blumeops/docs/tutorials/exploring-the-docs.md
Erich Blume 7ebac4aef6 Add Phase 3 tutorials with audience targeting (#94)
## Summary
- Create tutorials directory structure with index page
- Add 5 main tutorials targeting different audiences:
  - **what-is-blumeops** (Reader, AI) - High-level orientation
  - **exploring-the-docs** (All) - Navigation guide
  - **ai-assistance-guide** (AI, Owner) - Context for AI-assisted operations
  - **contributing** (Contributor) - First contribution workflow
  - **replicating-blumeops** (Replicator) - Overview for building similar setup
- Add 4 replication sub-tutorials:
  - tailscale-setup, kubernetes-bootstrap, argocd-config, observability-stack
- Update README.md to mark Phase 3 complete
- Add changelog fragment

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

## Deployment and Testing
- [x] All pre-commit hooks pass (doc-links validates wiki links)
- [ ] Build docs via workflow to verify rendering
- [ ] Review content for accuracy

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Reviewed-on: https://forge.ops.eblu.me/eblume/blumeops/pulls/94
2026-02-03 18:51:57 -08:00

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exploring-the-docs
tutorials
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:

  • reference/index shows what's actually running
  • Browse service pages to see specific implementations
  • The repo's README has project context

For Contributors

Getting started with changes:

For Replicators

Replicators are people who want to build their own similar homelab GitOps setup, using BlumeOps as inspiration.

  • 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.

Pre-commit hooks automatically validate that all wiki-links point to existing files and that link targets are unambiguous.

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