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title: Guides
description: Task-oriented guides for building node repositories, actions, and compositions.
weight: 20
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Task-oriented guides for day-to-day work with apex. Each guide solves one recurring problem: assembling a [node](/apex/glossary#node) repository, developing [actions](/apex/glossary#action) for the [engine](/apex/glossary#engine), defining service [compositions](/apex/glossary#compositions), and operating the underlying host.

## Available guides {#available-guides}

{{< cards >}}
  {{< card link="/apex/guides/node-repository" title="Node repository" subtitle="Assemble the per-node repository that declares a node's identity, configs, and compositions." >}}
  {{< card link="/apex/guides/action-development" title="Action development" subtitle="Write actions that the engine dispatches on a node." >}}
  {{< card link="/apex/guides/service-composition" title="Service composition" subtitle="Define project compositions and deploy them alongside the core composition." >}}
  {{< card link="/apex/guides/host-operations" title="Host operations" subtitle="Perform routine operations against a live host through the engine." >}}
{{< /cards >}}

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**See also:**

- [Docs: Getting started](/apex/getting-started)
- [Docs: Concepts](/apex/concepts)
- [GitHub: apex.ermnvldmr.com](https://github.com/deytenit/apex.ermnvldmr.com)