# Elastic Documentation

> Elastic provides an open source search, analytics, and AI platform, and out-of-the-box solutions for observability and security. The Search AI platform combines the power of search and generative AI to provide near real-time search and analysis with relevance to reduce your time to value.
>
>Elastic offers the following solutions or types of projects:
>
>* [Elasticsearch](https://www.elastic.co/docs/solutions/search): Build powerful search and RAG applications using Elasticsearch's vector database, AI toolkit, and advanced retrieval capabilities.
>* [Elastic Observability](https://www.elastic.co/docs/solutions/observability): Gain comprehensive visibility into applications, infrastructure, and user experience through logs, metrics, traces, and other telemetry data, all in a single interface.
>* [Elastic Security](https://www.elastic.co/docs/solutions/security): Combine SIEM, endpoint security, and cloud security to provide comprehensive tools for threat detection and prevention, investigation, and response.

The documentation is organized to guide you through your journey with Elastic, from learning the basics to deploying and managing complex solutions. Here is a detailed breakdown of the documentation structure:

* [**Elastic fundamentals**](https://www.elastic.co/docs/get-started): Understand the basics about the deployment options, platform, and solutions, and features of the documentation.
* [**Solutions and use cases**](https://www.elastic.co/docs/solutions): Learn use cases, evaluate, and implement Elastic's solutions: Observability, Search, and Security.
* [**Manage data**](https://www.elastic.co/docs/manage-data): Learn about data store primitives, ingestion and enrichment, managing the data lifecycle, and migrating data.
* [**Explore and analyze**](https://www.elastic.co/docs/explore-analyze): Get value from data through querying, visualization, machine learning, and alerting.
* [**Deploy and manage**](https://www.elastic.co/docs/deploy-manage): Deploy and manage production-ready clusters. Covers deployment options and maintenance tasks.
* [**Manage your Cloud account**](https://www.elastic.co/docs/cloud-account): A dedicated section for user-facing cloud account tasks like resetting passwords.
* [**Troubleshoot**](https://www.elastic.co/docs/troubleshoot): Identify and resolve problems.
* [**Extend and contribute**](https://www.elastic.co/docs/extend): How to contribute to or integrate with Elastic, from open source to plugins to integrations.
* [**Release notes**](https://www.elastic.co/docs/release-notes): Contains release notes and changelogs for each new release.
* [**Reference**](https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference): Reference material for core tasks and manuals for optional products.
## Elastic fundamentals

* [Evaluate Elastic during a trial](https://www.elastic.co/docs/get-started/evaluate-elastic): Build a successful proof of concept during your Elastic trial. Learn how to define success criteria, choose the right deployment and use case, measure results, and prepare for production.
* [Solutions overview](https://www.elastic.co/docs/get-started/introduction): Overview of Elastic's three search-powered solutions—Elasticsearch, Elastic Observability, and Elastic Security—with guidance on choosing the right one.
* [Deployment options](https://www.elastic.co/docs/get-started/deployment-options): Overview of Elastic deployment options including Elastic Cloud, self-managed, and serverless, to help choose the infrastructure model that fits your needs.
* [The Elastic Stack](https://www.elastic.co/docs/get-started/the-stack): The Elastic Stack is a group of open source products that work together to securely store, search, analyze, and visualize your data.
* [Versioning and availability](https://www.elastic.co/docs/get-started/versioning-availability): Reference for how Elastic products are versioned, how feature availability badges work, and how to find documentation for your deployment type and version.
* [How to use the documentation](https://www.elastic.co/docs/get-started/howto-use-the-docs): Overview of the Elastic documentation structure, navigation, and applicability badges to help find content relevant to your deployment type and version.
* [Glossary](https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/glossary)

## Solutions and use cases

* [Search use case](https://www.elastic.co/docs/solutions/search)
* [Elasticsearch solution overview](https://www.elastic.co/docs/solutions/elasticsearch-solution-project)
* [Elastic Observability solution overview](https://www.elastic.co/docs/solutions/observability)
* [Elastic Security solution & project type overview](https://www.elastic.co/docs/solutions/security): Elastic Security combines threat detection analytics, cloud native security, and endpoint protection capabilities in a single solution.

