Where to next?
Persona-aware next-step pointers after the quickstart.
Pick the persona you came in as
I am an end user
You are done — sign in and chat. Two pages are worth bookmarking:
- Glossary — for when the docs use an acronym you don’t recognise.
- FAQ — for the 12 questions new users ask.
I am a deployer
You have a running stack. The next page to read is:
- Deploy → Choose your deployment mode — promotes you from local Compose to production.
- Deploy → Configuration reference — the single source of truth for every env-var.
Then move into day-to-day:
I am a developer
You have the backend running locally. The next pages are:
- Backend → API contracts — every public HTTP endpoint.
- RAG pipeline → Pipeline architecture — every OPEA microservice and its contract.
- Architecture → OPEA microservices — the service registry and protocol extensions.
For test / lint / CI:
I am a contributor
You have opened your first MR. Next:
- Contribute → How to open a MR — the full checklist.
- Contribute → Style guide — language policy, voice, code-block rules.
- Contribute → i18n — add a translation.
- Contribute → Security triage — CVE playbook.