Introduction
What is Scanopy and how to get started.
Scanopy is a network discovery and visualization tool that automatically discovers hosts, services, and network topology across your infrastructure.
Key Features
- Network Discovery — Automatically find hosts and services on your network
- Service Detection — Identify 200+ services including databases, web servers, and home automation
- Topology Visualization — Interactive network maps with filtering and grouping
- Distributed Scanning — Deploy daemons across multiple networks
Cloud vs Self-Hosted
Scanopy is available in two deployment models:
Scanopy Cloud
- Managed service — We handle the server infrastructure
- Quick setup — Create an account and deploy daemons immediately
- Automatic updates — Always on the latest version
With Scanopy Cloud, you only need to deploy daemons to your networks. The server, database, and UI are managed for you.
Self-Hosted
- Full control — Run everything on your own infrastructure
- Data sovereignty — All data stays on your servers
- Customization — Configure server settings, OIDC, and more
Self-hosted users need to install the Scanopy server before deploying daemons. See the Self-Hosted section for setup instructions.
How Scanopy Works
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Scanopy Server │
│ (Cloud or Self-Hosted) │
└─────────────────────────┬───────────────────────────────────┘
│
┌─────────────────┼─────────────────┐
│ │ │
▼ ▼ ▼
┌───────────────┐ ┌───────────────┐ ┌───────────────┐
│ Network 1 │ │ Network 2 │ │ Network 3 │
│ [Daemon] │ │ [Daemon] │ │ [Daemon] │
└───────────────┘ └───────────────┘ └───────────────┘- Daemons run on your networks and perform discovery scans
- Server stores data and serves the web UI
- UI provides visualization, management, and configuration
Next Steps
- Cloud users: Continue to Quick Start
- Self-hosted users: Start with Server Installation, then return to Quick Start