Preface

Welcome to the Deployit system documentation. This document describes the content of the Deployit documentation and helps you find the information you need.

Documentation Contents

The Deployit documentation contains all the information needed to install, configure, setup and use Deployit. The documentation consists of the following documents:

• Start Here. This is the document you are currently reading.
• Reference Manual. This document describes generic deployment concepts and basic information about Deployit.
• System Administration Manual. This document describes how to install Deployit and get it ready for first use.
• Graphical User Interface (GUI) Manual. This document describes how to use the Deployit GUI.
• Command Line Interface (CLI) Manual. This document describes how to use the Deployit CLI.
• Packaging Manual. This document describes how to create packages that can be imported into Deployit.
• Customization Manual. This document describes how to customize Deployit for use in your environment.

Using the Documentation

Every document is written as a standalone document and can be read separately. References to other documents are included when relevant. Depending on your role, some documents are more relevant than others. The following list contains a suggested reading order for specific roles:

• System Administrator: Reference Manual, System Administration Manual, Command Line Interface (CLI) Manual, Customization Manual.
• Deployer: Reference Manual, Packaging Manual, Command Line Interface (CLI) Manual.
• Developer: Reference Manual, Packaging Manual, Graphical User Interface (GUI) Manual, Customization Manual.
• Manager: Reference Manual, Graphical User Interface (GUI) Manual.

Online Documentation

There is also an online version of the documentation at XebiaLabs' documentation site. The documentation site contains the latest and most up-to-date copy of the documentation.

Contacting Deployit Support

To contact Deployit support, use our support desk.

Quickstart

If you're impatient to get started using Deployit, here is a quick rundown of steps you'll need to take and where to find the relevant information:

• Install Deployit: see System Administration Manual, section Installation Procedure.
• Setup your environment: see System Administration Manual, section Setting up Deployit.
• Import the PetClinic sample application: see Graphical User Interface (GUI) Manual, section Importing Packages or Command Line Interface (CLI) Manual, section Performing a Simple Deployment.
• Deploy the PetClinic sample application: see Graphical User Interface (GUI) Manual, section Initial deployment or Command Line Interface (CLI) Manual, section Performing a Simple Deployment.