Administration Guide

This guide covers the essential administrative tasks for managing your Gluesync deployment. For detailed performance tuning and optimization guidelines, see our Best Practices Guide.

Control Plane Overview

The Gluesync Control Plane, accessible via port 1717, provides centralized management of your entire deployment:

Feature Description

Web UI

Browser-based interface for configuration and monitoring

REST APIs

Programmatic access for automation and integration

Notifications Hub

Central location for system alerts and status updates

Agent Management

Auto-Discovery

  • Agents automatically discover and join the Core Hub cluster via UDP

  • Kubernetes deployments use direct Core Hub addressing

  • No manual configuration needed for standard deployments

Agents can be added dynamically - the system will automatically detect and integrate them.

Connection Management

  • Default connection settings are optimized for most use cases

  • Advanced configuration available for specific needs

  • For detailed connection tuning, see Connection Management Best Practices

Pipeline Configuration

Entity Management

  • Configure data mappings between source and target

  • Set up filtering rules

  • Define transformation logic

Advanced Settings

  • Performance tuning options available

  • Security configuration

  • For detailed configuration guidelines, see Performance Optimization

Monitoring and Maintenance

Notification Center

  • Access via bell icon (🔔) in top navigation

  • Categorized by severity:

    • Errors (critical issues)

    • Warnings (potential problems)

    • Info (system updates)

Health Checks

  • Connection status monitoring

  • Resource utilization tracking

  • Performance metrics

For detailed monitoring setup, see Monitoring Guide.

Data Consistency

Initial Load

  • System automatically determines initial snapshot need

  • Supports both full snapshot and incremental updates

  • Progress tracking through notification system

Change Data Capture (CDC)

  • Real-time change tracking

  • Automatic recovery from connection losses

  • Transaction consistency maintenance

Security Administration

Authentication

  • API key management

  • User access control

  • Session management

Encryption

  • TLS support for connections

  • Certificate management

  • Secure credential storage

Additional Resources

Resource Description

Best Practices Guide

Detailed performance tuning and optimization guidelines

Troubleshooting Guide

Common issues and their solutions

Monitoring Guide

Setting up and using monitoring features

Logging Guide

Log configuration and management

Always refer to our Best Practices Guide when making configuration changes to ensure optimal performance.