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2020-03-30 |
documentation, how to contribute, overview |
cloudant |
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{: #overview}
The online documentation for {{site.data.keyword.cloudantfull}} intends to help you get going quickly. For more information about {{site.data.keyword.cloudant_short_notm}}, see the {{site.data.keyword.cloudant_short_notm}} product page{: new_window}{: external}. {: shortdesc}
{{site.data.keyword.cloudant_short_notm}}{: new_window}{: external} is a document-oriented database as a service (DBaaS) that stores data as documents in JSON format. It is built with adaptability, high availability, and durability in mind, as well as a wide variety of indexing options that include MapReduce, {{site.data.keyword.cloudant_short_notm}} Query, full-text indexing, and geospatial indexing. The replication capabilities make it easy to keep data synchronized between database clusters, desktop PCs, and mobile devices.
For more information about other {{site.data.keyword.cloudant_short_notm}} offerings, see the main {{site.data.keyword.cloudant_short_notm}}{: new_window}{: external} site. The online documentation that is provided here gives you details about {{site.data.keyword.cloudant_short_notm}} concepts, tasks, and techniques.
You can start the {{site.data.keyword.cloudant_short_notm}} service from the {{site.data.keyword.cloud}} dashboard{: new_window}{: external}.
A "quick start" to getting up-and-running with {{site.data.keyword.cloudant_short_notm}} called the Getting started tutorial is available, along with tutorials that describe tasks in more detail. For more information about details such as authenticating with database instances, and querying data, see the API reference.
{: #documentation-contents}
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Learn how to create an {{site.data.keyword.cloudant_short_notm}} database and populate that database with a simple collection of data by using Python.
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{{site.data.keyword.cloudant_short_notm}} blog{: new_window}{: external}
Read blogs on various topics, including {{site.data.keyword.cloudant_short_notm}} fundamentals, removing conflicts, generating sample data, partitioned databases, and more.
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{{site.data.keyword.cloud_notm}} Public
Description of the {{site.data.keyword.cloud_notm}} Public offering, including features, option, and pricing.
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An article that describes the options and flexibility available with the {{site.data.keyword.cloudant_short_notm}} pricing model.
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A collection of articles that describe the {{site.data.keyword.cloudant_short_notm}} position on security, compliance, data privacy and governance, audit logging, and General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
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Release-related information that includes release notes, what changed between major releases, and deprecations.
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Recommendations about pairing Apache CouchDB and {{site.data.keyword.cloudant_short_notm}}, as well as installation and support information.
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In addition to {{site.data.keyword.cloud_notm}} Public, {{site.data.keyword.cloudant_short_notm}} is available in various offerings, all described in here.
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A detailed description about the Operator for Apache CouchDB, including configuring, deploying, accessing, and troubleshooting.
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A detailed collection of articles, showing you how to perform key tasks by using {{site.data.keyword.cloudant_short_notm}} on {{site.data.keyword.cloud_notm}}.
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The guides go into detail about use cases and more complex activities and problems. The guides also explore some of the important concepts behind the mechanics of an {{site.data.keyword.cloudant_short_notm}} database.
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{{site.data.keyword.cloudant_short_notm}} Basics
If you haven't used {{site.data.keyword.cloudant_short_notm}} or NoSQL databases in general, scan this quick introduction to the basics before you read further. It describes the most important things you need to know about {{site.data.keyword.cloudant_short_notm}}. The rest of the documentation assumes that you know these basics.
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{{site.data.keyword.cloudant_short_notm}} API Reference
The API reference is a comprehensive and living catalog of the {{site.data.keyword.cloudant_short_notm}} capabilities. You can find detailed information about the things you can do with {{site.data.keyword.cloudant_short_notm}}.
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Sample apps
The sample applications include, Offline First shopping list, Open Fridge, iOS game with Core ML and Watson Visual Recognition, and Mobile health app with Watson Studio.
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Client libraries are toolkits that help you develop your own applications, ready to work with {{site.data.keyword.cloudant_short_notm}} databases.
{: #contribute}
{{site.data.keyword.cloudant_short_notm}} is built on best-of-class open source technologies, and we're committed to the technology we rely on. We're also open about our documentation. If it's not working for you, it's not working for us. You can make contributions or share suggestions through {{site.data.keyword.cloudant_short_notm}} Labs on GitHub{: new_window}{: external}.