> 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/start-here.md).

# Start Here

- [Start Here](https://docs.pinot.apache.org/start-here/getting-started.md): Start here to learn Apache Pinot and go from zero to running your first query. Follow the guided onboarding path or jump to the section that fits your experience level.
- [What is Pinot?](https://docs.pinot.apache.org/start-here/what-is-pinot.md): Learn what Apache Pinot is, what problems it solves, and whether it is the right tool for your use case.
- [10-Minute Quickstart](https://docs.pinot.apache.org/start-here/ten-minute-quickstart.md): Run a complete Pinot cluster with sample data in under 10 minutes.
- [Quick Start Examples](https://docs.pinot.apache.org/start-here/quick-start.md): This section describes quick start commands that launch all Pinot components in a single process.
- [Install / Deploy](https://docs.pinot.apache.org/start-here/install.md): Choose the deployment method that matches your environment.
- [Local](https://docs.pinot.apache.org/start-here/install/local.md): Start a Pinot cluster on your local machine.
- [Docker](https://docs.pinot.apache.org/start-here/install/docker.md): Start a Pinot cluster using Docker containers.
- [Kubernetes](https://docs.pinot.apache.org/start-here/install/kubernetes.md): Deploy a Pinot cluster on Kubernetes using Helm.
- [Stream Ingestion on Kubernetes](https://docs.pinot.apache.org/start-here/install/stream-ingestion.md): Load streaming data into Pinot on Kubernetes using Kafka
- [Managed Kubernetes](https://docs.pinot.apache.org/start-here/install/managed-kubernetes.md): Set up a Kubernetes cluster on your cloud provider.
- [AWS](https://docs.pinot.apache.org/start-here/install/managed-kubernetes/aws.md): Provision a managed Kubernetes cluster on Amazon EKS ready for Pinot.
- [GCP](https://docs.pinot.apache.org/start-here/install/managed-kubernetes/gcp.md): Provision a managed Kubernetes cluster on Google GKE ready for Pinot.
- [Azure](https://docs.pinot.apache.org/start-here/install/managed-kubernetes/azure.md): Provision a managed Kubernetes cluster on Azure AKS ready for Pinot.
- [First Table + Schema](https://docs.pinot.apache.org/start-here/first-table-and-schema.md): Create your first Pinot schema and table, ready for data ingestion.
- [First Batch Ingest](https://docs.pinot.apache.org/start-here/first-batch-ingest.md): Import your first batch of data into Pinot and see it appear in the query console.
- [First Stream Ingest](https://docs.pinot.apache.org/start-here/first-stream-ingest.md): Set up real-time streaming ingestion from Kafka and watch data arrive in Pinot.
- [First Query](https://docs.pinot.apache.org/start-here/first-query.md): Run your first SQL queries against Pinot using the Query Console and REST API.
- [Version Reference](https://docs.pinot.apache.org/start-here/pinot-versions.md): Current Apache Pinot release version and how to pin versions in examples.


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