Get Started
===========

This topic provides information for getting started with |cp| and |ccloud|.

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   platform
   quickstart/index
   Quick Start for Apache Kafka using Confluent Cloud <https://docs.confluent.io/cloud/current/get-started/index.html>
   kafka/introduction
   kafka/design
   tutorials/index

Get started with |cp|
   |cp| is a streaming platform that enables you to organize and manage data from many different sources
   with one reliable, high performance system. Download `Confluent Platform <https://www.confluent.io/download/>`_ and use
   this documentation to get started.

   - :ref:`cp_platform`
   - :ref:`quickstart`
   - :ref:`intro-to-ak`
   - :ref:`ak-design`
   - :ref:`tutorials`

Get started with |ccloud|
   .. include:: includes/cloud.rst

   - `Confluent Cloud documentation <https://docs.confluent.io/cloud/current/overview.html>`__
   - `Quick Start for Apache Kafka using Confluent Cloud <https://docs.confluent.io/cloud/current/get-started/index.html>`__
   - `FAQ for Confluent Cloud <https://docs.confluent.io/cloud/current/faq.html>`__