[[_operating_mode]]

== Choosing an Operating Mode

Before deploying {{book.project.name}} in a production environment you need to decide which type of operating mode
you are going to use.  Will you run {{book.project.name}} within a cluster?  Do you want a centralized way to manage
your server configurations?  This is where deciding the operating mode comes in.  This decision
 effects how you configure databases, configure caching and even how you boot the server.

TIP: The {{book.project.name}} is built on top of the {{book.appserver.name}} Application Server.  This guide will only
     go over the basics for deployment within a specific mode.  If you want specific information on this, a better place
     to go would be the link:{{book.appserver.admindoc.link}}[{{book.appserver.admindoc.name}}]