![How Nexus works](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/kuana2sp/production-main/38607273a818876cc50d9b4491ff13e97345651b-960x778.png?w=960&fit=max&auto=format)
Domino Nexus includes a control plane — a Kubernetes cluster hosting Domino services, and many data planes — special Kubernetes compute clusters that execute user workloads. Nexus can host its control plane and data planes anywhere so you can avoid moving data, and manage all environments in a single pane of glass.