# Main Site with Edges

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## Main Site with Edges

- A fully managed central JFrog Platform SaaS site
- One or more [JFrog Artifactory Edge](https://docs.jfrog.com/installation/docs/installing-artifactory-edge) self-hosted or JFrog SaaS sites
- Packages are distributed from the main site to edge sites using [release bundles](https://docs.jfrog.com/governance/docs/release-lifecycle-management), or accessed via [Smart Remote repositories](https://docs.jfrog.com/artifactory/docs/smart-remote-repositories) that proxy and cache repositories from the main site at the edge sites.
- Packages in the edges are read only (immutable), and consumed by the edge sites' clients
- Ideal for scenarios where software packages are developed and pushed to a main site, then need to be consumed at remote locations—such as by other organizational teams, customers, or vendors.

### Limitations

[Artifactory Edge](https://docs.jfrog.com/installation/docs/installing-artifactory-edge) comes with limited capabilities. Review the [comparison table](https://docs.jfrog.com/installation/docs/installing-artifactory-edge) to understand them better.

### Architecture

The following is a schematic high level architecture of such a topology

![Main Site with Edges](../../../../images/main-site-with-edges-saas.png)