> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.zwiron.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# What is Zwiron?

> Zwiron is a data movement platform for CDC sync, catalog, and quality — hosted or via outbound-only agent.

Zwiron is a **data pipeline platform** that syncs data between your databases, warehouses, streams, file storage, vector databases, and more — all from a single place.

You connect your source, connect your destination, and Zwiron handles everything in between: schema discovery, type mapping, batching, retries, incremental updates, and scheduling.

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  <Card title="Quickstart" icon="rocket" href="/getting-started/quickstart">
    Get your first pipeline running in 5 minutes
  </Card>

  <Card title="Install the Agent" icon="server" href="/getting-started/install-agent">
    Run the agent inside your own network
  </Card>

  <Card title="Connectors" icon="plug" href="/connectors/overview">
    5 enterprise connectors live — more on demand
  </Card>

  <Card title="Guides" icon="map" href="/guides/postgres-cdc-to-snowflake">
    Postgres CDC to Snowflake, MySQL to BigQuery, hosted vs agent
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

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## How it works in one sentence

Connect your source and destination. Zwiron reads data from the source and writes it to the destination — on a schedule you set, or in real time. Run pipelines on **Zwiron's hosted infrastructure** (no setup required for cloud services) or deploy a lightweight **Agent** inside your own network so your data never touches Zwiron's servers.

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## What you can do with Zwiron

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  <Accordion title="Sync databases to your data warehouse">
    Move tables from Postgres or MySQL to Snowflake or BigQuery — the five enterprise connectors live today. Full refresh, incremental, or CDC where supported. Additional connectors unlock on demand.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Capture changes in real time (CDC)">
    Use Change Data Capture to stream row-level inserts, updates, and deletes from PostgreSQL, MySQL, or MongoDB to your destination — with sub-minute latency, no polling.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Catalog and quality after sync">
    Profile connections to inventory tables and columns. Run quality checks after syncs. Share a glossary and tags so the team means the same thing.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Run hosted or in your network">
    Hosted mode runs sync on Zwiron — nothing to install for cloud endpoints. Agent mode keeps sync inside your VPC or on-prem when privacy demands it.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Transform data in transit">
    Apply column filters, renames, and type casts as data flows — no separate transformation layer needed.
  </Accordion>
</AccordionGroup>

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## Key properties

| Property                         | Detail                                                                                                 |
| -------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| **Two ways to run**              | Hosted for cloud endpoints. Agent when sync must stay in your network.                                 |
| **Encrypted credentials**        | Always encrypted at rest. Agent mode uses per-agent RSA; Hosted uses Zwiron infrastructure encryption. |
| **Incremental by default**       | Only move changed rows after the initial sync.                                                         |
| **Schema-aware**                 | Automatically discovers tables and columns. Handles schema changes gracefully.                         |
| **5 enterprise connectors live** | PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, Snowflake, BigQuery. More unlock on demand.                                |

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## Start here

If this is your first time, follow the [Quickstart guide](/getting-started/quickstart). It takes about 5 minutes.