# Basics - [Concepts](https://docs.pinot.apache.org/release-0.4.0/basics/concepts.md): Learn about the various components of Pinot and terminologies used to describe data stored in Pinot - [Architecture](https://docs.pinot.apache.org/release-0.4.0/basics/architecture.md): This page covers everything you need to know about how queries are computed in Pinot's distributed systems architecture. - [Components](https://docs.pinot.apache.org/release-0.4.0/basics/components.md): Learn about the different components and logical abstractions - [Cluster](https://docs.pinot.apache.org/release-0.4.0/basics/components/cluster.md) - [Controller](https://docs.pinot.apache.org/release-0.4.0/basics/components/controller.md) - [Broker](https://docs.pinot.apache.org/release-0.4.0/basics/components/broker.md) - [Server](https://docs.pinot.apache.org/release-0.4.0/basics/components/server.md) - [Minion](https://docs.pinot.apache.org/release-0.4.0/basics/components/minion.md) - [Tenant](https://docs.pinot.apache.org/release-0.4.0/basics/components/tenant.md) - [Table](https://docs.pinot.apache.org/release-0.4.0/basics/components/table.md) - [Schema](https://docs.pinot.apache.org/release-0.4.0/basics/components/schema.md) - [Segment](https://docs.pinot.apache.org/release-0.4.0/basics/components/segment.md) - [Getting started](https://docs.pinot.apache.org/release-0.4.0/basics/getting-started.md): This section contains quick start guides to help you get up and running with Pinot. - [Frequent questions](https://docs.pinot.apache.org/release-0.4.0/basics/getting-started/frequent-questions.md): This page has a collection of frequently asked questions with answers from the community. - [Running Pinot locally](https://docs.pinot.apache.org/release-0.4.0/basics/getting-started/running-pinot-locally.md): This quick start guide will help you bootstrap a Pinot standalone instance on your local machine. - [Running Pinot in Docker](https://docs.pinot.apache.org/release-0.4.0/basics/getting-started/running-pinot-in-docker.md): This quick start guide will show you how to run a Pinot cluster using Docker. - [Running Pinot in Kubernetes](https://docs.pinot.apache.org/release-0.4.0/basics/getting-started/kubernetes-quickstart.md): Pinot quick start in Kubernetes - [Public cloud examples](https://docs.pinot.apache.org/release-0.4.0/basics/getting-started/public-cloud-examples.md): This page contains multiple quick start guides for deploying Pinot to a public cloud provider. - [Running on Azure](https://docs.pinot.apache.org/release-0.4.0/basics/getting-started/public-cloud-examples/azure-quickstart.md): This starter guide provides a quick start for running Pinot on Microsoft Azure - [Running on GCP](https://docs.pinot.apache.org/release-0.4.0/basics/getting-started/public-cloud-examples/gcp-quickstart.md): This starter provides a quick start for running Pinot on Google Cloud Platform (GCP) - [Running on AWS](https://docs.pinot.apache.org/release-0.4.0/basics/getting-started/public-cloud-examples/aws-quickstart.md): This guide provides a quick start for running Pinot on Amazon Web Services (AWS). - [Manual cluster setup](https://docs.pinot.apache.org/release-0.4.0/basics/getting-started/advanced-pinot-setup.md): This quick start guide will show you how to set up a Pinot cluster manually. - [Batch import example](https://docs.pinot.apache.org/release-0.4.0/basics/getting-started/pushing-your-data-to-pinot.md): Step-by-step guide on pushing your own data into the Pinot cluster - [Stream ingestion example](https://docs.pinot.apache.org/release-0.4.0/basics/getting-started/pushing-your-streaming-data-to-pinot.md): The Docker instructions on this page are still WIP - [Data import](https://docs.pinot.apache.org/release-0.4.0/basics/data-import.md): This section is an overview of the various options for importing data into Pinot. - [Stream ingestion](https://docs.pinot.apache.org/release-0.4.0/basics/data-import/pinot-stream-ingestion.md): This page contains guides related to importing data from Apache Kafka using stream ingestion. - [Import from Kafka](https://docs.pinot.apache.org/release-0.4.0/basics/data-import/pinot-stream-ingestion/import-from-apache-kafka.md): This guide