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STELLA Technical Documentation

Welcome to the official technical documentation for the STELLA Project. This site serves as the single source of truth for everything related to STELLA, including tutorials, demos, the STELLA microservice, STELLA app, STELLA server and REST API endpoints.

Roles & Documentation Structure

The documentation is organized around the three main roles within the STELLA ecosystem:

1. Researcher

For researchers conducting experiments with STELLA:

  • Propose and test modifications to search systems.
  • Run and analyze online experiments.
  • Participate in the Lilas-Lab environment.

2. Site Owner

For site owners hosting search systems:

  • Deploy the STELLA infrastructure to their platform.
  • Enable researchers to integrate experimental systems.
  • Interact primarily with the REST endpoints of the STELLA app.

3. Developer

For developers working with STELLA source code:

  • Explore the architecture of STELLA’s core components.
  • Access in-depth implementation details.
  • Extend or contribute to STELLA’s microservices and APIs.