## Manage data

* [The Elasticsearch data store](https://www.elastic.co/docs/manage-data/data-store)
* [Ingest: Bring your data to Elastic](https://www.elastic.co/docs/manage-data/ingest)
* [Data lifecycle](https://www.elastic.co/docs/manage-data/lifecycle)
* [Migrate your Elasticsearch data](https://www.elastic.co/docs/manage-data/migrate)
* [Use case: Use Elasticsearch to manage time series data](https://www.elastic.co/docs/manage-data/use-case-use-elasticsearch-to-manage-time-series-data)

## Explore and analyze data with Kibana

* [Learn data exploration and visualization with Kibana](https://www.elastic.co/docs/explore-analyze/kibana-data-exploration-learning-tutorial): Learn Kibana's core analyst features, including Discover, ES|QL, Lens, and Dashboards, by exploring data, building visualizations, and sharing a dashboard.
* [Querying and filtering](https://www.elastic.co/docs/explore-analyze/query-filter)
* [Geospatial analysis](https://www.elastic.co/docs/explore-analyze/geospatial-analysis)
* [Transforming data](https://www.elastic.co/docs/explore-analyze/transforms)
* [Elastic Inference](https://www.elastic.co/docs/explore-analyze/elastic-inference)
* [What is Elastic Machine Learning?](https://www.elastic.co/docs/explore-analyze/machine-learning)
* [Scripting](https://www.elastic.co/docs/explore-analyze/scripting)
* [Cross-cluster search](https://www.elastic.co/docs/explore-analyze/cross-cluster-search)
* [Cross-project search](https://www.elastic.co/docs/explore-analyze/cross-project-search): Learn how cross-project search (CPS) enables you to search across multiple Serverless projects from a single request.
* [AI-powered features](https://www.elastic.co/docs/explore-analyze/ai-features): Explore AI-powered features in the Elastic Stack, including Elastic Agent Builder, and machine learning tools for search, observability, and security workflows.
* [Discover](https://www.elastic.co/docs/explore-analyze/discover): Use Discover to search and filter documents, analyze field structures, visualize patterns, and save findings to reuse later or share with dashboards.
* [Dashboards](https://www.elastic.co/docs/explore-analyze/dashboards): Visualize and share insights from your Elasticsearch data using interactive panels, charts, maps, and custom filters.
* [Panels and visualizations](https://www.elastic.co/docs/explore-analyze/visualize)
* [Find and organize content](https://www.elastic.co/docs/explore-analyze/find-and-organize)
* [Reporting and sharing](https://www.elastic.co/docs/explore-analyze/report-and-share)
* [Alerting](https://www.elastic.co/docs/explore-analyze/alerting): Watch your data and respond to conditions automatically with Elastic alerting. Compare Kibana alerting, the experimental ES|QL-based alerting system, and Watcher to find the right fit.
* [Cases](https://www.elastic.co/docs/explore-analyze/cases): Track incidents, document findings, and coordinate response efforts with cases in Elastic Security, Observability, or Stack Management.
* [Workflows](https://www.elastic.co/docs/explore-analyze/workflows): Build automated workflows in Kibana to turn data insights into action.
* [Numeral formatting](https://www.elastic.co/docs/explore-analyze/numeral-formatting)

