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# Getting started

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## Step 1: Create a domain

* **Important**\
  This is a concise tutorial for configuring a \*test \* Amazon OpenSearch Service domain. Do not use this process to create production domains. For a comprehensive version of the same process, see [Creating and managing Amazon OpenSearch Service domains](https://github.com/kevinslin/aws-reference-notes/blob/main/services/amazon_open_search_service/createupdatedomains.md).

## Step 2: Upload data for indexing

* **Important**\
  This is a concise tutorial for uploading a small amount of test data to Amazon OpenSearch Service. For more about uploading data in a production domain, see [Indexing data in Amazon OpenSearch Service](https://github.com/kevinslin/aws-reference-notes/blob/main/services/amazon_open_search_service/indexing.md).