Getting started

Suggested order for reading the docs and getting the most out of CogStack.

1. Understand the platform

• Introduction — What CogStack is and how it fits together.
• Natural Language Processing — Overview of NLP components (MedCAT, MedCAT Trainer, MedCAT Service).
• Data pipelines — How data flows through the system.

2. Choose your focus

If you care about AI / NLP:

• CogStack AI — Links to MedCAT and MedCAT Trainer documentation.

If you care about data pipelines:

• Data Engineering — NiFi and pipeline configuration.

If you care about running CogStack:

• Deployment overview — Ways to deploy (Helm, Docker Compose, cloud examples).
• Quickstart — Get a local instance running quickly.
• Deployment examples — Real-world deployment scenarios for AWS, Azure, OpenStack,

3. Deploy and operate

• Helm tutorial — Deploy with Helm step by step.
• Observability — Dashboards, telemetry, and alerting for your deployment.

4. Go deeper

• Helm charts — MedCAT Service and MedCAT Trainer.
• Examples — AWS, Azure, OpenStack.
• Observability — Production setup, Telemetry, Alerting.

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