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# Operating MaxScale

* REST API
  * [Configuring the REST-API](/docs/maxscale/maxscale-management/configuring-maxscales-rest-api.md)
  * [Creating a REST API User](/docs/maxscale/maxscale-management/administrative-tools-for-mariadb-maxscale-maxctrl/creating-a-rest-api-user-for-maxscale-with-maxctrl.md)
  * [Deleting a REST API User](/docs/maxscale/reference/maxscale-maxctrl.md#destroy-user)
* TLS
  * [Enabling TLS on MaxScale](/docs/maxscale/maxscale-management/deployment/installation-and-configuration/maxscale-configuration-guide.md#tlsssl-encryption)
  * [Enabling TLS for MaxScale's REST API](/docs/maxscale/maxscale-management/administrative-tools-for-mariadb-maxscale-maxctrl/connecting-to-maxscale-using-tls-with-maxctrl.md)
  * [Connecting to MaxScale using TLS with MaxCtrl](/docs/maxscale/maxscale-management/administrative-tools-for-mariadb-maxscale-maxctrl/connecting-to-maxscale-using-tls-with-maxctrl.md)
* MaxGUI
  * [Configuring MaxScale for MaxGUI](/docs/maxscale/maxscale-management/maxgui/configuring-maxscale-for-maxgui.md)
* Operations
  * [Setting a Server to Maintenance Mode with MaxGUI](/docs/maxscale/maxscale-management/administrative-tools-for-mariadb-maxscale-maxctrl/maxctrl-setting-a-server-to-maintenance-mode-in-maxscale-with-maxctrl.md)

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