# Octelium Latest Documentation

> Current Octelium documentation for installation, architecture, management, access control, Services, users, and API resources.

The latest URL namespace is the only Octelium documentation version published by this site. Resource schemas describe the current core/v1 API and are the preferred source for exact fields and enum values.

## Start here

- [Introduction](https://octelium.com/docs/octelium/latest/overview/intro.md): What Octelium is and the problems it solves.
- [How Octelium works](https://octelium.com/docs/octelium/latest/overview/how-octelium-works.md): Architecture and request lifecycle.
- [Zero trust model](https://octelium.com/docs/octelium/latest/overview/zero-trust.md): Octelium's identity-aware zero trust model.
- [Quick installation](https://octelium.com/docs/octelium/latest/overview/quick-install.md): Fast single-node Cluster installation.
- [Production prerequisites](https://octelium.com/docs/octelium/latest/install/cluster/pre-install.md): Requirements before a production Cluster installation.
- [Production installation](https://octelium.com/docs/octelium/latest/install/cluster/installing-cluster.md): Install Octelium on Kubernetes.

## Core management

- [Management overview](https://octelium.com/docs/octelium/latest/management/core/overview.md): Declarative and interactive Cluster management.
- [Services](https://octelium.com/docs/octelium/latest/management/core/service/overview.md): Protected resource endpoints and Service modes.
- [Policies](https://octelium.com/docs/octelium/latest/management/core/policy.md): Authorization rules and request context.
- [Users](https://octelium.com/docs/octelium/latest/management/core/user.md): Human and workload identities.
- [Sessions](https://octelium.com/docs/octelium/latest/management/core/session.md): Authenticated sessions and lifecycle.
- [Credentials](https://octelium.com/docs/octelium/latest/management/core/credential.md): Authentication tokens, access tokens, and OAuth credentials.
- [Identity providers](https://octelium.com/docs/octelium/latest/management/core/identity-providers.md): OIDC, SAML, GitHub, and identity-token providers.
- [Secrets](https://octelium.com/docs/octelium/latest/management/core/secret.md): Cluster-managed sensitive values.

## Service modes and AI access

- [HTTP Services](https://octelium.com/docs/octelium/latest/management/core/service/http.md): HTTP, web, OAuth, and upstream configuration.
- [SSH Services](https://octelium.com/docs/octelium/latest/management/core/service/ssh.md): Identity-aware SSH access.
- [Kubernetes Services](https://octelium.com/docs/octelium/latest/management/core/service/kubernetes.md): Kubernetes API access.
- [PostgreSQL Services](https://octelium.com/docs/octelium/latest/management/core/service/postgres.md): Identity-aware PostgreSQL access and configuration.
- [MCP gateway overview](https://octelium.com/docs/octelium/latest/management/core/service/mcp/overview.md): MCP routing and protocol behavior.
- [MCP visibility](https://octelium.com/docs/octelium/latest/management/core/service/mcp/visibility.md): MCP-aware logs and request context.
- [LLM gateway overview](https://octelium.com/docs/octelium/latest/management/core/service/llm/overview.md): Provider protocols and routing behavior.
- [LLM visibility](https://octelium.com/docs/octelium/latest/management/core/service/llm/visibility.md): LLM-aware logs and request context.

## Reference

- [Resource concepts](https://octelium.com/docs/octelium/latest/reference/resources.md): Definitions of ClusterConfig, Service, User, Session, Policy, and other resources.
- [Component reference](https://octelium.com/docs/octelium/latest/reference/components.md): Cluster components and responsibilities.
- [CLI overview](https://octelium.com/docs/octelium/latest/user/cli/overview.md): User CLI commands and configuration.
- [Service JSON Schema](https://octelium.com/schemas/octelium/latest/Service.schema.json): Authoritative current core/v1 Service fields.
- [Policy JSON Schema](https://octelium.com/schemas/octelium/latest/Policy.schema.json): Authoritative current core/v1 Policy fields.
- [User JSON Schema](https://octelium.com/schemas/octelium/latest/User.schema.json): Authoritative current core/v1 User fields.
- [ClusterConfig JSON Schema](https://octelium.com/schemas/octelium/latest/ClusterConfig.schema.json): Authoritative current core/v1 Cluster configuration fields.
