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Welcome to Cilium's documentation!

The documentation is divided into the following sections:

  • :ref:k8s_install_quick: Provides a simple tutorial for running a small Cilium setup on your laptop. Intended as an easy way to get your hands dirty applying Cilium security policies between containers.

  • :ref:getting_started : Details instructions for installing, configuring, and troubleshooting Cilium in different deployment modes.

  • :ref:network_policy : Detailed walkthrough of the policy language structure and the supported formats.

  • :ref:observability : Provides instructions on setting up and configuring :ref:hubble_intro and configuring :ref:metrics collection from Cilium and Hubble<metrics>.

  • :ref:admin_guide : Describes how to troubleshoot Cilium in different deployment modes.

  • :ref:bpf_guide : Provides a technical deep dive of eBPF and XDP technology, primarily focused at developers.

  • :ref:api_ref : Details the Cilium agent API for interacting with a local Cilium instance.

  • :ref:dev_guide : Gives background to those looking to develop and contribute modifications to the Cilium code or documentation.

  • :ref:security_root : Provides a one-page resource of best practices for securing Cilium.

A hands-on tutorial <https://cilium.io/enterprise/#trainings>_ in a live environment is also available for users looking for a way to quickly get started and experiment with Cilium.

.. toctree:: :maxdepth: 2 :caption: Overview

overview/intro overview/component-overview

.. _getting_started:

.. toctree:: :maxdepth: 2 :caption: Getting Started

gettingstarted/k8s-install-default gettingstarted/demo gettingstarted/terminology gettingstarted/gettinghelp

.. toctree:: :maxdepth: 2 :caption: Advanced Installation

installation/taints installation/k8s-install-helm installation/k8s-install-migration installation/k8s-toc installation/external-toc

.. toctree:: :maxdepth: 2 :caption: Networking

network/concepts/index network/kubernetes/index network/bgp-toc network/ebpf/index network/clustermesh/index network/egress-gateway-toc network/servicemesh/index network/vtep network/l2-announcements network/node-ipam network/pod-mac-address network/multicast

.. toctree:: :maxdepth: 2 :caption: Security

security/index security/network/index security/policy/index security/restrict-pod-access security/threat-model

.. toctree:: :maxdepth: 2 :caption: Observability :name: observability

observability/hubble/index observability/grafana observability/metrics observability/visibility

.. toctree:: :maxdepth: 2 :caption: Operations

operations/system_requirements operations/upgrade configuration/index operations/performance/index operations/troubleshooting

.. toctree:: :maxdepth: 2 :caption: Community

community/governance community/community community/roadmap

.. toctree:: :maxdepth: 2 :caption: Contributor Guide

contributing/development/index contributing/release/index contributing/testing/index contributing/docs/index api grpcapi sdpapi internals/index

.. toctree:: :maxdepth: 2 :caption: Reference

cheatsheet cmdref/index helm-reference kvstore further_reading glossary

.. toctree:: :maxdepth: 2 :caption: Reference Guides

reference-guides/bpf/index reference-guides/xfrm/index