# Overview

Use this section when you are designing tables, ingesting data, querying Pinot, choosing indexes, or connecting Pinot to applications and tools. The goal here is to help you decide what to do next and then take you to the right detailed docs without forcing you through raw reference first.

## Core build workflows

{% content-ref url="data-modeling" %}
[data-modeling](https://docs.pinot.apache.org/build-with-pinot/data-modeling)
{% endcontent-ref %}

{% content-ref url="ingestion" %}
[ingestion](https://docs.pinot.apache.org/build-with-pinot/ingestion)
{% endcontent-ref %}

{% content-ref url="querying-and-sql" %}
[querying-and-sql](https://docs.pinot.apache.org/build-with-pinot/querying-and-sql)
{% endcontent-ref %}

{% content-ref url="indexing" %}
[indexing](https://docs.pinot.apache.org/build-with-pinot/indexing)
{% endcontent-ref %}

{% content-ref url="connectors-clients-apis" %}
[connectors-clients-apis](https://docs.pinot.apache.org/build-with-pinot/connectors-clients-apis)
{% endcontent-ref %}

## When to use Reference

If you already know the exact property, endpoint, or plugin you need, jump to the [Reference](https://docs.pinot.apache.org/reference/reference) section. Build-focused pages in this section explain how pieces fit together. Reference pages stay dense on purpose.

## What this page covered

This page introduced the task-oriented `Build with Pinot` structure and pointed to the main workflows for modeling, ingestion, querying, indexing, and integration.

## Next step

Start with the workflow that matches your immediate task, such as [Data modeling](https://docs.pinot.apache.org/build-with-pinot/data-modeling) or [Ingestion](https://docs.pinot.apache.org/build-with-pinot/ingestion).

## Related pages

* [Querying & SQL](https://docs.pinot.apache.org/build-with-pinot/querying-and-sql)
* [Functions](https://docs.pinot.apache.org/functions/functions)
* [Connectors, clients & APIs](https://docs.pinot.apache.org/build-with-pinot/connectors-clients-apis)
* [Reference](https://docs.pinot.apache.org/reference/reference)