AxonOps Documentation

Technical documentation for AxonOps, a monitoring, maintenance, and backup platform for Apache Cassandra and Kafka. Built with MkDocs and the Material theme.

Prerequisites

System Dependencies

The following system packages must be installed before building the documentation:

Python 3.x

# Ubuntu/Debian
sudo apt-get install python3 python3-pip

# macOS
brew install python3

# RHEL/CentOS
sudo yum install python3 python3-pip

Pipenv

pip3 install pipenv

PlantUML

PlantUML is required for rendering UML diagrams.

# Ubuntu/Debian
sudo apt-get install plantuml

# macOS
brew install plantuml

# RHEL/CentOS
sudo yum install plantuml

PlantUML also requires Java:

# Ubuntu/Debian
sudo apt-get install default-jre

# macOS
brew install openjdk

# RHEL/CentOS
sudo yum install java-11-openjdk

Graphviz

Graphviz is required for rendering graph-based diagrams.

# Ubuntu/Debian
sudo apt-get install graphviz

# macOS
brew install graphviz

# RHEL/CentOS
sudo yum install graphviz

Installation

Install Python dependencies using pipenv:

make prep

This installs the following packages:

• mkdocs - Static site generator
• mkdocs-material - Material Design theme
• mkdocs-material-extensions - Additional Material theme extensions
• mkdocs-glightbox - Image lightbox plugin
• mkdocs-video - Video embedding plugin
• pymdown-extensions - Markdown extensions (superfences, emoji, etc.)
• plantuml-markdown - PlantUML diagram support
• mkdocs-graphviz - Graphviz diagram support
• markdown-include - Include external markdown files

Usage

Local Development Server

Start a local development server with live reload:

make serve

The documentation will be available at http://localhost:8000.

Build Static Site

Generate static HTML files:

make build

Output is written to the site/ directory.

Deploy to GitHub Pages

Publish documentation to GitHub Pages:

make publish

Without Pipenv

To run commands without pipenv (using system Python packages):

PIPENV=false make serve
PIPENV=false make build

Project Structure

docs/                    # Documentation content (Markdown files)
├── cassandra/           # Apache Cassandra documentation
├── kafka/               # Apache Kafka documentation
├── authentication/      # SAML/LDAP authentication guides
├── cluster/             # Cluster management
├── configuration/       # Configuration guides
├── get_started/         # Getting started guides
├── installation/        # Installation procedures
├── integrations/        # Third-party integrations
├── monitoring/          # Monitoring features
├── operations/          # Operational procedures
└── pitr/                # Point-in-time restore

overrides/               # Custom theme overrides
mkdocs.yml               # MkDocs configuration
Pipfile                  # Python dependencies
Makefile                 # Build automation

Configuration

The main configuration file is mkdocs.yml. Key settings include:

• Theme: Material for MkDocs with light/dark mode
• Markdown Extensions: Admonitions, code highlighting, tables, Mermaid diagrams
• Plugins: Search, video embedding, image lightbox
• Diagram Support: PlantUML, Graphviz, Mermaid

Writing Documentation

Admonitions

Use admonitions to highlight important information:

!!! note "Title"
    Note content here.

!!! warning "Title"
    Warning content here.

!!! tip "Title"
    Tip content here.

!!! danger "Title"
    Danger content here.

Diagrams

PlantUML

```plantuml
@startuml
Alice -> Bob: Hello
Bob --> Alice: Hi
@enduml
```

Mermaid

```mermaid
sequenceDiagram
    Alice->>Bob: Hello
    Bob-->>Alice: Hi
```

Code Blocks

```sql
SELECT * FROM users WHERE id = 1;
```

```yaml
key: value
nested:
  - item1
  - item2
```

License

This documentation is proprietary content owned by AxonOps Limited. All rights reserved.