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## Pools

Pools can be used to group a set of similar fixed systems together, so they can be treated as a single Workspace for user access. 
Users will see a single Workspace icon on their dashboard, but their session will get distributed to an available server in the pool.
Each server in the pool can be set to support 1 or more concurrent sessions. Kasm automatically distributes the sessions
evenly over the servers.

You can create two different types of pools in Kasm:
* **Docker Agent Pools:** These pools contain Linux-based VMs running a Docker engine.  They're designed for hosting Linux-based workspaces.  Each VM within a Docker Agent pool can run multiple workspace containers.
* **Server Pools:** These pools contain Windows-based VMs. They're designed for hosting Windows-based workspaces.  Each VM in a Server pool typically provides a single Windows desktop experience, often accessed via RDP.


```{note}
AutoScaling is available in the Community and Enterprise editions only. If applicable, the adminsitrator will have 3 links underneath the table for **All AutoScale Configs**, **All VM Provider Configs** and **All DNS Provider Configs**. 
These allow the administrator to see all of the configs available and make changes, but the recommended approach is to use the **Edit** option on a specific pool.
```

```{figure} /images/compute/pools.webp
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**Server Pools**
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## Create Pool

- Click the **Infrastructure** item in the navigation menu.
- Select the **Pools** option in the dropdown menu.
- Select **Add** from the top right of the **Pools** table.
- Provide a name for the server pool. 
- Choose the pool type. It can be either [Docker Agent](/guide/agent_settings.md) or [Server](/guide/compute/servers.md).

```{figure} /images/autoscaling/pool_create.png
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**Create Pool**
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