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+<a id="Introduction"></a>Introduction
+=====================================
+
+Welcome to the Icinga Director, the bleeding edge configuration tool for
+Icinga 2! Developed as an Icinga Web 2 module it aims to be your new
+favorite Icinga config deployment tool. Even if you prefer plain text
+files and manual configuration, chances are good that the Director will
+change your mind.
+
+Director is here to make your life easier. As an Icinga 2 pro you know
+all the knobs and tricks Icinga2 provides. However, you are not willing
+to do the same work again and again. Someone wants to add a new server,
+tweak some thresholds, adjust notifications? They shouldn't need to
+bother you.
+
+No way, you might think. You do not trust your users, they might break
+things. Well... no. Not with the Director. It provides an audit log that
+shows any single change. You can re-deploy old configurations at any time.
+And you will be allowed to restrict what your users are allowed to do in
+a very granular way.
+
+Doing automation? Want to feed your monitoring from your configuration
+management tool, or from your CMDB? You'll love the endless possibilities
+Director provides.
+
+
+Basic architecture
+------------------
+
+Icinga Director uses the Icinga 2 API to talk to your monitoring system.
+It will help you to deploy your configuration, regardless of whether you
+are using a single node Icinga installation or a distributed setup with
+multiple masters and satellites.
+
+    +------------+     +--------------+    +------------+
+    | Sat 1 / EU |     | Sat 2 / Asia |    | Sat 3 / US |
+    +------------+     +--------------+    +------------+
+            \           /                    /
+             \         /                    /
+           +-------------+       +-------------+
+           |  Master 1   | <===> |  Master 2   |  (Master-Zone)
+           +-------------+       +-------------+
+                 ^                       ^
+                 |   Icinga 2 REST API   :
+                 |                       :
+               +----------------------------+
+               |       Icinga Director      |
+               +----------------------------+
+
+Using the Icinga 2 Agent? Perfect, the Director will make your life much
+easier!