# How-to Guides This section collects guides for Time Series Analytics microservice and associated sample apps. - [Configure Alerts](./how-to-guides/configure-alerts.md) - [Custom UDF Deployment](./how-to-guides/configure-custom-udf.md) - [Connect to External MQTT broker](./how-to-guides/connect-to-secure-mqtt-broker.md) - [Connect to External OPC UA server](./how-to-guides/connect-to-secure-opcua-server.md) - [Update Configuration](./how-to-guides/update-config.md) - [Create a new sample app](./how-to-guides/create-a-new-sample-app.md) - [Write a User Define Function(UDF)](./how-to-guides/write-user-defined-function.md) :::{toctree} :hidden: ./how-to-guides/configure-alerts ./how-to-guides/connect-to-secure-mqtt-broker ./how-to-guides/connect-to-secure-opcua-server ./how-to-guides/configure-custom-udf ./how-to-guides/update-config ./how-to-guides/create-a-new-sample-app ./how-to-guides/write-user-defined-function :::