MarkLogic Server 4.0 Product documentation

  • MarkLogic API Reference
    API documentation for the MarkLogic built-in and module extensions to the XQuery standard functions. It also contains API reference information for the W3C standard functions implemented in MarkLogic Server.
  • Administrator's Guide | (PDF)
    Provides procedures for administrative tasks such as creating servers, creating databases, backing up databases, creating users, setting up your security policy, and so on.
  • Application Developer's Guide | (PDF)
    Provides procedures, methodologies, and conceptual information about general application development tasks in MarkLogic Server.
  • Query Performance and Tuning Guide | (PDF)
    Provides performance-related information that is useful to application developers and administrators.
  • Scalability, Availability, and Forest-Level Failover | (PDF)
    Provides information on large-scale system architecture, clustering, and details on setting up forest-level failover.
  • Content Processing Framework | (PDF)
    Provides an introduction to the Content Processing Framework and procedures for installing the default content processing framework.
  • Understanding and Using Security | (PDF)
    Provides information on the role-based security model in MarkLogic Server.
  • Getting Started with MarkLogic Server | (PDF)
    A quick, step-by-step overview of how to get up and running with MarkLogic Server.
  • XQuery Reference Guide | (PDF)
    A condensed overview of the XQuery language, including a description of the three XQuery dialects supported in MarkLogic Server. This book does includes some syntax information, although it is primarily intended as in introduction and quick-reference to the language, not as a comprehensive reference.
  • Installation Guide for All Platforms | (PDF)
    Contains procedures for installing and upgrading MarkLogic Server on all platforms.
  • XCC Developer's Guide | (PDF)
    Contains an overview of the what you can do with the XCC libraries, examples of how to use XCC, and an overview of the sample applications included with XCC.
  • XCC Javadoc (online)
    API documentation for the MarkLogic XML Content Connector for Java (XCC/J) API.
  • XCC .NET API Documentation (online)
    API documentation for the MarkLogic XCC .NET C# API.
  • 4.0 Release Notes | (PDF)
    Contains a summary of new features, upgrade compatibility information, and other information about this release.
  • ZIP File of All MarkLogic Product Documentation

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