Tutorials
Learning-oriented documentation - Learn by doing with step-by-step guidance.
What Are Tutorials?
Tutorials are lessons that teach you how to use ngit-grasp through practical, hands-on steps.
Characteristics:
- ✅ Learning-oriented (teach beginners)
- ✅ Practical (you follow along)
- ✅ Step-by-step with guaranteed outcomes
- ✅ Complete from start to finish
- ✅ Safe to experiment with
Not tutorials:
- ❌ Problem-solving guides (those are How-To)
- ❌ Technical references (those are Reference)
- ❌ Conceptual explanations (those are Explanation)
Available Tutorials
Getting Started
Time: 15-20 minutes
Learn: Set up ngit-grasp development environment, build and test the code
You'll accomplish:
- Clone and build the project
- Set up Nix development environment
- Run tests successfully
- Understand project structure
Start here if: You're brand new to ngit-grasp
Running Your First Audit
Time: 10-15 minutes
Prerequisites: Getting Started completed
Learn: Use grasp-audit to check GRASP compliance
You'll accomplish:
- Run compliance tests against a relay
- Interpret audit results
- Use the audit tool library
- Understand GRASP requirements
Start here if: You want to test GRASP compliance
Planned Tutorials
Deploying Your First GRASP Relay
Status: 🔜 Planned (waiting for main server implementation)
You'll learn:
- Deploy ngit-grasp to production
- Configure for your domain
- Set up HTTPS with reverse proxy
- Create your first repository
Contributing Your First PR
Status: 🔜 Planned
You'll learn:
- Find an issue to work on
- Set up development environment
- Make changes and test
- Submit a pull request
How to Use Tutorials
- Follow in order - Each step builds on previous ones
- Actually do the steps - Don't just read, type the commands
- Expect success - If something fails, check troubleshooting
- Learn by doing - Understanding comes from practice
Not sure if this is what you need?
- Want to solve a specific problem? → How-To Guides
- Looking for technical details? → Reference
- Want to understand the design? → Explanation
Contributing Tutorials
When writing a tutorial:
DO:
- ✅ Start with a clear learning goal
- ✅ Provide complete, tested steps
- ✅ Include expected output
- ✅ Add troubleshooting section
- ✅ Keep it focused (one topic)
- ✅ Test with a beginner
DON'T:
- ❌ Assume prior knowledge (or state prerequisites clearly)
- ❌ Skip steps ("obviously you would...")
- ❌ Explain every detail (link to Explanation docs)
- ❌ Try to cover everything (keep scope small)
See Diátaxis: Tutorials for detailed guidance.
Part of the ngit-grasp documentation using the Diátaxis framework.