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  title: "Using Riak KV"
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  project: "riak_kv"
  project_version: "2.0.4"
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    riak_kv-2.0.4:
      name: "Using"
      identifier: "managing"
      weight: 201
      pre: database
  toc: true
  ---
  
  [use running cluster]: ../using/running-a-cluster
  [use admin index]: ../using/admin/
  [cluster ops index]: ../using/cluster-operations
  [repair recover index]: ../repair-recovery
  [security index]: ../using/security
  [perf index]: ../using/performance
  [troubleshoot index]: ../using/troubleshooting
  [use ref]: ../using/reference
  
  ## In This Section
  
  #### [Running a Cluster][use running cluster]
  
  A guide on basic cluster setup.
  
  [Learn More >>][use running cluster]
  
  #### [Cluster Administration][use admin index]
  
  Tutorials and reference documentation on cluster administration commands as well as command-line tools.
  
  [Learn More >>][use admin index]
  
  #### [Cluster Operations][cluster ops index]
  
  Step-by-step tutorials on a range of cluster operations, such as adding & removing nodes, renaming nodes, and back-ups.
  
  [Learn More >>][cluster ops index]
  
  #### [Repair & Recovery][repair recover index]
  
  Contains documentation on repairing a cluster, recovering from failure, and common errors.
  
  [Learn More >>][repair recover index]
  
  #### [Security][security index]
  
  Information on securing your Riak KV cluster.
  
  [Learn More >>][security index]
  
  #### [Performance][perf index]
  
  Articles on benchmarking your Riak KV cluster and improving performance.
  
  [Learn More >>][perf index]
  
  #### [Troubleshooting][troubleshoot index]
  
  Guides on troubleshooting issues and current product advisories.
  
  [Learn More >>][troubleshoot index]
  
  #### [Reference][use ref]
  
  Articles providing background information and implementation details on topics such as logging, bucket types, and search.
  
  [Learn More >>][use ref]
  