[NIFI-973] Create a Getting Started Guide

• Type: Task
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Fix Version/s: 0.4.0
• Component/s: Documentation & Website
• Assignee: Mark Payne
• Reporter: Mark Payne
• Created: 17/Sep/15 17:07
• Updated: 15/Nov/15 13:42
• Resolved: 15/Nov/15 13:42

Description

Currently, we have an overview document that is very high level and is more of an architectural document, and we also have a user guide that is very verbose and extensive and several other guides that focus on specific aspects of nifi in great detail.

We do not have anything that is more brief introduction to the features of NiFi that a new user would be interested in reading through. The User Guide is a bit longer than many users want to read and is more of a reference guide.

I'd like to see a guide targeted toward those who are not extremely familiar with NiFi but don't want to read a 70+ page user guide.

Recommended topics:

• Downloading and starting nifi
• Building a simple flow
• What Processors are available
• Working with Attributes
• Working with Templates
• Data Provenance
• Monitoring nifi

Issue Links

• is related to: NIFI-658 Create a "Getting Started"/"Try it now" documentation path