# Introduction

This documentation contains administrator, user's and developer's guide of several products produced by H2020 West-Life project. Public services of this project are available at <https://www.west-life.eu>.

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Folowing topics are covered:

* [Data Management](https://h2020-westlife-eu.gitbook.io/virtual-folder-docs/data-management) gives introduction and general overview of subsequent products and how they fit into data infrustructre and data management ecosystem already available.
* [Virtual Folder](https://h2020-westlife-eu.gitbook.io/virtual-folder-docs/virtual-folder) provides a unified access mechanism to files stored in a variety of locations including the local file system, and B2DROP and other cloud storage facilities.&#x20;
* [Virtual Machines](https://h2020-westlife-eu.gitbook.io/virtual-folder-docs/virtual-machines) Various images and configuration are prepared for production, development and testing purposes.
* [Repository](https://h2020-westlife-eu.gitbook.io/virtual-folder-docs/repository) provides exemplar implementation of data management withing small facility who'd like to have web app support for data life cycle.


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