> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.portainer.io/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.portainer.io/sts/advanced.md).

# Advanced Topics

- [CLI configuration options](https://docs.portainer.io/sts/advanced/cli.md)
- [App templates](https://docs.portainer.io/sts/advanced/app-templates.md)
- [Build and host your own app templates](https://docs.portainer.io/sts/advanced/app-templates/build.md)
- [App template JSON format](https://docs.portainer.io/sts/advanced/app-templates/format.md)
- [The Portainer Edge Agent](https://docs.portainer.io/sts/advanced/edge-agent.md)
- [Access control](https://docs.portainer.io/sts/advanced/access-control.md)
- [Reset the admin user's password](https://docs.portainer.io/sts/advanced/reset-admin.md)
- [Security and compliance](https://docs.portainer.io/sts/advanced/security.md)
- [Manage Portainer using Terraform](https://docs.portainer.io/sts/advanced/manage-portainer-using-terraform.md)
- [Encrypting the Portainer database](https://docs.portainer.io/sts/advanced/db-encryption.md)
- [Using your own SSL certificate with Portainer](https://docs.portainer.io/sts/advanced/ssl.md)
- [Using mTLS with Portainer](https://docs.portainer.io/sts/advanced/mtls.md)
- [Stream auth and activity logs to an external provider](https://docs.portainer.io/sts/advanced/siem.md)
- [Using Portainer with reverse proxies](https://docs.portainer.io/sts/advanced/reverse-proxy.md)
- [Deploying Portainer behind Traefik Proxy](https://docs.portainer.io/sts/advanced/reverse-proxy/traefik.md)
- [Deploying Portainer behind nginx reverse proxy](https://docs.portainer.io/sts/advanced/reverse-proxy/nginx.md)
- [How Relative Path Support works in Portainer](https://docs.portainer.io/sts/advanced/relative-paths.md)
- [Helm chart configuration options](https://docs.portainer.io/sts/advanced/helm-chart-configuration-options.md)
- [Docker roles and permissions](https://docs.portainer.io/sts/advanced/docker-roles-and-permissions.md)
- [Kubernetes roles and bindings](https://docs.portainer.io/sts/advanced/kubernetes-roles-and-bindings.md)
- [Deprecated and removed features](https://docs.portainer.io/sts/advanced/deprecated.md)
- [Nomad](https://docs.portainer.io/sts/advanced/deprecated/nomad.md)
- [How to prestage an Edge Agent environment](https://docs.portainer.io/sts/advanced/how-to-prestage-an-edge-agent-environment.md)


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