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title = "Get Started With Bonsai"
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template = "docs/getting-started.html"
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nav_title = "Overview"
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Search infrastructure is complex. We've spent over a decade mastering it so you don't have to. Here's the deal:
Your Workflow
{% gs_user_step(number="1", title="Design Your Index", icon="document", delay="0") %}
Define your schema and mappings
{% end %}
{% gs_user_step(number="2", title="Upload Your Data", icon="upload", delay="100") %}
Push your documents via API
{% end %}
{% gs_user_step(number="3", title="Search Away", icon="search", delay="200") %}
Query with the full power of OpenSearch & Elasticsearch
{% end %}
What Bonsai Handles
{% gs_capability_group(title="Infrastructure", delay="100") %}
{% gs_capability(tooltip="Instant cluster deployment with optimal configurations") %}Cluster provisioning{% end %}
{% gs_capability(tooltip="Traffic distributed across healthy nodes") %}Load balancing{% end %}
{% gs_capability(tooltip="Your data replicated across availability zones") %}Multi-AZ deployment{% end %}
{% end %}
{% gs_capability_group(title="Security", delay="200") %}
{% gs_capability(tooltip="All traffic encrypted with TLS 1.2+") %}TLS encryption{% end %}
{% gs_capability(tooltip="Fine-grained permissions and authentication") %}Access controls{% end %}
{% gs_capability(tooltip="Applied automatically, no downtime required") %}Security patches{% end %}
{% end %}
{% gs_capability_group(title="Reliability", delay="300") %}
{% gs_capability(tooltip="Daily snapshots stored securely off-site") %}Automated backups{% end %}
{% gs_capability(tooltip="Restore to any moment within your retention window") %}Point-in-time recovery{% end %}
{% gs_capability(tooltip="Automatic promotion of replicas if a node fails") %}Failover handling{% end %}
{% gs_capability(tooltip="We put our commitment in writing") %}99.99% uptime SLA{% end %}
{% end %}
{% gs_capability_group(title="Operations", delay="400") %}
{% gs_capability(tooltip="Our experts respond to automated cluster alerts, so you don't have to") %}24/7 monitoring{% end %}
{% gs_capability(tooltip="We catch issues before they affect you") %}Proactive alerting{% end %}
{% gs_capability(tooltip="Continuous optimization for speed and efficiency") %}Performance tuning{% end %}
{% end %}
{{ gs_divider() }}
{% gs_section(title="Choose Your Path", wrap_content="false") %}
{% gs_path_card(variant="ready", title="Ready to create?", description="New to Bonsai or already planned your migration? Jump right in.", icon="lightning", badge="Most users start here", cta_href="/docs/get-started/quickstart/", cta_text="Create Your Cluster", steps_container=true) %}
{{ gs_path_btn(href="#", text="Create your account", variant="forest", number="1", disabled=true) }}
{{ gs_path_btn(href="#", text="Create your cluster", variant="forest", number="2", disabled=true) }}
{{ gs_path_btn(href="#", text="Connect your app", variant="forest", number="3", disabled=true) }}
{% end %}
{% gs_path_card(variant="migrate", title="Migrating?", description="Read a planning guide first to understand sizing, compatibility, and cutover strategy.", icon="document", note="Then return here to create your cluster!", links_container=true) %}
{{ gs_path_btn(href="#", text="From an ES/OpenSearch provider", variant="purple", badge="Coming Soon", disabled=true) }}
{{ gs_path_btn(href="#", text="From self-hosted clusters", variant="purple", badge="Coming Soon", disabled=true) }}
{{ gs_path_btn(href="#", text="From other search engines", variant="purple", badge="Coming Soon", disabled=true) }}
{% end %}