# Pkg.lat Docs

> Discover our products and find clear guides for installing and using our open-source software.

## Docs

- [Lightd Local development.](https://docs.pkg.lat/development.md): Lightd is mainly written in rust, thus we encourage you download rust, and other needed tools for it.
- [Open Human DataScript (HDS)](https://docs.pkg.lat/essentials/markdown.md): Openhds is written in RUST, for web operations we have a NPM package and for everything else use the cli.
- [Pkg.lat Documentation](https://docs.pkg.lat/index.md): Build faster with Pkg.lat. Discover our products and find clear guides for installing and using our open-source software.
- [Authentication](https://docs.pkg.lat/lightd/authentication.md): Lightd uses Bearer token authentication with additional security headers for all protected routes.
- [Billing & Usage Tracking](https://docs.pkg.lat/lightd/billing.md): Real-time resource usage monitoring and cost estimation for containers and volumes with flexible billing rates.
- [Container Management](https://docs.pkg.lat/lightd/containers.md): Full lifecycle management of Docker containers with state tracking, resource limits, and pattern detection.
- [Lightd API Documentation](https://docs.pkg.lat/lightd/introduction.md): Lightd is a container management daemon that provides a REST API and WebSocket interface for managing Docker containers, volumes, and network resources.
- [Network Pool Management](https://docs.pkg.lat/lightd/network.md): Manage IP:port combinations for container port bindings with automatic iptables integration.
- [Quick Start Guide](https://docs.pkg.lat/lightd/quick-start.md): Get started with Lightd API in minutes. Learn the common workflow for creating and managing containers.
- [Remote API Sync](https://docs.pkg.lat/lightd/remote.md): Synchronize container status and events to a remote management server for multi-server setups.
- [Response Examples](https://docs.pkg.lat/lightd/response-examples.md): Complete examples of all API responses for quick reference.
- [SFTP File Access](https://docs.pkg.lat/lightd/sftp.md): Built-in SFTP server providing secure file access to container volumes with automatic credential management and path isolation.
- [Volume Disk Quotas](https://docs.pkg.lat/lightd/volume-quotas.md): OS-level disk quotas for volumes to prevent containers from consuming unlimited disk space with real-time monitoring and resizing.
- [Volume Management](https://docs.pkg.lat/lightd/volumes.md): Volumes provide persistent storage for containers with file operations, compression, and security features.
- [WebSocket API](https://docs.pkg.lat/lightd/websocket.md): Real-time container monitoring and control via WebSocket connection with stats, console output, and power actions.

## OpenAPI Specs

- [openapi](https://docs.pkg.lat/lightd/openapi.json)

## Optional

- [Panel](https://torch.pkg.lat)
- [Metrics](https://metric.pkg.lat)