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📚 Zege Backend Documentation

All documentation files organized in one place!

🚀 Quick Start Guides

For Deployment (Start Here!)

1. PORTAINER_QUICK_REFERENCE.md ⭐

   • Copy-paste configuration for Portainer
   • All your credentials pre-filled
   • Use this to create your container!

2. DEPLOY_TO_VPS.md

   • How to upload code to VPS
   • Build Docker image
   • 3 different methods (Git, SCP, Portainer)

3. PORTAINER_SETUP_GUIDE.md

   • Detailed Portainer instructions
   • Field-by-field explanation

For Understanding the Stack

4. START_HERE_HYBRID.md

   • Overview of hybrid architecture
   • Docker + Free cloud services

5. QUICK_START_FREE.md

   • How to get free API keys
   • Backblaze, Gemini, Supabase

6. MIGRATION_SUMMARY.md

   • What changed from AWS to free services
   • Complete changelog

For Docker Setup

7. DOCKER_SETUP_COMPLETE.md

   • Install Docker on Windows/Linux
   • PowerShell script included

8. DOCKER_EXECUTION_GUIDE.md

   • How code execution works
   • Language configurations

For Development

9. ARCHITECTURE.md

   • System architecture overview
   • Component diagrams

10. API.md

    • API endpoints documentation
    • Request/response examples

11. SETUP.md

    • Development environment setup

12. START_HERE.md

    • Original getting started guide

13. GETTING_STARTED.md

    • Step-by-step development guide

14. PROJECT_COMPLETE.md

    • Complete project summary

15. FINAL_COMPLETE.md

    • Final project state

16. INDEX.md

    • Documentation index

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🎯 What Should I Read First?

If you want to deploy to VPS right now:

1. Read PORTAINER_QUICK_REFERENCE.md (5 min)
2. Follow DEPLOY_TO_VPS.md to upload code (10 min)
3. Create container in Portainer (5 min)

If you want to understand the project:

1. START_HERE_HYBRID.md - Overview
2. MIGRATION_SUMMARY.md - What changed
3. ARCHITECTURE.md - How it works

If you're a developer:

1. GETTING_STARTED.md - Setup dev environment
2. API.md - API documentation
3. DOCKER_EXECUTION_GUIDE.md - Code execution details

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📁 File Organization

All instruction/documentation files are now in this /docs folder to keep the project root clean!

Project Root (only essential files):

• README.md - Main project readme
• package.json - Dependencies
• Dockerfile - Container configuration
• docker-compose.yml - Multi-container setup
• .env - Your configuration
• src/ - Source code

Documentation (/docs folder):

• All .md guide files
• Organized by purpose

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🔗 External Resources

• Backblaze B2 Dashboard
• Google AI Studio
• Supabase Dashboard
• MongoDB Atlas
• Docker Docs
• Portainer Docs

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Need help? Check the relevant guide above!