# ElastiFlow Documentation

### Welcome to the ElastiFlow Docs page!

ElastiFlow offers comprehensive network observability and security analytics by collecting and analyzing network flow & telemetry data. It provides deep insights into network performance, reliability, and security across your infrastructure by acting as a high-performance flow collector that processes data from various sources like NetFlow, IPFIX, and sFlow. This unified approach gives you a single, contextualized view of all network activity, helping you understand what's truly happening on your network.

### Getting Started

Use the [quickstart guide](https://docs.elastiflow.com/flowcoll/quickstart-guide) to test ElastiFlow in one combined VM. While this setup is not recommended for production envrionments, it is the quickest way to see the true value flow data can provide. 

### Helpful links

* Join the [ElastiFlow Community Forum](https://forum.elastiflow.com/) to engage with other users and the ElastiFlow team.

ElastiFlow instantly transforms your Open Data Platform into a powerful network observability platform

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