diff --git a/docs/docs/getting-started/index.md b/docs/docs/getting-started/index.md index 3779a6b19a..b54bfe3fae 100644 --- a/docs/docs/getting-started/index.md +++ b/docs/docs/getting-started/index.md @@ -7,3 +7,43 @@ comments: true This section provides tutorials to familiarize you with some basic Keptn features and point you to other documentation that has more comprehensive information. + +This section provides tutorials to familiarize you +with some basic Keptn features +and point you to other documentation that has more comprehensive information. + +Before attempting these tutorials, we recommend that you read the +[Core Concepts]((../core-concepts/index.md)) section. + +## Keptn Metrics + +The Keptn Metrics component simplifies observability in Kubernetes +by unifying and standardizing metrics from multiple data sources, +such as Prometheus, Dynatrace, Datadog, and cloud providers like AWS, Google, +and Azure. +It integrates seamlessly with deployment and scaling tools like Argo, +Flux, KEDA, and HPA, enabling automated decisions with minimal configuration. +Unlike the Kubernetes Metrics Server, Keptn Metrics eliminates the complexity +of maintaining multiple point-to-point integrations, offering a streamlined, +centralized approach for managing metrics across diverse tools and observability platforms. + +## Keptn Observability + +Keptn enhances your cloud-native deployment environment with powerful observability +features, whether or not you follow a GitOps strategy. +This guide walks you through installing Keptn on a Kubernetes cluster, enabling +Keptn for a namespace and deployment, and setting up Grafana and observability tools to +visualize DORA metrics and OpenTelemetry traces. +By the end, you’ll have a fully integrated observability system built step-by-step. + +## Release Lifecycle Management + +Keptn's Release Lifecycle Management tools enhance your cloud-native deployments by +running pre- and post-deployment tasks, conducting SLO evaluations, and managing +workload promotions. +This tutorial introduces these tools and demonstrates how to configure Keptn to trigger +webhooks around deployments. +It builds on the **Getting Started with Keptn Observability** exercise, so completing +that first is recommended. +You'll learn to annotate workloads, group them into KeptnApp resources, and set +up webhook triggers for robust deployment workflows.