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title: Core Concepts
description: The model behind Atlasflow, from a Git push to a running service.
order: 5
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These pages explain how Atlasflow works and the objects you interact with. If you're just getting started, you don't need to read all of them first, but they're useful background when configuring projects or debugging deployments.

## In this section

- [How Atlasflow Works](/docs/concepts/how-it-works.md): The path from a Git push to a running, internet-facing service.
- [Projects](/docs/concepts/projects.md): The link between a GitHub repository and your deployments.
- [Deployments](/docs/concepts/deployments.md): The lifecycle, phases, and statuses of an Atlasflow deployment.
- [Builds](/docs/concepts/builds.md): How Atlasflow turns your repository into a container image.
- [Workspaces](/docs/concepts/workspaces.md): Accounts, workspaces, and how resources and billing are scoped.