Guides

Comprehensive guides for working with the Provide Foundry, from basic installation to advanced provider development patterns.

Getting Started

• Installation

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  Set up the entire Provide Foundry on your development machine.

Core Guides

• Building Providers

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  Complete guide to creating Terraform providers with pyvider.

• Testing Strategy

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  Testing approaches and best practices for foundry projects.

• Packaging Applications

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  Package and distribute applications with flavorpack.

• Documentation

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  Create comprehensive documentation for your projects.

Quick Reference

Guide	Purpose	Key Tools
Installation	Set up foundry	UV, wrknv
Provider Development	Build Terraform providers	pyvider, pyvider-cty, pyvider-hcl
Testing	Test foundry applications	provide-testkit, tofusoup
Packaging	Package applications	flavorpack
Documentation	Create documentation	plating, MkDocs

Learning Path

Beginner Path

1. Installation - Get the foundry running
2. Provider Development - Build your first provider

Intermediate Path

1. Testing Strategy - Add comprehensive testing
2. Packaging - Package and distribute
3. Documentation - Create great docs

Advanced Path

1. Architecture Patterns - Advanced patterns
2. Contributing - Contribute to the foundry

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These guides provide step-by-step instructions for working effectively with the Provide Foundry. Each guide includes practical examples, best practices, and troubleshooting tips.