Onboarding
Onboarding
For solutions engineers composing StackGen modules in Terraform or OpenTofu. This is the compose-path deep dive — if you are not sure which path to take, start at Adopt the repo.
If you only have 30 minutes and a prospect on Zoom, skip onboarding. Go to the SE Playbook and run
make demo SCENARIO=<name>.
| Step | What you will do | Time (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 — Orientation | Understand what this repo is and the three SE jobs it serves. | ~3 min |
| 2 — Your machine | Install Terraform (and optionally OPA), clone the repo. | ~10 min |
| 3 — Run checks | Format checks, policy checks, optional tofu validate (or terraform validate). |
~10 min |
| 4 — Use a module | Point Terraform at a module source and plan a minimal stack. |
~15 min |
| 5 — Go deeper | CI, registry tokens, full example, architecture — when you need them. | reference |
| 6 — Author a package | Obfuscate a requirement → Horizontal Brief → new module/scenario via Cursor skills. | when building |