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> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.datadoghq.com/llms.txt).

# Datadog Documentation Guides

Guides in the Datadog documentation are pages that provide background knowledge, provide steps for advanced use cases, or walk you through workflows that are specific to particular scenarios. Most, but not all sections of the docs, have Guides, which you can access by clicking the links below or through the left-hand navigation for each section.

Essentials:

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Agent](https://docs.datadoghq.com/agent/guide.md)
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Integrations](https://docs.datadoghq.com/integrations/guide.md)
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OpenTelemetry](https://docs.datadoghq.com/opentelemetry/guide.md)
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Developers](https://docs.datadoghq.com/extend/guide.md)
 
In the app:

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Dashboards](https://docs.datadoghq.com/dashboards/guide.md)
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Metrics](https://docs.datadoghq.com/metrics/guide.md)
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Notebooks](https://docs.datadoghq.com/notebooks/guide.md)
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Alerting](https://docs.datadoghq.com/monitors/guide.md)
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SLOs](https://docs.datadoghq.com/service_level_objectives/guide.md)
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Events](https://docs.datadoghq.com/events/guides.md)
 
Incident Response:

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Incident Management](https://docs.datadoghq.com/incident_response/incident_management/guides.md)
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On-Call](https://docs.datadoghq.com/incident_response/on-call/guides.md)
 
Infrastructure:

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Containers](https://docs.datadoghq.com/containers/guide.md)
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Serverless](https://docs.datadoghq.com/serverless/guide.md)
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Cloud Network Monitoring](https://docs.datadoghq.com/network_monitoring/cloud_network_monitoring/guide.md)
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Network Device Monitoring](https://docs.datadoghq.com/network_monitoring/devices/guide.md)
 
Application Performance:

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APM](https://docs.datadoghq.com/tracing/guide.md)
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Database Monitoring](https://docs.datadoghq.com/database_monitoring/guide.md)
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Universal Service Monitoring](https://docs.datadoghq.com/universal_service_monitoring/guide.md)
 
Software Delivery:

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CI Visibility](https://docs.datadoghq.com/continuous_integration/guides.md)
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Test Optimization](https://docs.datadoghq.com/tests/guides.md)
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Feature Flags](https://docs.datadoghq.com/feature_flags/guide.md)
 
Security:

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Cloud SIEM](https://docs.datadoghq.com/security/cloud_siem/guide.md)
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Cloud Security](https://docs.datadoghq.com/security/cloud_security_management/guide.md)
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App and API Protection](https://docs.datadoghq.com/security/application_security/guide.md)
 
Digital Experience:

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Synthetic Monitoring](https://docs.datadoghq.com/synthetics/guide.md)
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Continuous Testing](https://docs.datadoghq.com/continuous_testing/guide.md)
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Real User Monitoring](https://docs.datadoghq.com/real_user_monitoring/guide.md)
 
Log Management:

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Log Management](https://docs.datadoghq.com/logs/guide.md)
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Observability Pipelines](https://docs.datadoghq.com/observability_pipelines/guide.md)
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BYOC Logs](https://docs.datadoghq.com/byoc-logs/guides.md)
 
Administration:

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Account Management](https://docs.datadoghq.com/account_management/guide.md)