> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.pinot.apache.org/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.pinot.apache.org/release-1.2.0/for-operators/operating-pinot.md).

# Deployment and Monitoring

There are multiple different sections in the documentation to help you get started with operating a Pinot cluster. If you are new to Pinot, start with the basics.

{% content-ref url="/pages/-M1SmDQWPB80r\_uM6nmZ" %}
[Concepts](/release-1.2.0/basics/concepts.md)
{% endcontent-ref %}

{% content-ref url="/pages/-M1SmG1cDvUFjSjD1tD8" %}
[Architecture](/release-1.2.0/basics/concepts/architecture.md)
{% endcontent-ref %}

To get started with operating a Pinot cluster, first look at the tutorials in [Getting Started](/release-1.2.0/basics/getting-started.md) on how to run a basic pinot cluster in various environments.

{% content-ref url="/pages/-M18E1t\_0W-wKBfdyCpM" %}
[Running Pinot locally](/release-1.2.0/basics/getting-started/running-pinot-locally.md)
{% endcontent-ref %}

{% content-ref url="/pages/-Lu7VDP3weOqHi5F5Hub" %}
[Running in Kubernetes](/release-1.2.0/basics/getting-started/kubernetes-quickstart.md)
{% endcontent-ref %}

You can then proceed to the more advanced Pinot setup in production environment.

{% content-ref url="/pages/-LxmLE6XUd4lHKavpcgT" %}
[Running Pinot in Production](/release-1.2.0/for-operators/tutorials/running-pinot-in-production.md)
{% endcontent-ref %}

### Related blog posts

Here are some related blog posts from the Apache Pinot community. You can find all of our blog posts on our [developer blog on Medium](https://medium.com/apache-pinot-developer-blog).

* [**Monitoring Apache Pinot with JMX, Prometheus and Grafana**](https://medium.com/apache-pinot-developer-blog/monitoring-apache-pinot-99034050c1a5)
* [**Achieving 99th percentile latency SLA using Apache Pinot**](https://medium.com/apache-pinot-developer-blog/achieving-99th-percentile-latency-sla-using-apache-pinot-2ba4ce1d9eff)


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