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# Which Problems Are Solved For existing customers it could be hard to understand the new aligned terms we have defined, if they are already used to the "old term" # How the Problems Are Solved Adding notes at the top of docs pages to state clearliy new and old terms.
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title: Instances
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description: "Overview of ZITADEL Instances—the virtual tenants providing full data isolation and independent settings."
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sidebar_label: Instances
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<TerminologyUpdate
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newTerm="Instance"
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oldTerms={["IAM"]}
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/>
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## Instance Structure
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An instance is the top node in ZITADEL's data hierarchy.
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Within an instance all the default [settings](/concepts/structure/policies),
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such as branding, login policy, password policy, etc. for the system can be configured.
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One instance normally runs on one domain and represents one issuer (e.g. login.customer.com).
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One instance can contain multiple [organizations](/guides/manage/console/organizations-overview),
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which in turn can represent your own company (e.g. departments), your business customers or a consumer organization.
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Read more about how to configure your instance in our [instance guide](/guides/manage/console/default-settings).
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This overview shows the general structure of ZITADEL.
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You will find more detailed explanations around the different concepts in the following sections.
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## Multiple Virtual Instances
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ZITADEL has the concept of virtual instances.
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When installing ZITADEL from scratch, one instance is always automatically created for you.
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Nevertheless, you can add more virtual instances via the [system API](/reference/api/system).
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This is useful if you have business customers, which in turn have their business customers with self-service and Custom Domain demands.
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By providing a virtual ZITADEL instances, your customers have all the customization options available in ZITADEL.
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Scaling ZITADEL instances virtually enables you to easily distribute your limited compute resources to all your customers.
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