> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.qpoint.io/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.qpoint.io/guides.md).

# Guides

Step-by-step tutorials to help you get started and master Qpoint. These guides provide validated, tested examples that you can follow to deploy, configure, and optimize your traffic visibility.

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## Qplane Guides

* [**POC Kick Off Guide**](/guides/qplane-guides/poc-kick-off-guide.md) ⭐ **Start here!** - Fastest way to see value (10 minutes)
* [Hello World - Your First 30 Minutes](/guides/qplane-guides/qplane-hello-world.md) - Detailed walkthrough after deployment

## Qtap Guides

### Getting Started

Perfect for beginners, these guides provide a progressive path from basic setup to production deployment.

* [**5-Minute Quickstart**](/guides/qtap-guides/getting-started/qtap-starter-configuration-stdout-only.md) ⭐ **Start here!** - Simplest possible configuration
* [Complete Guide: Hello World to Production](/guides/qtap-guides/getting-started/getting-started-complete-guide.md) - Progressive 4-level tutorial (50 min)
* [Ingress Traffic Capture](/guides/qtap-guides/getting-started/ingress-traffic-capture-with-python.md) - Monitor incoming API requests (15 min)

### Web Server Integration

Learn how to capture traffic from popular web servers and proxies.

* [NGINX Traffic Capture](/guides/qtap-guides/web-server-integration/capturing-nginx-traffic.md) - Reverse proxy monitoring (30 min)
* [Caddy Traffic Capture](/guides/qtap-guides/web-server-integration/capturing-caddy-traffic.md) - Modern web server (30 min)
* [Traefik Traffic Capture](/guides/qtap-guides/web-server-integration/capturing-traefik-traffic.md) - Cloud-native proxy (30 min)
* [HAProxy Traffic Capture](/guides/qtap-guides/web-server-integration/capturing-haproxy-traffic.md) - Load balancer analytics (30 min)
* [Envoy Traffic Capture](/guides/qtap-guides/web-server-integration/capturing-envoy-traffic.md) - Service mesh visibility (30 min)

### Observability & Integration

Connect Qtap with your existing observability stack.

* [Prometheus + Grafana Monitoring](/guides/qtap-guides/observability-and-integration/monitoring-qtap-with-prometheus-and-grafana.md) - Metrics and dashboards (45 min)
* [OpenTelemetry Integration](/guides/qtap-guides/observability-and-integration/sending-qtap-events-to-opentelemetry.md) - OTLP export (30 min)
* [Fluent Bit Batching](/guides/qtap-guides/observability-and-integration/capturing-all-http-traffic-with-fluent-bit.md) - High-volume batching

### Advanced Use Cases

Specialized scenarios and advanced configurations.

* [HTTPS Header Capture Without Proxies](/guides/qtap-guides/advanced-use-cases/transparent-https-header-capture-without-proxies.md) - TLS inspection details (30 min)
* [CI Security Validation](/guides/qtap-guides/advanced-use-cases/ci-security-validation-with-qtap.md) - Build pipeline validation