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Adds a user guide for distributed XGBoost training on Kubernetes via Kubeflow Trainer at content/en/docs/components/trainer/user-guides/xgboost.md.

The guide provides a concise overview of how Kubeflow Trainer integrates with XGBoost (Collective protocol, DMLC_* environment variable injection,xgboost-distributed runtime,CPU/GPU worker count formula) and redirects readers to the comprehensive tutorial in the XGBoost documentation for examples, best practices, and troubleshooting.

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Xgboost official docs: XGBoost tutorial (cross-referenced)
Kubeflow/trainer : User Guide for XGBoost Runtime #3313

Add a user guide for distributed XGBoost training on Kubernetes via
Kubeflow Trainer at content/en/docs/components/trainer/user-guides/xgboost.md.

The guide provides:
- An overview of the XGBoost Collective protocol and how Kubeflow Trainer
  integrates with it (DMLC_* env vars, JobSet, built-in runtime)
- Worker count formula for CPU and GPU training
- A redirect to the comprehensive XGBoost tutorial at
  https://xgboost.readthedocs.io/en/latest/tutorials/kubernetes.html

Signed-off-by: krishna-kg732 <krishnagupta.kg2k6@gmail.com>
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/lgtm
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Thanks!

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Thanks @Krishna-kg732, just a few nits.

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you might need to fix your PR title too.

@Krishna-kg732 Krishna-kg732 changed the title docs: add XGBoost distributed training user guide feat(docs) : add XGBoost distributed training user guide Mar 13, 2026
Co-authored-by: Andrey Velichkevich <andrey.velichkevich@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Krishna Gupta <Krishnagupta.kg2k6@gmail.com>
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Signed-off-by: krishna-kg732 <krishnagupta.kg2k6@gmail.com>
@Krishna-kg732 Krishna-kg732 changed the title feat(docs) : add XGBoost distributed training user guide chore : add XGBoost distributed training user guide Mar 13, 2026
Signed-off-by: krishna-kg732 <krishnagupta.kg2k6@gmail.com>
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Thanks @Krishna-kg732!
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@andreyvelich andreyvelich changed the title chore : add XGBoost distributed training user guide trainer: add XGBoost distributed training user guide Mar 13, 2026
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/ok-to-test

@google-oss-prow google-oss-prow bot merged commit 223ca58 into kubeflow:master Mar 13, 2026
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