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title: "Start Here"
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description: "Explore VAST Platform guides for DataStore, DataSpace, DataBase, DataEngine, Event Broker, Catalog, Kubernetes, APIs, SDKs, and cloud infrastructure."
updated: 2026-11-06T21:34:52Z
published: 2026-11-06T21:34:52Z
canonical: "docs.vastdata.com/vast-ai-os-docs"
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> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.vastdata.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# VAST AI OS Documentation

| VAST is a database, storage, and compute system on a single platform governed by a single control plane, and it describes that platform as an AI Operating System. Just as an OS has a file system, kernel, scheduler, and runtime, VAST’s components map to those same roles for AI/data workloads. | ![](https://cdn.us.document360.io/89b91113-5dc6-49db-86ec-57b16dc8ce56/Images/Documentation/image(1).png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-08T09%3A04%3A34Z&se=2026-11-08T10%3A04%3A34Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=rmsucdXHZisWrWXof1OzjhxLZ3pbZ3tROS52F3TyJRI%3D) #### [VAST Glossary](/docs/glossary-overview) |
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### Quick Links

Data sources, query engines, ETL, Kubernetes, cloud, SDKs, and infrastructure as code.

[Latest Admin Guides](/docs-5-5/docs/vast-cluster-administration)[Latest VAST APIs](/api-5-5/apidocs/cluster-api-introduction)[CSP Onboarding Guide](/kb/docs/csp-onboarding-guide)[Developer Tools](/develop/docs/developer-platform)[VAST DataEngine](/docs-5-5/docs/dataengine-administration)[SyncEngine](/develop/docs/the-vast-syncengine)[Virtualization](/develop/docs/vast-virtualization-toc) [Drivers](/api-5-5/apidocs) [VAST Partners🔒](/kb/docs/vast-partners)

## Product Areas

#### [VAST Platform](/docs-5-5/docs/vast-cluster-administration)

Cluster, hardware, network, VMS

Install, run, and support a VAST cluster.

#### [VAST DataStore](/docs-5-5/docs/the-vast-datastore)

File, object, and block

NFS, SMB, S3, and block on one namespace.

#### [VAST DataSpace](/docs-5-5/docs/the-vast-dataspace)

Global namespace, multi-cluster

Global access, snapshot clones, and multi-cluster management across sites and clouds.

#### [VAST DataBase](/docs-5-5/docs/the-vast-database)

Tabular, transactional, vector

Set up on the cluster in Platform Guides; build on it in Data Platform.

#### [VAST DataEngine](/docs-5-5/docs/the-vast-dataengine)

Functions, triggers, pipelines

Serverless compute next to the data.

#### [VAST Event Broker](/docs-5-5/docs/the-vast-event-broker)

Kafka-compatible streaming

Publish S3 and system events; consume with any Kafka client.

#### [VAST Catalog](/docs-5-5/docs/vast-catalog-tg)

Queryable metadata

Configure in Platform Guides; query with Trino, Python, or Jupyter.

#### [VAST SyncEngine](/develop/docs/vast-syncengine-user-guide-3-4)

Onboard and migrate data

Installation, user guide, and release notes on their own cadence.

## I am a…

#### [Storage Admin](/kb/docs/storage-admin)

- Cluster Administration
- Manage Protocol Access
- Platform Knowledge
- CLI

#### [Platform Engineer/SRE](/kb/docs/platform-engineer-sre)

- Kubernetes & container
- Infrastructure as Code
- Monitoring integrations
- REST APIs

#### [Data Engineer](/kb/docs/data-engineer)

- VAST DataBase
- SDKs and Connectors
- Event Broker
- DataEngine

#### [Data Scientist/ML Engineer](/kb/docs/data-scientist-ml-engineer)

- VAST DataBase
- Vector Search & InsightEngine
- AI Inference

#### [Application Developer](/kb/docs/application-developer)

- REST APIs
- SDKs & Connectors
- Automation

#### [Field/Solutions Engineer](/kb/docs/field-solutions-engineer)

- Multi-tenancy best practices
- HW Datasheets
- Software Installation
- Cloud and CSP