# Azu

## Azu

- [Overview](https://azutopia.gitbook.io/azu/readme.md)
- [Getting Started](https://azutopia.gitbook.io/azu/tutorials/getting-started.md)
- [Building a User API](https://azutopia.gitbook.io/azu/tutorials/building-a-user-api.md)
- [Adding WebSockets](https://azutopia.gitbook.io/azu/tutorials/adding-websockets.md)
- [Working with Databases](https://azutopia.gitbook.io/azu/tutorials/working-with-databases.md)
- [Building Live Components](https://azutopia.gitbook.io/azu/tutorials/building-live-components.md)
- [Testing Your App](https://azutopia.gitbook.io/azu/tutorials/testing-your-app.md)
- [Deploying to Production](https://azutopia.gitbook.io/azu/tutorials/deploying-to-production.md)
- [Create an Endpoint](https://azutopia.gitbook.io/azu/endpoints/create-endpoint.md)
- [Handle Parameters](https://azutopia.gitbook.io/azu/endpoints/handle-parameters.md)
- [Return Different Formats](https://azutopia.gitbook.io/azu/endpoints/return-different-formats.md)
- [Validate Requests](https://azutopia.gitbook.io/azu/validation/validate-requests.md)
- [Validate Models](https://azutopia.gitbook.io/azu/validation/validate-models.md)
- [Handle Validation Errors](https://azutopia.gitbook.io/azu/validation/handle-validation-errors.md)
- [Create WebSocket Channel](https://azutopia.gitbook.io/azu/real-time/create-websocket-channel.md)
- [Broadcast Messages](https://azutopia.gitbook.io/azu/real-time/broadcast-messages.md)
- [Build Live Component](https://azutopia.gitbook.io/azu/real-time/build-live-component.md)
- [Define Schema](https://azutopia.gitbook.io/azu/database/define-schema.md)
- [Create Models](https://azutopia.gitbook.io/azu/database/create-models.md)
- [Run Migrations](https://azutopia.gitbook.io/azu/database/run-migrations.md)
- [Query Data](https://azutopia.gitbook.io/azu/database/query-data.md)
- [Handle Transactions](https://azutopia.gitbook.io/azu/database/handle-transactions.md)
- [Set Up Memory Cache](https://azutopia.gitbook.io/azu/caching/setup-memory-cache.md)
- [Set Up Redis Cache](https://azutopia.gitbook.io/azu/caching/setup-redis-cache.md)
- [Handle File Uploads](https://azutopia.gitbook.io/azu/file-handling/handle-file-uploads.md)
- [Validate File Types](https://azutopia.gitbook.io/azu/file-handling/validate-file-types.md)
- [Create Custom Middleware](https://azutopia.gitbook.io/azu/middleware/create-custom-middleware.md)
- [Add Logging](https://azutopia.gitbook.io/azu/middleware/add-logging.md)
- [Render HTML Templates](https://azutopia.gitbook.io/azu/templates/render-html-templates.md)
- [Use Template Helpers](https://azutopia.gitbook.io/azu/templates/use-template-helpers.md)
- [Enable Hot Reload](https://azutopia.gitbook.io/azu/templates/enable-hot-reload.md)
- [Test Endpoints](https://azutopia.gitbook.io/azu/testing/test-endpoints.md)
- [Test WebSockets](https://azutopia.gitbook.io/azu/testing/test-websockets.md)
- [Configure Production](https://azutopia.gitbook.io/azu/deployment/configure-production.md)
- [Deploy with Docker](https://azutopia.gitbook.io/azu/deployment/deploy-with-docker.md)
- [Scale Horizontally](https://azutopia.gitbook.io/azu/deployment/scale-horizontally.md)
- [Handle Errors Gracefully](https://azutopia.gitbook.io/azu/error-handling/handle-errors-gracefully.md)
- [Create Custom Errors](https://azutopia.gitbook.io/azu/error-handling/create-custom-errors.md)
- [Optimize Endpoints](https://azutopia.gitbook.io/azu/performance/optimize-endpoints.md)
- [Optimize Database Queries](https://azutopia.gitbook.io/azu/performance/optimize-database-queries.md)
- [Core Module](https://azutopia.gitbook.io/azu/api-reference/core.md)
- [Endpoint](https://azutopia.gitbook.io/azu/api-reference/endpoint.md)
- [Request](https://azutopia.gitbook.io/azu/api-reference/request.md)
- [Response](https://azutopia.gitbook.io/azu/api-reference/response.md)
- [Channel](https://azutopia.gitbook.io/azu/api-reference/channel.md)
- [Component](https://azutopia.gitbook.io/azu/api-reference/component.md)
- [Cache](https://azutopia.gitbook.io/azu/api-reference/cache.md)
- [Router](https://azutopia.gitbook.io/azu/api-reference/router.md)
- [Built-in Handlers](https://azutopia.gitbook.io/azu/handlers/built-in.md)
- [Configuration Options](https://azutopia.gitbook.io/azu/configuration/options.md)
- [Environments](https://azutopia.gitbook.io/azu/configuration/environments.md)
- [Error Types](https://azutopia.gitbook.io/azu/errors/error-types.md)
- [CQL API](https://azutopia.gitbook.io/azu/database-1/cql-api.md)
- [Validations](https://azutopia.gitbook.io/azu/database-1/validations.md)
- [Query Methods](https://azutopia.gitbook.io/azu/database-1/query-methods.md)
- [Template Engine](https://azutopia.gitbook.io/azu/templates-1/engine.md)
- [Template Helpers](https://azutopia.gitbook.io/azu/templates-1/helpers.md)
- [Breaking Changes](https://azutopia.gitbook.io/azu/migration/breaking-changes.md)
- [Overview](https://azutopia.gitbook.io/azu/architecture/overview.md)
- [Request Lifecycle](https://azutopia.gitbook.io/azu/architecture/request-lifecycle.md)
- [Type Safety](https://azutopia.gitbook.io/azu/architecture/type-safety.md)
- [Performance Design](https://azutopia.gitbook.io/azu/architecture/performance-design.md)
- [Endpoints](https://azutopia.gitbook.io/azu/concepts/endpoints.md)
- [Contracts](https://azutopia.gitbook.io/azu/concepts/contracts.md)
- [Middleware](https://azutopia.gitbook.io/azu/concepts/middleware.md)
- [Real-Time](https://azutopia.gitbook.io/azu/concepts/real-time.md)
- [Components](https://azutopia.gitbook.io/azu/concepts/components.md)
- [Why Type Safety](https://azutopia.gitbook.io/azu/design-decisions/why-type-safety.md)
- [Why Contracts](https://azutopia.gitbook.io/azu/design-decisions/why-contracts.md)
- [FAQ](https://azutopia.gitbook.io/azu/resources/faq.md)
- [Contributing](https://azutopia.gitbook.io/azu/resources/setup.md)


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