## Deploy and manage

* [Deploy](https://www.elastic.co/docs/deploy-manage/deploy)
* [Distributed architecture](https://www.elastic.co/docs/deploy-manage/distributed-architecture)
* [Production guidance](https://www.elastic.co/docs/deploy-manage/production-guidance)
* [Reference architectures](https://www.elastic.co/docs/deploy-manage/reference-architectures)
* [Elastic Stack settings](https://www.elastic.co/docs/deploy-manage/stack-settings)
* [Backup, high availability, and resilience tools](https://www.elastic.co/docs/deploy-manage/tools)
* [Autoscaling](https://www.elastic.co/docs/deploy-manage/autoscaling)
* [Cloud Connect](https://www.elastic.co/docs/deploy-manage/cloud-connect)
* [Security](https://www.elastic.co/docs/deploy-manage/security)
* [Users and roles](https://www.elastic.co/docs/deploy-manage/users-roles)
* [Spaces](https://www.elastic.co/docs/deploy-manage/manage-spaces)
* [Elastic API keys](https://www.elastic.co/docs/deploy-manage/api-keys)
* [Application connections](https://www.elastic.co/docs/deploy-manage/app-connections): Register OAuth clients and manage application connections for authorized access to Elastic Serverless projects.
* [Connectors](https://www.elastic.co/docs/deploy-manage/manage-connectors)
* [Remote clusters](https://www.elastic.co/docs/deploy-manage/remote-clusters)
* [Configure cross-project search](https://www.elastic.co/docs/deploy-manage/cross-project-search-config)
* [Monitoring](https://www.elastic.co/docs/deploy-manage/monitor)
* [Configure Kibana reporting](https://www.elastic.co/docs/deploy-manage/kibana-reporting-configuration)
* [Customize Kibana branding](https://www.elastic.co/docs/deploy-manage/kibana-custom-branding): Replace the default Elastic branding in Kibana with your own logo, organization name, page title, and favicon.
* [Manage your Cloud organization](https://www.elastic.co/docs/deploy-manage/cloud-organization)
* [Licenses and subscriptions](https://www.elastic.co/docs/deploy-manage/license)
* [Maintenance](https://www.elastic.co/docs/deploy-manage/maintenance)
* [Upgrade your deployment, cluster, or orchestrator](https://www.elastic.co/docs/deploy-manage/upgrade)
* [Uninstall](https://www.elastic.co/docs/deploy-manage/uninstall)

## Manage your Cloud account and preferences

* [Join or leave an organization](https://www.elastic.co/docs/cloud-account/join-or-leave-an-organization)
* [Update your email address](https://www.elastic.co/docs/cloud-account/update-your-email-address)
* [Change your password](https://www.elastic.co/docs/cloud-account/change-your-password)
* [Add a login method](https://www.elastic.co/docs/cloud-account/add-a-login-method)
* [Multifactor authentication](https://www.elastic.co/docs/cloud-account/multifactor-authentication)
* [View and switch between Elastic Cloud organizations](https://www.elastic.co/docs/cloud-account/switch-organizations): Learn how to view all Elastic Cloud organizations you belong to, switch between them, and understand the login experience when you have multiple organizations.
* [Use dark mode in Kibana](https://www.elastic.co/docs/cloud-account/dark-mode)
* [Use high-contrast mode in Kibana](https://www.elastic.co/docs/cloud-account/high-contrast): Use high-contrast mode in Kibana.
* [Change the interface language in Kibana](https://www.elastic.co/docs/cloud-account/change-interface-language): Change the Kibana interface language from your user menu or profile.

## Troubleshooting

* [Troubleshoot Elasticsearch](https://www.elastic.co/docs/troubleshoot/elasticsearch)
* [Troubleshoot Kibana](https://www.elastic.co/docs/troubleshoot/kibana)
* [Troubleshoot Observability](https://www.elastic.co/docs/troubleshoot/observability)
* [Troubleshoot Security](https://www.elastic.co/docs/troubleshoot/security)
* [Troubleshoot ingestion tools](https://www.elastic.co/docs/troubleshoot/ingest)
* [Troubleshoot Elastic Cloud](https://www.elastic.co/docs/troubleshoot/deployments/elastic-cloud)
* [Troubleshoot Elastic Cloud Enterprise](https://www.elastic.co/docs/troubleshoot/deployments/cloud-enterprise/cloud-enterprise)
* [Troubleshoot Elastic Cloud on Kubernetes](https://www.elastic.co/docs/troubleshoot/deployments/cloud-on-k8s/kubernetes)

