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[docs] Add Hive Metastore index topic page

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#24,523 opened on Feb 10, 2025

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Description

Create a new page in the Presto documentation that introduces the Hive Metastore for people new to Presto, and acts as a central index of information for the many topics relating to the Hive Metastore.

Expected Behavior or Use Case

The existing content about Hive Metastore should be linked to, not moved into this new page.

Presto Component, Service, or Connector

Documentation.

Possible Implementation

Create a new page in the Presto documentation that introduces the Hive Metastore for people new to Presto, and acts as a central index of information for the many topics relating to the Hive Metastore.

Context

This issue was prompted by a discussion in #24511. See that discussion for context.

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Research direction
Review the existing Hive Metastore documentation in the Presto docs repo, identify all related pages, and create a new index page that summarizes and links to them.
Tech stack
java
Domain
documentation
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Documentation
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2
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
1-3 hours
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Active
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Clear
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80