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> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://help.mail-and-deploy.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Introduction to Components of Mail & Deploy

### General

The architecture chapter describes all the components of Mail & Deploy and how they interact with each other. The components of Mail & Deploy are:

| Component | Description |
| --- | --- |
| [Server](/release36/docs/server) | The central component of Mail & Deploy that runs as a windows service under the [Service Account](/release36/docs/service-account). |
| [Report Designer](/release36/docs/report-designer) | A local desktop application to design reports. |