> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://astronomer.io/docs/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Astro Documentation

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  Astro is a cloud solution that helps you focus on your data pipelines and spend less time managing Apache Airflow®, with capabilities enabling you to build, run, and observe data all in one place.

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## Run on the cloud

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  <Card title="Create a Deployment" icon="rocket-launch" iconType="light" href="/docs/astro/create-deployment">
    A Deployment is an instance of Apache Airflow hosted on Astro.
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  <Card title="Deploy code" icon="code" iconType="light" href="/docs/astro/deploy-code">
    Get your dags up and running on Astro.
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  <Card title="Automate with CI/CD" icon="circle-play" iconType="light" href="/docs/astro/ci-cd-templates/template-overview">
    Push code to Astro using templates for popular CI/CD tools.
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## Get started

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  <Card title="I'm unfamiliar with Apache Airflow" icon="circle-question" iconType="light" href="/docs/learn/">
    Use tutorials and concepts to learn everything you need to know about running Airflow.
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  <Card title="I'm ready to create my first project" icon="arrow-right" iconType="light" href="/docs/cli/v1.43/get-started-cli">
    Learn how to create an Astro project and run it locally with the Astro command-line interface (CLI).
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## More Astro Tools

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  <Card title="Astro API" icon="gear-code" iconType="regular" href="/docs/astro/api/v-1/overview">
    Develop applications and scripts for Astro components with a standard REST API.
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  <Card title="Airflow Registry" icon="bookmark" iconType="regular" href="https://airflow.apache.org/registry/">
    Browse Airflow providers, modules, and plugins.
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  <Card title="Dag Factory" icon="screwdriver-wrench" iconType="regular" href="https://astronomer.github.io/dag-factory/latest/">
    Build Apache Airflow® workflows using YAML files.
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  <Card title="Terraform Provider" icon="puzzle-piece-simple" iconType="regular" href="https://registry.terraform.io/providers/astronomer/astro/latest/docs">
    Automate, scale, and manage your Astro infrastructure with Terraform.
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  <Card title="Cosmos" icon="galaxy" iconType="regular" href="https://astronomer.github.io/astronomer-cosmos/">
    Orchestrate your dbt projects in Airflow.
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