Chore: Convert install/** into MyST format

[amotl]

About

Continue converting documents from reStructuredText to Markdown.

Preview

• https://cratedb-guide--395.org.readthedocs.build/install/

References

• Chore: Convert admin/* into MyST format #319
• Chore: Convert performance/* into MyST format #320
• etc.

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Walkthrough

Replace many reStructuredText installation and cloud docs with new Markdown equivalents: add Markdown guides (OS installs, container/Kubernetes, AWS/Azure, config fragments, Docker/Kubernetes examples) and remove corresponding .rst sources. All edits are documentation-only.

Changes

Cohort / File(s)	Summary
Install hub & config docs/install/index.md, docs/install/index.rst, docs/install/configure.md, docs/install/configure.rst	Add a Markdown install hub and configuration page; remove the original reST index and configure pages.
Control & post‑install fragments docs/install/_control-linux.md, docs/install/_control-linux.rst, docs/install/_post-install.md, docs/install/_post-install.rst	Add Markdown include fragments for Linux service control and post-install notes; remove corresponding .rst fragments.
OS installers (Debian/RedHat/Tarball/Windows) docs/install/debian-ubuntu.md, docs/install/debian-ubuntu.rst, docs/install/redhat.md, docs/install/redhat.rst, docs/install/tarball.md, docs/install/tarball.rst, docs/install/windows.md, docs/install/windows.rst	Introduce Markdown installers for Debian/Ubuntu, Red Hat/SUSE, tarball, and Windows; delete prior .rst versions.
Container index & Docker docs/install/container/index.md, docs/install/container/index.rst, docs/install/container/docker.md, docs/install/container/docker.rst	Add Markdown container index and Docker guide (quickstart, compose, best practices, troubleshooting); remove .rst counterparts.
Kubernetes (index, classic, operator) docs/install/container/kubernetes/index.md, docs/install/container/kubernetes/index.rst, docs/install/container/kubernetes/kubernetes.md, docs/install/container/kubernetes/kubernetes.rst, docs/install/container/kubernetes/kubernetes-operator.md, docs/install/container/kubernetes/kubernetes-operator.rst	Add Markdown Kubernetes docs (StatefulSet examples, Operator guide, CR examples); remove the .rst files.
Cloud index & AWS docs/install/cloud/index.md, docs/install/cloud/index.rst, docs/install/cloud/aws/index.md, docs/install/cloud/aws/index.rst, docs/install/cloud/aws/ec2-setup.md, docs/install/cloud/aws/ec2-setup.rst, docs/install/cloud/aws/s3-setup.md, docs/install/cloud/aws/s3-setup.rst, docs/install/cloud/aws/aws-terraform-setup.md, docs/install/cloud/aws/aws-terraform-setup.rst	Add Markdown cloud index and AWS guides (EC2 discovery, S3 snapshot repo, Terraform examples); remove the .rst versions.
Cloud Azure docs/install/cloud/azure/index.md, docs/install/cloud/azure/index.rst, docs/install/cloud/azure/vm.md, docs/install/cloud/azure/vm.rst, docs/install/cloud/azure/terraform.md, docs/install/cloud/azure/terraform.rst	Add Markdown Azure VM and Terraform guides; delete the original .rst files.
Cloud hosting index docs/install/cloud/index.md, docs/install/cloud/index.rst	Add a Markdown cloud hosting index and remove the reST index.
Container cloud index update docs/install/container/index.md	New Markdown index for container-based installation (migrated from .rst).
Tarball & Windows guides docs/install/tarball.md, docs/install/windows.md	New Markdown tarball and Windows installation guides; corresponding .rst files removed.
Feature ref update docs/feature/cloud/index.md	Minor rubric reference removal.

Sequence Diagram(s)

Changes are documentation-only and do not modify runtime control flow; no sequence diagram is provided.

Estimated code review effort

🎯 4 (Complex) | ⏱️ ~45 minutes

Possibly related issues

• Install: Improve page about container use (Docker, Podman) #392 — Reorganizes/migrates the container index from .rst to .md, directly related to the container/index changes in this PR.

Possibly related PRs

• Update index.rst #199 — Related to restructuring/removal of the install index (.rst → .md).
• Layout NG: Folder structure and naming things #236 — Overlapping documentation-structure changes and index migrations.
• CrateDB 3.x: Documentation for 3.3 turned off, so refer to sources instead. Also tune down other content. #359 — Overlaps AWS docs (EC2/S3/Terraform) edits and reformatting.

Suggested labels

sanding-1200

Suggested reviewers

• kneth
• surister
• bmunkholm

Poem

I hop through docs with nimble paws,
Swapping .rst for markdown laws.
Clouds and clusters, guides anew,
Pages bloom where old ones flew.
A carrot snack — docs fresh for you! 🥕

Pre-merge checks and finishing touches

✅ Passed checks (3 passed)

Check name	Status	Explanation
Title Check	✅ Passed	The title succinctly and accurately summarizes the core change of this PR by indicating that all install documentation files are being converted from their existing format to MyST (Markdown), making it clear and directly related to the changeset without extraneous detail.
Description Check	✅ Passed	The description directly relates to the changes by stating the continuation of converting documents from reStructuredText to Markdown and provides a relevant preview link and issue references that map to the documented file conversions.
Docstring Coverage	✅ Passed	No functions found in the changes. Docstring coverage check skipped.

✨ Finishing touches

🧪 Generate unit tests (beta)

• Create PR with unit tests
• Post copyable unit tests in a comment
• Commit unit tests in branch markdown-more

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[kneth]

Let me be honest: I didn't review it all, and I might not have seen the footnote.