# 🚀 Getting Started with the Analytics Engine

The **Analytics Engine** is the main interface for running, creating, and managing computational methods on the D4Science infrastructure.

👉 See the ∑ [Analytics Engine section](/02_ccp_interface/00_analytics_engine)

It includes two key modules:

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## ☁️ Cloud Computing Platform (CCP)

This is where users can:

- **Browse and run methods** via form-based interfaces
- Monitor ongoing executions and download results
- Explore execution metadata and outputs
- Export execution scripts for programmatic use

👉 See the ☁️ [Cloud Computing Platform (CCP) Page](/02_ccp_interface/02_engine_ccp)

![Cloud Computing Platform (CCP)](/_static/imgs/analytics_engine_ccp.png)
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## 🧬 Method / Algorithm Importer

This tool allows method developers to:

- Define new methods with configurable parameters
- Associate a Docker image or repository
- Upload and edit the `method.json` definition
- Validate and publish the method for execution

👉 See the 🛠 [Method/Algorithm Importer Page](/02_ccp_interface/05_engine_edit)

![Method Importer Overview](/_static/imgs/analytics_engine_importer.png)

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Together, these components allow users to both **run existing methods** and **define their own**, using cloud-based resources in a reproducible, trackable way.