# 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.

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[Concepts](/release-1.3.0/basics/concepts.md)
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[Architecture](/release-1.3.0/basics/concepts/architecture.md)
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To get started with operating a Pinot cluster, first look at the tutorials in [Getting Started](/release-1.3.0/basics/getting-started.md) on how to run a basic pinot cluster in various environments.

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[Running Pinot locally](/release-1.3.0/basics/getting-started/running-pinot-locally.md)
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[Running in Kubernetes](/release-1.3.0/basics/getting-started/kubernetes-quickstart.md)
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You can then proceed to the more advanced Pinot setup in production environment.

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[Running Pinot in Production](/release-1.3.0/for-operators/tutorials/running-pinot-in-production.md)
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### 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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# 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.

Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter:

```
GET https://docs.pinot.apache.org/release-1.3.0/for-operators/operating-pinot.md?ask=<question>
```

The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language.
The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation.

Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.