# Summary of Administrative Tasks

The things you may need to do to set up and run the ColdFusion Server fall into several categories:

- Installing and configuring ColdFusion
- Managing data sources
- Managing server performance and resources
- Managing security for users, applications, and server resources

You can learn more about each of these areas of ColdFusion administration by referring to the information in the following table:

Information about ColdFusion Administration
Subject | Where to find it
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Installing ColdFusion | See Chapter 1, "Installing and Configuring ColdFusion".
Configuring ColdFusion data sources | Chapter 4, "Managing Data Sources".
Native database drivers for Oracle and Sybase databases
Configuring OLE-DB data sources
Setting debugging options | Chapter 3, "Configuring ColdFusion Server".
Configuring Administrator email
Managing log files
Clustering and load-balancing | Chapter 6, "Creating Scalable and Highly Available Web Sites".
Using CGI with ColdFusion | Chapter 7, "Using CGI with ColdFusion".
Configuring basic security for remote development and administration | Chapter 9, "Configuring Basic Security".
Configuring Advanced security for ColdFusion resources | Chapter 10, "Configuring Advanced Security".