# Architecture

AlgoWorld Explorer relies on the following technologies:

* Algorand - authentication, signing and sending transactions, compiling smart signatures. Additionally, AlgoExplorer APIs are the main source of interaction with the public Indexer.
* Github Actions -  for periodic cron jobs that process tasks and assist webapp functionality
* Vercel - hosting provider

The high level diagram below demonstrates the explorer interaction with various third party components, clients and technologies:

<figure><img src="https://393221099-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FqHVy8Onn4J7igVBRz7p9%2Fuploads%2FO6TBIktvNackrHMOQBYH%2FAlgoWorld%20Documentation.png?alt=media&#x26;token=5c850670-794d-45e2-8224-28304cf2b392" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure>