# GETTING STARTED

- [Getting Started with Ascent](https://docs.apica.io/getting-started/ascent.md)
- [Register and Gain Access](https://docs.apica.io/getting-started/ascent/register-and-gain-access.md)
- [Using the OpenTelemetry Demo](https://docs.apica.io/getting-started/ascent/using-the-opentelemetry-demo.md)
- [Getting Started with Fleet](https://docs.apica.io/getting-started/ascent/getting-started-with-fleet.md): This guide provides a walkthrough of setting up two different types of monitoring agents (OTEL / Fluent bit) on a server using the Apica Fleet management tool.
- [Getting Started with Flow](https://docs.apica.io/getting-started/ascent/getting-started-with-flow.md): This guide provides a walkthrough of configuring your data pipelines using Ascent's Flow solution.
- [Getting Started with Metrics](https://docs.apica.io/getting-started/ascent/getting-started-with-metrics.md)
- [Getting Started with Logs](https://docs.apica.io/getting-started/ascent/getting-started-with-logs.md)
- [Collect Logs with Python](https://docs.apica.io/getting-started/ascent/getting-started-with-logs/collect-logs-with-python.md): Log Ingestion via Python (No Agent Required)
- [Collect Logs with OpenTelemetry](https://docs.apica.io/getting-started/ascent/getting-started-with-logs/opentelemetry.md): A guide on how to collect logs using OpenTelemetry on Linux from installation to ingestion
- [Collect Logs with Rsyslog](https://docs.apica.io/getting-started/ascent/getting-started-with-logs/collect-logs-with-rsyslog.md)
- [On-Premise PaaS Deployment](https://docs.apica.io/getting-started/paas-deployment.md)
- [Architecture and Sizing](https://docs.apica.io/getting-started/paas-deployment/paas-architecture.md): This page describes the deployment architecture of a typical on-premises production deployment of Apica Ascent.
- [Dashboards & Visualizations](https://docs.apica.io/getting-started/overview.md)


---

# Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation

If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question.

Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter:

```
GET https://docs.apica.io/getting-started.md?ask=<question>
```

The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language.
The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation.

Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.