# Instances

VM Essentials starts with provisioning Instances. In some platforms, an Instance is representative of a singular object like a virtual machine in VMware vCenter. In VM Essentials, this concept was rethought. An Instance is more of a representation of a resource or service. This service may involve several virtual machines, as in the case of a database cluster or horizontally-scaled web servers.

When viewing an Instance detail page, one is able to look at details and statistics specific to a virtual machine or container. VM Essentials simply helps simplify the management model for tracking these services.