## Elastic release notes

* [Elasticsearch release notes](https://www.elastic.co/docs/release-notes/elasticsearch)
* [Kibana release notes](https://www.elastic.co/docs/release-notes/kibana)
* [Elastic Agent release notes](https://www.elastic.co/docs/release-notes/elastic-agent)
* [Fleet Server release notes](https://www.elastic.co/docs/release-notes/fleet-server)
* [Logstash release notes](https://www.elastic.co/docs/release-notes/logstash)
* [Beats release notes](https://www.elastic.co/docs/release-notes/beats)
* [Elastic Cloud Serverless changelog](https://www.elastic.co/docs/release-notes/cloud-serverless)
* [Elastic Cloud Hosted release notes](https://www.elastic.co/docs/release-notes/cloud-hosted)
* [Elastic Cloud Enterprise release notes](https://www.elastic.co/docs/release-notes/cloud-enterprise)
* [Elastic Cloud on Kubernetes release notes](https://www.elastic.co/docs/release-notes/cloud-on-k8s)
* [Elastic Observability release notes](https://www.elastic.co/docs/release-notes/observability)
* [Elastic Security release notes](https://www.elastic.co/docs/release-notes/security)
* [Elastic Common Schema (ECS) release notes](https://www.elastic.co/docs/release-notes/ecs)
* [Elastic Cloud Control (ECCTL) release notes](https://www.elastic.co/docs/release-notes/ecctl)

## Reference

* [Elasticsearch](https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/elasticsearch)
* [Kibana](https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/kibana)
* [Cloud](https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/cloud)
* [Elastic Security reference](https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/security)
* [Elastic Observability reference](https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/observability)
* [Ingestion tools](https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/ingestion-tools)
* [Elastic Common Schema (ECS) reference](https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/ecs)
* [Machine learning](https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/machine-learning)
* [Search UI](https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/search-ui)
* [Glossary](https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/glossary)

## Extend and contribute

* [Contribute to Kibana](https://www.elastic.co/docs/extend/kibana)
* [Contribute to Logstash](https://www.elastic.co/docs/extend/logstash)
* [Contribute to Beats](https://www.elastic.co/docs/extend/beats)
* [Create Elasticsearch plugins](https://www.elastic.co/docs/extend/elasticsearch)
* [Create an Integration](https://www.elastic.co/docs/extend/integrations)

## Contribute to Elastic documentation

* [Contribute on the web](https://www.elastic.co/docs/contribute-docs/on-the-web): Make documentation updates directly in your browser using GitHub's web editor without setting up a local development environment.
* [Contribute locally](https://www.elastic.co/docs/contribute-docs/locally): Set up Elastic documentation repositories locally and learn how to build, preview, and submit documentation changes.
* [Syntax quick reference](https://www.elastic.co/docs/contribute-docs/syntax-quick-reference): Quick reference for commonly used Markdown syntax elements in Elastic documentation, including directives, metadata, and tagging.
* [Elastic Docs content types](https://www.elastic.co/docs/contribute-docs/content-types): Overview of guidelines for choosing the appropriate content types in the Elastic documentation.
* [How-to guides](https://www.elastic.co/docs/contribute-docs/how-to): Practical guides for common Elastic documentation tasks, including writing issues, SEO, and cumulative documentation.
* [Technical writing style guide](https://www.elastic.co/docs/contribute-docs/style-guide): Editorial guidelines for writing clear, consistent Elastic documentation, including voice, tone, and formatting conventions.
* [Documentation tools](https://www.elastic.co/docs/contribute-docs/tools): Tools for writing Elastic documentation more efficiently, including the VS Code extension and Vale linter.
* [Contribute to Elastic API docs](https://www.elastic.co/docs/contribute-docs/api-docs): Learn how to contribute to Elastic API docs, from writing summaries and descriptions to previewing your changes locally.
* [Contribute to elastic.co/guide (Asciidoc)](https://www.elastic.co/docs/contribute-docs/asciidoc-guide): Instructions for contributing to Asciidoc-based documentation published at elastic.co/guide, including editing workflows and conversion tools.