# Summary
[Introduction](introduction.md)
- [Getting started](getting-started.md)
- [The durability model](durability-model.md)
- [Writing and reading](writing-and-reading.md)
- [Recovery](recovery.md)
- [Checkpointing and retention](checkpointing.md)
- [Single-writer by construction](single-writer.md)
- [External readers, backup, and replication](external-access.md)
- [The on-disk format](on-disk-format.md)
- [FAQ and gotchas](faq.md)