> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.terraforge.io/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.terraforge.io/tutorials/first-steps.md).

# First Steps

This short tutorial gives an introduction to the basic features of Terraforge:

* Environments
* Terraform Backend
* Terraform Stack + Configuration per Environment
* Deployment + Pipeline

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