In this chapter, we explained the core principles of the centralized mode with its advantages and disadvantages. Bazaar fully supports the centralized mode by using bound branches, and we have demonstrated, with examples, how you can switch in and out of this mode at any time. We have covered a few simple ways of setting up a central server, where team members can have shared write access to branches, and a few practical use cases.

The centralized mode in Bazaar is very flexible. It can be used for more than just to imitate the workflow of centralized version control systems. Essentially, it provides automatic synchronization of two branches, which can be practical in many situations, even as a part of more sophisticated distributed workflows.

The next chapter will explain common distributed workflows and how to implement them using Bazaar. Distributed workflows are the most scalable, and thus suitable for projects of any size.