> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.e6data.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Choose your pipeline

> Not sure where to start? Pick your data source and destination below to find the right guide and connector docs for your use case.

## What's your source?

| Source | Use when... | You need | Guide |
| - | - | - | - |
| **Kafka** | Streaming events from a message broker | Broker address, topic name, auth | [Kafka to Iceberg example](/ingest/examples/kafka-to-iceberg) |
| **Confluent** | Confluent Cloud managed Kafka | Confluent cluster, API key | [Confluent connector docs](/ingest/connectors/message-queues/confluent) |
| **Kinesis** | AWS-native event streaming | Stream name, AWS region | [Kinesis connector docs](/ingest/connectors/message-queues/kinesis) |
| **CDC (Postgres/MySQL)** | Replicate database tables in real-time | DB host, credentials, table names | [CDC connector docs](/ingest/connectors/databases/cdc) |
| **HTTP** | Receive webhook/push data | Just a port number | [HTTP to Iceberg example](/ingest/examples/http-to-iceberg) |
| **Filesystem (S3/GCS)** | Batch ingest existing files | Bucket path, credentials | [Filesystem to Iceberg example](/ingest/examples/filesystem-to-iceberg) |

## What's your sink?

| Sink | Use when... | You need | Guide |
| - | - | - | - |
| **Iceberg** | Analytics lakehouse (most common) | Catalog URL, warehouse path | [Iceberg connector docs](/ingest/connectors/lakehouse/iceberg) |
| **Delta Lake** | Delta ecosystem | Storage path | [Delta connector docs](/ingest/connectors/lakehouse/delta) |
| **Kafka** | Forward processed events to another topic | Broker address, topic | [Kafka sink docs](/ingest/connectors/message-queues/kafka) |

## Common Combinations

[**Kafka → Iceberg**](/ingest/examples/kafka-to-iceberg) - Stream events into a data lakehouse for analytics

[**HTTP → Iceberg**](/ingest/examples/http-to-iceberg) - Ingest webhooks into queryable tables

[**S3 Files → Iceberg**](/ingest/examples/filesystem-to-iceberg) - Batch-load existing data files into Iceberg

[**CDC → Iceberg**](/ingest/connectors/databases/cdc) - Replicate a database table in real-time


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