shows you how to ingest a stream of records from an Apache Kafka topic into a Pinot table. - [File systems](https://docs.pinot.apache.org/release-0.4.0/basics/data-import/pinot-file-system.md): This section contains a collection of short guides to show you how to import from a Pinot supported file system. - [Import from ADLS (Azure)](https://docs.pinot.apache.org/release-0.4.0/basics/data-import/pinot-file-system/import-from-adls-azure.md): This guide shows you how to import data from files stored in Azure Data Lake Storage (ADLS) - [Import from HDFS](https://docs.pinot.apache.org/release-0.4.0/basics/data-import/pinot-file-system/import-from-hdfs.md): This guide shows you how to import data from HDFS. - [Import from GCP](https://docs.pinot.apache.org/release-0.4.0/basics/data-import/pinot-file-system/import-from-gcp.md): This guide shows you how to import data from GCP (Google Cloud Platform). - [Input formats](https://docs.pinot.apache.org/release-0.4.0/basics/data-import/pinot-input-formats.md): This section contains a collection of guides that will show you how to import data from a Pinot supported input format. - [Import from CSV](https://docs.pinot.apache.org/release-0.4.0/basics/data-import/pinot-input-formats/import-from-csv.md): This guide shows you how to import a CSV file of records into Pinot. - [Import from JSON](https://docs.pinot.apache.org/release-0.4.0/basics/data-import/pinot-input-formats/import-from-json.md): This guide shows you how to import a JSON file of records into Pinot. - [Import from Avro](https://docs.pinot.apache.org/release-0.4.0/basics/data-import/pinot-input-formats/import-from-avro.md): This guide shows you how to import records into Pinot using Avro file format. - [Import from Parquet](https://docs.pinot.apache.org/release-0.4.0/basics/data-import/pinot-input-formats/import-from-parquet.md): This guide shows you how to import records from a Parquet file into Pinot. - [Import from Thrift](https://docs.pinot.apache.org/release-0.4.0/basics/data-import/pinot-input-formats/import-from-thrift.md): This guide shows you how to import records into Pinot using a Thrift file. - [Import from ORC](https://docs.pinot.apache.org/release-0.4.0/basics/data-import/pinot-input-formats/import-from-orc.md): This guide shows you how to import records into Pinot using ORC file format. - [Feature guides](https://docs.pinot.apache.org/release-0.4.0/basics/features.md): This section contains articles that provide technical and implementation details of Pinot features - [Pinot data explorer](https://docs.pinot.apache.org/release-0.4.0/basics/features/exploring-pinot.md): Explore the data on our Pinot cluster - [Text search support](https://docs.pinot.apache.org/release-0.4.0/basics/features/text-search-support.md): This page talks about support for text search functionality in Pinot. - [Indexing](https://docs.pinot.apache.org/release-0.4.0/basics/features/indexing.md): This page describes the different indexing techniques available in Pinot - [Releases](https://docs.pinot.apache.org/release-0.4.0/basics/releases.md): The following summarizes Pinot's releases, from the latest one to the earliest one. - [0.3.0](https://docs.pinot.apache.org/release-0.4.0/basics/releases/0.3.0.md): 0.3.0 release of Apache Pinot introduces the concept of plugins that makes it easy to extend and integrate with other systems. - [0.2.0](https://docs.pinot.apache.org/release-0.4.0/basics/releases/0.2.0.md): The 0.2.0 release is the first release after the initial one and includes several improvements, reported following. - [0.1.0](https://docs.pinot.apache.org/release-0.4.0/basics/releases/1.0.md): The 0.1.0 is first release of Pinot as an Apache project - [Recipes](https://docs.pinot.apache.org/release-0.4.0/basics/recipes.md): Here you will find a collection of ready-made sample applications and examples for real-world data - [GitHub Events Stream](https://docs.pinot.apache.org/release-0.4.0/basics/recipes/github-events-stream.md): Steps for setting up a Pinot cluster and a realtime table which consumes from the GitHub events stream. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. 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