# Setup Quick Start - 5 Minutes to Deployment

**Goal**: Get provisioning running in 5 minutes with a working example

## Step 1: Check Prerequisites (30 seconds)

```
# Check Nushell
nu --version   # Should be 0.109.0+

# Check deployment tool
docker --version    # OR
kubectl version     # OR
ssh -V              # OR
systemctl --version
```

## Step 2: Install Provisioning (1 minute)

```
# Option A: Using installer script
curl -sSL https://install.provisioning.dev | bash

# Option B: From source
git clone https://github.com/project-provisioning/provisioning
cd provisioning
./scripts/install.sh
```

## Step 3: Initialize System (2 minutes)

```
# Run interactive setup
provisioning setup system --interactive

# Follow the prompts:
# - Press Enter for defaults
# - Select your deployment tool
# - Enter provider credentials (if using cloud)
```

## Step 4: Create Your First Workspace (1 minute)

```
# Create workspace
provisioning setup workspace myapp

# Verify it was created
provisioning workspace list
```

## Step 5: Deploy Your First Server (1 minute)

```
# Activate workspace
provisioning workspace activate myapp

# Check configuration
provisioning setup validate

# Deploy server (dry-run first)
provisioning server create --check

# Deploy for real
provisioning server create --yes
```

## Verify Everything Works

```
# Check health
provisioning platform health

# Check servers
provisioning server list

# SSH into server (if applicable)
provisioning server ssh <server-name>
```

## Common Commands Cheat Sheet

```
# Workspace management
provisioning workspace list              # List all workspaces
provisioning workspace activate prod     # Switch workspace
provisioning workspace create dev        # Create new workspace

# Server management
provisioning server list                 # List servers
provisioning server create               # Create server
provisioning server delete <name>        # Delete server
provisioning server ssh <name>           # SSH into server

# Configuration
provisioning setup validate              # Validate configuration
provisioning setup update platform       # Update platform settings

# System info
provisioning info                        # System information
provisioning capability check            # Check capabilities
provisioning platform health             # Check platform health
```

## Troubleshooting Quick Fixes

**Setup wizard won't start**

```
# Check Nushell
nu --version

# Check permissions
chmod +x $(which provisioning)
```

**Configuration error**

```
# Validate configuration
provisioning setup validate --verbose

# Check paths
provisioning info paths
```

**Deployment fails**

```
# Dry-run to see what would happen
provisioning server create --check

# Check platform status
provisioning platform status
```

## What's Next

After basic setup:

1. **Configure Provider**: Add cloud provider credentials
2. **Create More Workspaces**: Dev, staging, production
3. **Deploy Services**: Web servers, databases, etc.
4. **Set Up Monitoring**: Health checks, logging
5. **Automate Deployments**: CI/CD integration

## Need Help

```
# Get help
provisioning help

# Setup help
provisioning help setup

# Specific command help
provisioning <command> --help

# View documentation
provisioning guide system-setup
```

## Key Files

Your configuration is in:

**macOS**: `~/Library/Application Support/provisioning/`
**Linux**: `~/.config/provisioning/`

Important files:

- `system.toml` - System configuration
- `user_preferences.toml` - User settings
- `workspaces/*/` - Workspace definitions

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**Ready to dive deeper?** Check out the [Full Setup Guide](SETUP_SYSTEM_GUIDE.md)