Installation
Get Para running in minutes with Docker or as a standalone JAR.
Installation guide →
Documentation
Everything you need to set up, configure, and run Para for your team or organization.
Para is a stateless, schemaless backend with a REST API over pluggable persistence, search, and cache layers. Start with the quickstart, then open the topic you need.
Quick links
Section titled “Quick links”Configuration
Configure authentication, search, storage, and other features.
Configuration →
Deployment
Deploy to Para with Docker or in the cloud.
Deployment guide →
API Reference
Full OpenAPI 3.x specification for the Scoold REST API.
API Reference →
Start here
Section titled “Start here”- Quickstart: run Para and make a first request.
- Self-host Para: deploy Para as a standalone service.
- Configuration: set server options and secrets.
- Maven: add Para or the Java client to a JVM project.
Core concepts
Section titled “Core concepts”- ParaObject: the base type for stored objects.
- Apps: isolate projects with Para’s multitenant App model.
- Resource permissions: control access to objects.
- Validations: validate object data.
- Webhooks: respond to object events.
- Relationships: link objects.
Persistence, search, and cache
Section titled “Persistence, search, and cache”- DAO and database integrations: choose a persistence implementation.
- Search: configure the search layer.
- Cache: configure the cache layer.
Security and integrations
Section titled “Security and integrations”- REST API authentication: sign API requests and use JWT.
- Integrations: connect queues, storage, email, and filters.
- MCP server: connect AI clients to Para.
- Plugins: add optional Para modules.
Configuration and API reference
Section titled “Configuration and API reference”- Para API explorer: browse all API endpoints
- Configuration reference: full configuration reference