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# Transports

**Transports** are used to send or receive **Files** across a network, including the internet.

There are two types of **Transports**;

* **Inbound Transports** are used to receive files from *remote* servers or services into *local* **Statelake File Connections**. Architecturally, expectations are that **File Connection** directories are *local* to the **Statelake** server.
* **Outbound Transports** are used to send files from *local* **Statelake File Connection** directories to *remote* servers or services. In most cases, this will involve crossing a network boundary. and will involve different protocols.