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title: Spectrum 2
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This is Admin documentation for Spectrum 2 transport. If you are user trying to use Spectrum 2, you should switch to [User documentation](user.html).

#### About

* [What is Spectrum 2?](about.html)

#### Installation

* [Installing using Docker](installation/docker.html)
* [Installing on Debian/Ubuntu](installation/packages_debian_ubuntu.html)
* [Installing from source code](installation/from_source_code.html)

#### Frontends

* [Frontends overview](frontends/frontends.html)
* [XMPP Frontend](frontends/xmpp.html)
   * [Using SSL in server mode](configuration/server_ssl.html)
   * [Spectrum 2 as bouncer](configuration/bouncer.html)
* [Slack Frontend](frontends/slack.html)

#### Backends

* [Backends overview](backends/backends.html)
* [Libpurple backend](backends/libpurple.html)
* [Libcommuni backend](backends/libcommuni.html)
* [Twitter backend](backends/twitter.html)
* [Transwhat backend](backends/transwhat.html)

#### Tutorials

* [XMPP Frontend](frontends/xmpp.html)
   * [Spectrum 2 in gateway mode](tutorials/gateway_mode.html)
   * [Beginners guide (prosody + spectrum2 + twitter backend)](tutorials/beginners_guide.html)

#### Configuration

* [Configuration file description](configuration/config_file.html)
* [MySQL Support](configuration/mysql.html)
* [PostgreSQL Support](configuration/postgresql.html)
* [Logging](configuration/logging.html)
* [Web storage](configuration/web_storage.html)

#### Management

* [spectrum2_manager tool](management/spectrum2_manager.html)
* [Web Interface](management/web_interface.html)
* [Getting a backtrace](management/getting_backtrace.html)
* [Munin integration](management/munin.html)

#### Development

* [Spectrum 2 architecture](development/architecture.html)
* [Writing backend in any language (or How the backend works inside)](development/protocol.html)