# Introduction and Index

The purpose of this document is to provide IT Administrators with opinionated but flexible directions for implementing and operating the Netmaker platform.

The goal is to provide you with a complete walkthrough from start to finish, presenting configuration options and guidance at each stage so that by the end of this guide you have the exact network setup and configuration that is desirable for your organization and networking scenario.

This guide will walk you through:

* Deploying and configuring the coordination server (Netmaker)
* Planning and creating your networks (VPNs)
* Deploying your endpoints (Nodes, Clients, WireGuard config files)
* Configuring traffic (Gateways, Egress)
* Onboarding and managing users (Remote Access)
* Accessing the VPN as an end user
* Troubleshooting connectivity and operational issues
* Monitoring your network traffic

We encourage you to skip around this guide depending on your stage of implementation and needs, or to go through the guide in its entirety to get a complete picture.

## Next steps

In the next section, we’ll cover the high-level networking scenarios and terminology used throughout this guide.


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