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 # VIPSWeb
-This is the code for the public webpage for VIPS. It should be adaptable 
+This is the code for the public web page for VIPS. It should be adaptable 
 enough to suit many organizations.
 
+The public web page acts as a client of the [VIPSLogic system](https://gitlab.nibio.no/VIPS/VIPSLogic), all information displayed to the users in VIPSWeb is fetched via web service endpoints in VIPSLogic.
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+![How VIPSLogic fits into the whole VIPS architecture](./docs/illustrations/VIPS_whole_architecture.png "All VIPS system parts")
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 ## Requirements
 The system has been tested and found to run well on Ubuntu >= 18
 * The programming language is Python >= 3.6