---
metadata:
  - name: generator
    content: Diplodoc Platform v5.50.6
alternate:
  - en/
  - ru/
title: documentation
---
> **Documentation Index:** Fetch the complete configuration index at https://ytsaurus.tech/docs/en/llms.txt


# YTsaurus



**YTsaurus** (IPA: [waɪtiːsɔːrəs], pronounced _wai-tee-saw-ruhs_) is a distributed storage and processing platform for large amounts of data. It includes [MapReduce](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MapReduce) computation model, a distributed file system and a NoSQL key-value storage.

<div class="grid-container">
    <div class="grid-item">
        <h3><a lang="en" href="overview/about">Overview</a></h3>
        <p>System overview: YTsaurus purpose and key features of the platform.</p>
    </div>
    <div class="grid-item">
        <h3><a lang="en" href="user-guide/storage/cypress">Data storage</a></h3>
        <p>Storing data in YTsaurus: Cypress metadata storage, key system entities, static tables, transactions, data storage formats.</p>
    </div>
    <div class="grid-item">
        <h3><a lang="en" href="overview/try-yt">How to try?</a></h3>
        <p>Examples of basic actions with YTsaurus in the CLI and web interface.</p>
    </div>
    <div class="grid-item">
        <h3><a lang="en" href="user-guide/dynamic-tables/overview">Dynamic tables</a></h3>
        <p>NoSQL key-value database: transactions, query language, replicated dynamic tables.</p>
    </div>
    <div class="grid-item">
        <h3><a lang="en" href="api/commands">API and reference</a></h3>
        <p>Commands and their parameters, SDK description, and sample code for platform interaction.</p>
    </div>
    <div class="grid-item">
        <h3><a lang="en" href="user-guide/data-processing/scheduler/scheduler-and-pools">Data processing</a></h3>
        <p>Processing data with YTsaurus: scheduler, MapReduce paradigm, operations supported.</p>
        <ul>
            <!-- <div class="grid-item">
        <h3><a href="admin-guide/set-req">Administration Guide</a></h3>
        <p>Configuration, installation process and instructions for basic administrative tasks.</p>
    </div> -->
        <ul>
            <li><b><a lang="en" href="yql/index">YQL</a></b>: A declarative SQL-like query language.</li>
            <li><b><a lang="en" href="user-guide/data-processing/chyt/about-chyt">CHYT</a></b>: A ClickHouse cluster running in YTsaurus.</li>
            <li><b><a lang="en" href="user-guide/data-processing/spyt/overview">SPYT</a></b>: An Apache Spark cluster running in YTsaurus.</li>
        </ul>
    </div>
</div>

## Useful links { #links }


* [GitHub](https://github.com/ytsaurus/ytsaurus)
* [YTsaurus site](https://ytsaurus.tech)
* [Telegram](https://t.me/ytsaurus)
* [Stack Overflow](https://stackoverflow.com/tags/ytsaurus)
* [Email for questions](mailto:community@ytsaurus.tech)