Getting started with Apache Druid

Overview

If you are new to Druid, we recommend reading the Design Overview and the Ingestion Overview first for a basic understanding of Druid.

Single-server Quickstart and Tutorials

To get started with running Druid, the simplest and quickest way is to try the single-server quickstart and tutorials.

Deploying a Druid cluster

If you wish to jump straight to deploying Druid as a cluster, or if you have an existing single-server deployment that you wish to migrate to a clustered deployment, please see the Clustered Deployment Guide.

Operating Druid

The configuration reference describes all of Druid’s configuration properties.

The API reference describes the APIs available on each Druid process.

The basic cluster tuning guide is an introductory guide for tuning your Druid cluster.

Need help with Druid?

If you have questions about using Druid, please reach out to the Druid user mailing list or other community channels!