# DigitalOcean Knowledge Bases – DigitalOcean Documentation > Store, index, and retrieve data from files, websites, and Spaces buckets to power retrieval-augmented generation. ## Getting Started with DigitalOcean Knowledge Bases Quickstarts and intermediate tutorials to get started with Knowledge Bases. - [DigitalOcean Knowledge Bases Quickstart](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/knowledge-bases/getting-started/quickstart/index.html.md): Just the essentials to go from zero to working in a few minutes. - [Test DigitalOcean Knowledge Base Retrieval Using RAG Playground](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/knowledge-bases/getting-started/data-services-use-rag-playground/index.html.md): Test how foundation models answer questions using content retrieved from a knowledge base. ## DigitalOcean Knowledge Bases How-Tos How to accomplish specific tasks in detail, like creation/deletion, configuration, and management. - [How to Create DigitalOcean Knowledge Bases](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/knowledge-bases/how-to/create/index.html.md): Create a knowledge base by choosing an embeddings model, adding data sources, configuring chunking, and selecting an OpenSearch database. - [How to Destroy DigitalOcean Knowledge Bases](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/knowledge-bases/how-to/destroy/index.html.md): Permanently delete a knowledge base from the Control Panel or API when you no longer need its indexed data. - [How to Test DigitalOcean Knowledge Bases](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/knowledge-bases/how-to/test-knowledge-bases/index.html.md): Test retrieval results, update chunking strategy, and use the Knowledge Base API to query knowledge base data. - [How to Edit DigitalOcean Knowledge Bases](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/knowledge-bases/how-to/edit-knowledge-bases/index.html.md): Edit a knowledge base's name, project, or tags, and view details such as its embeddings model, associated agents, and OpenSearch database. - [How to Manage Data Sources](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/knowledge-bases/how-to/manage-data-sources/index.html.md): Add, remove, reindex, and auto-index DigitalOcean knowledge base data sources. - [How to Re-Index or Auto-Index Data Sources](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/knowledge-bases/how-to/index-data-sources/index.html.md): Re-index or auto-index DigitalOcean knowledge base data sources. - [How to View Your Indexing Job Logs](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/knowledge-bases/how-to/view-indexing-jobs/index.html.md): View and interpret indexing job logs for your DigitalOcean Knowledge Bases, including job status and token usage. - [Test DigitalOcean Knowledge Base Retrieval Using RAG Playground](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/knowledge-bases/how-to/test-knowledge-base-retrieval/index.html.md): Test how foundation models answer questions using content retrieved from a knowledge base. ## DigitalOcean Knowledge Bases Reference Native and third-party tools, troubleshooting, and answers to frequently asked questions. - [Chunking Parameters](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/knowledge-bases/reference/data-services-chunking-strategies/index.html.md): Reference for DigitalOcean Knowledge Bases chunking parameters, their recommendations, and their constraints across supported embeddings models. ## DigitalOcean Knowledge Bases Concepts Explanations and definitions of core concepts for Knowledge Bases. - [Chunking Best Practices for DigitalOcean Knowledge Base Indexing](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/knowledge-bases/concepts/data-services-chunking-strategies/index.html.md): Choose and configure chunking strategies to improve retrieval accuracy, reduce hallucinations, and optimize token usage when indexing knowledge bases. - [System Instructions Best Practices for DigitalOcean Knowledge Bases](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/knowledge-bases/concepts/data-services-system-instructions/index.html.md): Write effective system instructions for knowledge base responses by defining the model's role, limits, communication style, and source requirements. - [DigitalOcean Knowledge Base Retrieval Best Practices](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/knowledge-bases/concepts/data-services-retrieval/index.html.md): Guidance for improving knowledge base retrieval with hybrid search, chunking, filters, and reranking. ## DigitalOcean Knowledge Bases Details Features, pricing, availability, limits, and more for Knowledge Bases. - [DigitalOcean Knowledge Bases Features](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/knowledge-bases/details/features/index.html.md): Explore the features of Knowledge Bases, including data sources, models, activity logs, auto-indexing, and chunking. - [DigitalOcean Knowledge Bases Pricing](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/knowledge-bases/details/pricing/index.html.md): Knowledge Bases pricing includes indexing and storage costs, with charges based on embedding tokens and the storage required for embeddings. - [DigitalOcean Knowledge Bases Availability](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/knowledge-bases/details/availability/index.html.md): Regional datacenter availability for Knowledge Bases. - [DigitalOcean Knowledge Bases Limits](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/knowledge-bases/details/limits/index.html.md): Limits and known issues for Knowledge Bases. - [Available Embeddings and Reranking Models for DigitalOcean Knowledge Bases](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/knowledge-bases/details/knowledge-base-models/index.html.md): A list of the embeddings and reranking models available for Knowledge Bases. - [DigitalOcean Gradient™ AI Website Crawler](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/knowledge-bases/details/website-crawler/index.html.md): Information about the web crawler DigitalOcean provides to crawl websites as data sources for knowledge bases.