> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://private-7c7dfe99-postgresql-tls-support.mintlify.site/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Guides

> Explore the top-level guide categories for ClickHouse Cloud

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  <Card title="Best practices" icon="gauge-high" href="/products/cloud/guides/best-practices/index">
    Optimize ClickHouse Cloud workloads with performance, tenancy, and usage guidance.
  </Card>

  <Card title="General" icon="book" href="/products/cloud/guides/cloud-compatibility">
    Understand Cloud compatibility and prepare services for production.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Migration" icon="diagram-project" href="/products/cloud/guides/migration/upload-a-csv-file">
    Move data and workloads from files or self-managed ClickHouse into Cloud.
  </Card>

  <Card title="SQL console" icon="terminal" href="/products/cloud/guides/sql-console/connection-details">
    Connect to services and expose saved queries through the Cloud SQL console.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Backups" icon="box-archive" href="/products/cloud/guides/backups/index">
    Review, schedule, export, and restore ClickHouse Cloud backups.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Data sources" icon="database" href="/products/cloud/guides/data-sources/index">
    Securely connect ClickHouse Cloud to object storage and external data sources.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Infrastructure" icon="gears" href="/products/cloud/guides/infrastructure/deployment-options/clickhouse-private">
    Compare Cloud deployment modes, including ClickHouse Private and Government.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Security" icon="shield-halved" href="/products/cloud/guides/security/cloud-access-management/index">
    Manage access, networking, audit logs, data security, and compliance.
  </Card>
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