Where can n2pdf be used?

Client or server? The best choice for you depends exclusively on how you want to use it.

One way is for your staff to use n2pdf Client is for generating PDF files directly within the Lotus Notes client. A client-based installation is the sensible way to go when it is important for users to have PDF functionality right at their workspaces to avoid troublesome manual configuring when creating PDF documents. The only thing users have to do is activate a local agent, which then generates the PDF file.

When this method is impractical or you prefer not to use it, then n2pdf Server Agent is the ideal solution. An agent is provided on the server to run the desired functions. The user then has to simply start the agent through user interaction (or the agent is run on an automated schedule). This ensures that a server based integration provides exactly the same features and functionality as does that on the client.

When looking at the n2pdf server task, then the question "client or server" depends more on the available system resources and the plattform, than anything else. Your infrastructure defines if it makes more sense to install the n2pdf server task on a client or on a server.

You have a Windows based Domino server which has free resources? Then just load the server task on that machine. You do not have a Windows server or would like to use a machine just to create PDFs? Then load the task on a client machine and use the functionality there. It doesn't make a difference to the n2pdf server task if it is being used on a server or a client machine.