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# Guides

Comprehensive guides for building applications on Tailor Platform.

## Core Platform Guides

* [Application](application.md) - Create application manifests and API endpoints for your services
* [Resolver](resolver.md) - Build custom GraphQL resolvers with business logic and data transformations
* [Events](events.md) - Event types and payloads for building dynamic workflows and automations
* [Secret Manager](secretmanager.md) - Securely manage API keys, tokens, and credentials with versioning
* [Observability / OpenTelemetry](opentelemetry.md) - Forward platform-generated traces and logs to external backends like New Relic, Honeycomb, or Datadog
* [Static Website Hosting](static-website-hosting.md) - Deploy single-page applications with CDN caching, access control, and custom domains

## Service-Specific Guides

* [TailorDB](tailordb/overview) - Database schema, fields, relationships, permissions, hooks, and auto-generated APIs
* [Auth](auth/overview) - Authentication setup, app login, auth connections, and identity provider integrations
* [Executor](executor/overview) - Event-based, webhook, and scheduled triggers with various operations
* [Function](function/overview) - Custom function development, TailorDB access, debugging, and examples
* [Workflow](workflow/) - Creating workflows, monitoring executions, and triggering mechanisms
* [Integration](integration/overview) - Third-party integrations including Shopify, QuickBooks, ShipStation, and more