### New Cluster

 allows you to create a new cluster by entering its name, description, and the relays that are internal or external to the cluster.

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#### Rules

is the option that allows you to choose which relays will be used, the priority level of the rule, as well as the dependencies between them; this section also allows you to create new rules.

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