# Docs

## Docs

- [Concepts](https://docs.layerform.dev/concepts.md): Understand the terminology for using Layerform.
- [Introduction](https://docs.layerform.dev/introduction.md): Layerform helps engineers create reusable environment stacks using plain Terraform files.
- [Back-ends and provisioning](https://docs.layerform.dev/reference/backends.md): Learn what is a Layerform back-end and how to use and provision them.
- [CLI Configs](https://docs.layerform.dev/reference/cli_configs.md): Learn how to configure your Layerform CLI.
- [Spawning and killing layers](https://docs.layerform.dev/reference/creating_and_deleting.md): Learn how to spawn new layer instances or kill existing ones.
- [Inner workings](https://docs.layerform.dev/reference/inner_workings.md): Learn how Layerform uses Terraform files and states to spin up infrastructure using layers.
- [Layer definitions](https://docs.layerform.dev/reference/layer_definitions.md): Learn what are layer definitions and how they work.
- [Listing definitions and instances](https://docs.layerform.dev/reference/managing_layers.md): Learn how to list layer instances and definitions.
- [Outputs](https://docs.layerform.dev/reference/outputs.md): Learn how to fetch values from layer definitions
- [Creating layer definitions](https://docs.layerform.dev/tutorial/layer-definitions.md): Create layer definitions for Kubernetes, Elasticsearch, Kibana, and Beats.
- [Tutorial overview](https://docs.layerform.dev/tutorial/overview.md): Understand what you'll do in the tutorial and why layers matter.
- [Provisioning layer definitions](https://docs.layerform.dev/tutorial/provisioning.md): Provision an S3 back-end with the Elastic Stack layer definitions so that developers can use them to spin up development environments later.
- [Running the dev infrastructure](https://docs.layerform.dev/tutorial/running.md): Learn how to run the development infrastructure for the Elastic Stack using the layer definitions we've created.
- [Why layers](https://docs.layerform.dev/why.md): Understand the benefits of using layers to create development infrastructure.

## Optional

- [Github](https://github.com/ergomake/layerform)
- [Blog](https://layerform.dev/blog)
- [Community](https://discord.gg/daGzchUGDt)