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> **Documentation Index:** Fetch the complete configuration index at https://ydb.tech/docs/en/llms.txt

# Cluster Administration

This section of YDB documentation covers everything you need to know to work with YDB clusters.

Before getting started, it is recommended to familiarize yourself with [YDB system requirements](https://ydb.tech/docs/en/devops/concepts/system-requirements.md?version=main).

Main subsections:

* [Concepts for Cluster Administration](https://ydb.tech/docs/en/devops/concepts/index.md?version=main) — additions to the general [concepts](https://ydb.tech/docs/en/concepts/index.md?version=main) section, relevant for cluster administration.
* [YDB Cluster Configuration](https://ydb.tech/docs/en/devops/configuration-management/index.md?version=main) — YDB cluster configuration management.
* [YDB Deployment Options](https://ydb.tech/docs/en/devops/deployment-options/index.md?version=main) — YDB cluster deployment options.
    * **[Ansible](https://ydb.tech/docs/en/devops/deployment-options/ansible/index.md?version=main)**: for deployments on bare metal and virtual machines.
    * **[Kubernetes](https://ydb.tech/docs/en/devops/deployment-options/kubernetes/index.md?version=main)**: for containerized deployments.
    * **[Manual](https://ydb.tech/docs/en/devops/deployment-options/manual/index.md?version=main)**: manual cluster deployment.

* [Observability overview](https://ydb.tech/docs/en/devops/observability/index.md?version=main) — tools for observing YDB clusters.
* [Backup and Recovery](https://ydb.tech/docs/en/devops/backup-and-recovery.md?version=main) — backup and recovery of YDB clusters.