> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://orbit.nckrtl.com/docs/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Orbit documentation

> Orbit turns the machines you own into an always-on network for developing and hosting your applications. Your agent operates it. You steer.

Orbit turns the machines you own into an always-on network for developing and hosting your applications. Your agent operates it through the CLI or MCP, and you steer. These pages describe how Orbit works today.

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  <Card title="Quickstart" icon="rocket" href="/docs/quickstart">
    Bootstrap a Gateway, add a Node, and serve a Project on its own domain.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Mission" icon="compass" href="/docs/mission">
    What Orbit is for, where it stops, and the principles behind every decision.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Architecture" icon="network" href="/docs/architecture">
    The components, how they trust each other, and the paths between them.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Concepts" icon="book-open" href="/docs/concepts">
    The core terms every part of Orbit shares.
  </Card>
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## Where to go next

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  <Card title="Applications" icon="boxes" href="/docs/domains/applications">
    Create an Instance, configure its runtime, and give it a domain.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Fleet" icon="server" href="/docs/reference/node-provisioning">
    Add Nodes, assign roles, and keep the fleet healthy.
  </Card>

  <Card title="CLI reference" icon="terminal" href="/docs/cli/overview">
    Every command, with its arguments, options, and guards.
  </Card>
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To change Orbit itself, start with [your first contribution](/docs/first-contribution), then follow the [contributor guide](/docs/contributor-guide).


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