--- alias: operation-guide-discovery-service-index description: "This documentation details the setup, operation, and monitoring of a manufacturing discovery service" --- # Critical Manufacturing Discovery Service The following topics provide information about the Critical Manufacturing Discovery Service and all configurations needed prior to its usage. * [Introduction](discoveryserviceintroduction.md) - Purpose and overview of the discovery service document. * [How does it work?](howdoesitwork.md) - The discovery service architecture and process. * [Weighted Round-Robin](roundrobin.md) - Explanation of the discovery service algorithm. * [Installation](discoveryserviceinstallation.md) - How to install the discovery service. * [Configuration](discoveryserviceconfiguration.md) - How to configure the discovery service and the application server. * [Monitoring](discoveryservicemonitoring.md) - How the discovery service can be monitored.