Tutorials

Hands-on, step-by-step guides that walk you through building real solutions with Teabar. Each tutorial takes 30-90 minutes and results in a working implementation.

Choose Your Path

Tutorials by Use Case

For Educators & Trainers

For DevOps & Platform Teams

For Enterprise

What You’ll Learn

CI/CD Workshop

Build a GitHub Actions (or GitLab CI) pipeline that:

• Creates ephemeral environments for every PR
• Runs integration tests against live infrastructure
• Posts preview URLs as PR comments
• Automatically cleans up on merge/close

Skills: CI/CD integration, environment automation, PR workflows

Kubernetes Training

Create a training platform that:

• Provisions isolated K8s clusters per trainee
• Includes guided exercises with validation
• Tracks trainee progress
• Auto-cleans after training ends

Skills: Blueprint parameterization, batch provisioning, activity tracking

Testing Environment

Set up testing infrastructure that:

• Creates production-like environments on demand
• Seeds consistent test data
• Supports parallel test execution
• Collects test artifacts

Skills: Blueprint composition, test data management, CI integration

Custom Blueprints

Learn to create blueprints that:

• Use variables with validation and defaults
• Support multiple configurations via composition
• Include proper documentation
• Are published and versioned

Skills: Blueprint syntax, Go templating, catalog publishing

Self-Hosted Setup

Deploy Teabar with:

• Kubernetes or Docker deployment
• External database and Redis
• SSO integration
• Monitoring and backups

Skills: Helm deployment, enterprise configuration, operations

Prerequisites

All tutorials assume you have:

• A Teabar account (or self-hosted instance)
• The teactl CLI installed
• Basic command-line familiarity

Some tutorials have additional requirements noted at the start.

Tutorial Format

Each tutorial follows a consistent structure:

1. Overview - What you’ll build and learn
2. Prerequisites - What you need before starting
3. Step-by-step instructions - Detailed walkthrough
4. Code examples - Copy-paste ready snippets
5. Troubleshooting - Common issues and solutions
6. Next steps - Where to go from here

Get Help

If you get stuck:

• Check the Troubleshooting guide
• Join our Community Slack
• Contact [email protected]

Contribute

Have a tutorial idea or improvement? We welcome contributions:

• Open an issue with your suggestion
• Submit a PR with your tutorial

Next Steps

Ready to start? Pick a tutorial above, or:

• Review core concepts first
• Explore the blueprint catalog
• Set up your CLI