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description: Operate and use NSO.
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# Get Started

## CLI

<table data-view="cards"><thead><tr><th></th><th></th><th data-hidden data-card-target data-type="content-ref"></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Introduction to NSO CLI</strong></td><td>Familiarize yourself with the NSO CLI.</td><td><a href="cli/introduction-to-nso-cli">introduction-to-nso-cli</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>CLI Commands</strong></td><td>List of available CLI commands.</td><td><a href="cli/cli-commands">cli-commands</a></td></tr></tbody></table>

## Web UI

<table data-view="cards"><thead><tr><th></th><th></th><th data-hidden data-card-target data-type="content-ref"></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Home</strong></td><td>Intro to Web UI home page and extension packages.</td><td><a href="webui/home">home</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Devices</strong></td><td>Manage devices and device groups in the Web UI.</td><td><a href="webui/devices">devices</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Services</strong></td><td>Manage NSO services using the Web UI.</td><td><a href="webui/services">services</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Config Editor</strong></td><td>Traverse and configure NSO using the YANG model.</td><td><a href="webui/config-editor">config-editor</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Tools</strong></td><td>Tools to perform specialized tasks on NSO.</td><td><a href="webui/tools">tools</a></td></tr></tbody></table>

## Operations

<table data-view="cards" data-full-width="false"><thead><tr><th></th><th></th><th data-hidden data-card-target data-type="content-ref"></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Basic Operations</strong></td><td>Learn NSO's basic command line operations.</td><td><a href="operations/basic-operations">basic-operations</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>NEDs and Adding Devices</strong></td><td>Learn about NEDs and how to add devices in NSO.</td><td><a href="operations/neds-and-adding-devices">neds-and-adding-devices</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Manage Network Services</strong></td><td>Manage network services and configure life cycle ops.</td><td><a href="operations/managing-network-services">managing-network-services</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>NSO Device Manager</strong></td><td>Explore device management, related ops.</td><td><a href="operations/nso-device-manager">nso-device-manager</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>SSH Key Management</strong></td><td>Use NSO as an SSH server or a client.</td><td><a href="operations/ssh-key-management">ssh-key-management</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Alarm Manager</strong></td><td>Explore NSO alarm management &#x26; related ops.</td><td><a href="operations/alarm-manager">alarm-manager</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Plug-and-Play Scripting</strong></td><td>Use scripting to add new functionality to NSO.</td><td><a href="operations/plug-and-play-scripting">plug-and-play-scripting</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Compliance Reporting</strong></td><td>Implement network compliance in NSO.</td><td><a href="operations/compliance-reporting">compliance-reporting</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Listing Packages</strong></td><td>View and list NSO packages.</td><td><a href="operations/listing-packages">listing-packages</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Lifecycle Operations</strong></td><td>Manipulate existing services and devices.</td><td><a href="operations/lifecycle-operations">lifecycle-operations</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Network Simulator</strong></td><td>Simulate a network to be managed by NSO.</td><td><a href="operations/network-simulator-netsim">network-simulator-netsim</a></td></tr></tbody></table>
