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

# Dataerai: the platform for research data

> Capture, organize, share, and analyze research data. Get large datasets in, describe them with rich metadata, version them for analysis, and share them across your team and institution.

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      Dataerai documentation
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      Dataerai is the infrastructure for research data. Capture data from instruments and pipelines, organize it with rich metadata, version it for analysis, and share it securely across your team and institution.
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      <Card title="Quickstart" icon="rocket" href="/get-started/quickstart">
        Sign in, create a project, upload your first dataset, and share it — in a few minutes.
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      <Card title="Key concepts" icon="book-open" href="/get-started/key-concepts">
        Understand organizations, projects, collections, assets, datasets, and permissions.
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      <Card title="Get data in" icon="upload" href="/data/upload">
        Upload in the browser or move large datasets with the high-throughput desktop app and CLI.
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      <Card title="Organize & describe" icon="folder-tree" href="/organize/collections">
        Group data into nested collections, add metadata and notes, and track provenance.
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      <Card title="Datasets & analysis" icon="database" href="/datasets/overview">
        Version your data, let Dataerai infer its structure, and explore it with built-in charts.
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      <Card title="Search & discover" icon="search" href="/discover/search">
        Find data across your workspace by text, tags, creator, collection, and metadata.
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        Control access per object with Read, Write, and Admin roles, groups, and public links.
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      <Card title="Attribute & preserve" icon="award" href="/attribution/grants">
        Link data to grants and publications, and credit the people behind it.
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      <Card title="CLI & SDKs" icon="terminal" href="/cli/overview">
        Automate transfers and metadata with the `dataerai` CLI and the Python and Node SDKs.
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        Integrate directly with the Dataerai REST API.
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