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zitadel/apps/docs
3fdac54878 docs: simplify helm chart guide (#11781)
## Summary

Rewrites the Kubernetes quickstart (Stage 1) to match the simplicity of
the Docker Compose quickstart. With the new bundled chart, users deploy
the full stack — PostgreSQL, Traefik, ZITADEL API, ZITADEL Login — with
two copy-paste blocks and no prerequisites beyond a Kubernetes cluster.

## Before / After

**Before:**
- Requires a pre-installed ingress controller
- 4 manual steps: install PostgreSQL separately, create secrets, wire DB
config, install ZITADEL
- Users need to understand Helm dependency management

**After:**
```bash
mkdir zitadel-helm && cd zitadel-helm &&
curl -fsSLO https://raw.githubusercontent.com/zitadel/zitadel-charts/main/examples/0-quickstart/quickstart-values.yaml
```
```bash
helm repo add zitadel https://charts.zitadel.com &&
helm repo add bitnami https://charts.bitnami.com/bitnami &&
helm repo add traefik https://traefik.github.io/charts &&
helm repo update &&
helm upgrade --install zitadel zitadel/zitadel --values quickstart-values.yaml --wait
```

Same UX as the Docker Compose quickstart. Mirrors the GitLab chart
pattern.

## Changes to `kubernetes/index.mdx`

### Stage 1 — Quickstart (full rewrite)
- Prerequisites reduced to: a Kubernetes cluster (1.30+), kubectl, Helm
- k3d moved to an optional callout tip (no longer required)
- Install section: `mkdir` → `curl` → `helm upgrade --install --wait`
(two copy-paste blocks, same pattern as compose)
- `helm upgrade --install` instead of `helm install` — idempotent, safe
to re-run
- "Swap out components" table: shows how to replace PostgreSQL, Traefik,
or add Redis
- Callouts: masterkey warning, stack architecture diagram

### Stage 2+ (unchanged)
Production cluster setup, TLS, cert-manager, etc. are untouched.

## Related
- Chart changes PR:
[zitadel/zitadel-charts#560](https://github.com/zitadel/zitadel-charts/pull/560)

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Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]>
2026-03-17 10:36:23 +00:00
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@zitadel/docs

Documentation for Zitadel, built with Fumadocs and Next.js.

Getting Started

Ensure you have followed the root quick start to set up dependencies.

Local Development

Start the development server:

pnpm nx run @zitadel/docs:dev

The site will be available at http://localhost:3000.

Scripts

Key scripts for documentation workflows:

Script Description
dev Starts the development server.
build Builds the production application.
fetch:remote-content Fetches remote tags and referenced content.
generate Runs all generation steps (fetch:remote-content, generate:proto-docs, generate:api-reference, generate:index-pages).
check:links Validates content integrity (broken links, missing frontmatter, schema errors).
check-types Validates typescript types.
test Runs all validation steps (check-types, check:links).
lint checks for code style and syntax errors (ESLint).
clean Cleans the build output and generated files.

Validation

  • Code Quality: Run pnpm lint to check for syntax and style issues in JS/TS/MDX files.
  • Content Integrity: Run pnpm check:links to validate content structure, including:
    • Broken internal links
    • Missing required front-matter (e.g., title)
    • Image references

Contributing

Build Process

The docs build process automatically handling the following steps via generate:

  1. Downloads required protoc plugins.
  2. Generates gRPC documentation from proto files.
  3. Generates API documentation from OpenAPI specs.
  4. Generates index files for directory structures.

Style Guide

  • Variables: Use environment variables in code snippets where possible.
  • Embedded Content: Use _filename.mdx for content embedded in other pages (not indexed individually).
  • Code Embedding: Use the file property in code blocks to embed code from the repo.
  • Voice: Use active voice and sentence case for titles.

Refer to the Google Developer Style Guide for general guidelines.

Adding Content

All documentation content is located in the content directory. Note that the system strictly accepts only .mdx files.

To add a new page:

  1. Create a .mdx file in the appropriate subdirectory of content.
  2. Register the new page in the sidebar settings at lib/sidebar-data.ts to make it accessible in the navigation.

Pull Requests

Use docs(<scope>): <short summary> for PR titles. Pass quality checks before submitting:

pnpm nx run @zitadel/docs:build
pnpm nx run @zitadel/docs:check:links

You can also run specific steps individually:

  • pnpm fetch:remote-content
  • pnpm generate:api-reference