> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://simplecloud.app/docs/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.
# Overview
> Run and manage your Minecraft server network from one dashboard or the SimpleCloud CLI.
SimpleCloud helps you run a Minecraft server network across one or more machines. Use the dashboard or CLI to create servers, control them, and see their status from one place.
## Get started
Open the SimpleCloud Dashboard and sign in. Its setup wizard gives you the command that installs SimpleCloud on your first machine and connects it to your network.
Connect your first machine and create your first server.
## Choose how your servers work
* A **server group** creates replaceable servers from shared settings and files. Use groups for proxies, lobbies, and game modes that may need multiple identical servers or automatic scaling.
* A **persistent server** is one named server that keeps its own world and files. Use it for a long-running server such as an SMP or build server.
* A **serverhost** is a machine on which SimpleCloud runs your Minecraft servers. Add another serverhost when you want to use another machine.
## Learn the essentials
Create servers that share a configuration.
Create a server that keeps its world and files.
Manage and monitor your network in the browser.
Manage your network from the terminal.