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The Sugar Network consists of different types of components:

The Sugar Network consists of different types of components:

* [[#Server|Server side]] that provide [[Sugar_Network/API|API]] for clients:

* [[#Server|Server side]] that provide [[Platform_Team/Sugar_Network/API|API]] for clients:

** [[#Mothersip|Mothersip]] server that keeps the whole Sugar Network information, clients might connect directly to this server (on-line case) or indirectly via distributed servers (off-line case);

** [[#Mothersip|Mothersip]] server that keeps the whole Sugar Network information, clients might connect directly to this server (on-line case) or indirectly via distributed servers (off-line case);

** Optional [[#Distributed_servers|distributed servers]], contain a [[#Synchronisation|synchronised]] copy of central server (might be not for the entire Network to save storage space);

** Optional [[#Distributed_servers|distributed servers]], contain a [[#Synchronisation|synchronised]] copy of central server (might be not for the entire Network to save storage space);

* [[#Client|Client side]]:

* [[#Client|Client side]]:

** Client application that uses [[Sugar_Network/API|API]] to interact with a server;

** Client application that uses [[Platform_Team/Sugar_Network/API|API]] to interact with a server;

** Client application that [[#Personal_server|provides]] limited [[Sugar_Network/API|API]] to support server-less workflow.

** Client application that [[#Personal_server|provides]] limited [[Platform_Team/Sugar_Network/API|API]] to support server-less workflow.

== Server ==

== Server ==

In all cases the server [[Sugar_Network/API|API]] is the same for clients. But depending on connectivity, clients might be connected to the [[#Mothership|Mothership]] or to an [[#Distributed_servers|intermediate server]].

In all cases the server [[Platform_Team/Sugar_Network/API|API]] is the same for clients. But depending on connectivity, clients might be connected to the [[#Mothership|Mothership]] or to an [[#Distributed_servers|intermediate server]].

=== Mothership ===

=== Mothership ===

* connectivity is not cheap and its usage needs to be minimized.

* connectivity is not cheap and its usage needs to be minimized.

Distributed services provide full featured [[Sugar_Network/API|API]] as the Mothership does. Distributed servers need to be [[#Synchronisation|synchronized]].

Distributed services provide full featured [[Platform_Team/Sugar_Network/API|API]] as the Mothership does. Distributed servers need to be [[#Synchronisation|synchronized]].

=== Synchronisation ===

=== Synchronisation ===

=== Personal server ===

=== Personal server ===

This local application provides limited [[Sugar_Network/API|API]] to get access to:

This local application provides limited [[Platform_Team/Sugar_Network/API|API]] to get access to:

* Private data in user's home directory,

* Private data in user's home directory,