docs: flink setup guide

docs/docs-site/docs/templates/kafka-to-helixdb.md

@@ -120,6 +120,14 @@ Now the template is built and hosted your GCS path. you can pass GCS template fi
 
 If you have an Apache Flink standalone cluster, you can submit the template as a job using the prebuilt Docker image.
 
+> **Note:** Don’t have a remote Flink cluster? No problem! 
+> You can quickly spin up Flink on your laptop in just [3 simple steps](https://ganeshsivakumar.github.io/langchain-beam/docs/tutorials/setup-flink/) and run templates locally.
+
+#### Submitting Job
+
+Once your Flink cluster is up and running, you can submit a template as a job using Docker.  
+Run the following command, adjusting the pipeline options as needed:
+
 ```
 docker run --rm \
   -e FLINK_MASTER=host.docker.internal:8081 \
@@ -146,7 +154,7 @@ Refer to the Flink version [compatibility matrix](https://beam.apache.org/docume
 
 - The container downloads the appropriate .jar file from GCS based on ***FLINK_VERSION*** (your flink cluster version) with correct beam and runner dependencies
 
-- It uses the Flink CLI (flink run) to submit the job to the Flink cluster (as specified by `FLINK_MASTER`)
+- It uses the Flink CLI (flink run) to submit the job to the Flink cluster (as specified by ***FLINK_MASTER*** - Flink cluster Url )
 
 - All dependencies—including Java 17 and the Flink CLI—are preinstalled in the image, so you don’t need to set up anything else.
 

docs/docs-site/docs/templates/kafka-to-pinecone.md

@@ -109,6 +109,15 @@ Now the template is built and hosted your GCS path. you can pass GCS template fi
 
 If you have an Apache Flink standalone cluster, you can submit the template as a job using the prebuilt Docker image.
 
+> **Note:** Don’t have a remote Flink cluster? No problem! 
+> You can quickly spin up Flink on your laptop in just [3 simple steps](https://ganeshsivakumar.github.io/langchain-beam/docs/tutorials/setup-flink/) and run templates locally.
+
+#### Submitting Job
+
+Once your Flink cluster is up and running, you can submit a template as a job using Docker.  
+Run the following command, adjusting the pipeline options as needed:
+
+
 ```
 docker run --rm \
   -e FLINK_MASTER=host.docker.internal:8081 \
@@ -137,7 +146,7 @@ Refer to the Flink version [compatibility matrix](https://beam.apache.org/docume
 
 - The container downloads the appropriate .jar file from GCS based on ***FLINK_VERSION*** (your flink cluster version) with correct beam and runner dependencies
 
-- It uses the Flink CLI (flink run) to submit the job to the Flink cluster (as specified by `FLINK_MASTER`)
+- It uses the Flink CLI (flink run) to submit the job to the Flink cluster (as specified by ***FLINK_MASTER*** - Flink cluster Url )
 
 - All dependencies—including Java 17 and the Flink CLI—are preinstalled in the image, so you don’t need to set up anything else.
 

docs/docs-site/docs/tutorials/setup-flink.md

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+# How to run Apache Flink Locally
+
+[Apache Flink](https://flink.apache.org/) is a powerful stream-processing engine. It can also run [Apache Beam](https://beam.apache.org/) pipelines and templates using the Flink Runner. This short guide walks you through setting up Flink on your laptop in just a few steps.
+
+
+#### Step 1: Download Flink 1.19
+
+Use `wget` to download the latest Flink 1.19 release (Scala 2.12 build):  
+
+```sh
+wget https://dlcdn.apache.org/flink/flink-1.19.3/flink-1.19.3-bin-scala_2.12.tgz
+```
+
+#### Step 2: Extract the Archive
+
+Unpack the downloaded archive:
+
+```sh
+tar -xzf flink-1.19.3-bin-scala_2.12.tgz
+```
+
+#### Step 3: Start the Flink Cluster
+
+Navigate into the extracted directory and start a local cluster:
+
+```sh
+cd flink-1.19.3
+
+# Start the cluster
+./bin/start-cluster.sh
+```
+
+#### Step 4: Verify the Cluster
+
+Once started, open the **Flink Web UI** in your browser:
+
+👉 [http://localhost:8081/](http://localhost:8081/)
+
+If the UI loads, your local Flink cluster is up and running! 🎉  
+Next, try running some [LangBeam templates](https://ganeshsivakumar.github.io/langchain-beam/docs/category/templates/) on your Flink cluster 😃
+
+
+#### Step 5: Stop the Cluster
+
+When you’re done, stop the cluster to free up resources:
+
+```sh
+./bin/stop-cluster.sh
+```