> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.open-metadata.org/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# OpenMetadata System Architecture | Developer Guide

> Connect Architecture to enable streamlined access, monitoring, or search of enterprise data using secure and scalable integrations.

# Architecture

OpenMetadata Unlock the value of data assets with an end-to-end metadata platform that includes data discovery, governance, data quality, observability, and people collaboration.

OpenMetadata depends on following components to build a metadata platform:

* JsonSchemas for defining Metadata Schemas
* Dropwizard/Jetty for REST APIs
* MySQL 8.x to store Metadata
* ElasticSearch 7.x to index Metadata and power search

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/openmetadata/FFPgqWxUp0cM2_kH/public/images/developers/architecture/architecture.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=FFPgqWxUp0cM2_kH&q=85&s=6d9f5ccec6e1c4ddc5c376c370fe6b83" alt="OpenMetadata architecture" width="651" height="771" data-path="public/images/developers/architecture/architecture.png" />

To understand the OpenMetadata Architecture and how everything fits together please go through [Design page](/v1.12.x/main-concepts/high-level-design).

For Schema design and how our API works here is an example of ML [Model entity page](/v1.12.x/sdk/python/entities/ml-model)