blumeops/docs/tutorials/exploring-the-docs.md
Erich Blume 50046f42f8 Add Phase 3 tutorials with audience targeting
Create tutorials directory with learning-oriented content:
- what-is-blumeops: High-level orientation (Reader, AI)
- exploring-the-docs: Navigation guide (All audiences)
- ai-assistance-guide: Context for AI assistance (AI, Owner)
- contributing: First contribution workflow (Contributor)
- replicating-blumeops: Overview for replicators

Add replication sub-tutorials:
- tailscale-setup: Networking foundation
- kubernetes-bootstrap: Cluster setup
- argocd-config: GitOps configuration
- observability-stack: Metrics, logs, dashboards

Each tutorial explicitly identifies target audiences and links
heavily to reference material rather than re-explaining.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
2026-02-03 17:51:32 -08:00

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getting-started

Exploring the Documentation

Audiences: All (Owner, AI, Reader, Contributor, Replicator)

This guide explains how the BlumeOps documentation is organized and how to find what you need.

Documentation Structure

The docs follow the Diataxis framework:

Section Purpose When to Use
**[[tutorials/index Tutorials]]** Learning-oriented
**[[reference/index Reference]]** Information-oriented
How-to (planned) Task-oriented "I need to do X"
Explanation (planned) Understanding-oriented "I want to understand why"

Quick Paths by Audience

For Erich (Owner)

You probably want quick access to operational details:

  • reference/index has service URLs, commands, and config locations
  • The zk-docs mise task still works for legacy zettelkasten access
  • ai-assistance-guide explains how to work effectively with Claude

For Claude/AI Agents

Context for effective assistance:

  • Read ai-assistance-guide for operational conventions
  • reference/index has the technical specifics you'll need
  • The repo's CLAUDE.md has critical rules (especially the kubectl context requirement)

For External Readers

Understanding what this is:

For Contributors

Getting started with changes:

  • contributing walks through the workflow
  • reference/index tells you where things live
  • The CLAUDE.md in the repo root has contribution rules

For Replicators

Building your own:

  • replicating-blumeops provides the overview
  • The replication/ tutorials go deep on components
  • Reference pages show specific configuration choices

Documentation uses [[wiki-links]] for cross-references:

  • [[service-name]] links to a reference page
  • [[folder/page]] links to nested pages
  • [[page|Display Text]] customizes the link text

When reading on the web (docs.ops.eblu.me), these render as clickable links. The backlinks panel shows what references each page.

Legacy Content

The docs/zk/ directory contains zettelkasten cards from before the restructuring. These are read-only reference - new content goes in the structured sections. The cards will eventually be migrated or archived.

To view legacy cards:

mise run zk-docs