Guides

Guides

Task-oriented how-tos. Reference material lives under Configuration Reference and CLI Command Reference; these pages are about getting a specific job done.

Getting set up

I want to…	Guide
Install wip and boot a project for the first time	Getting Started
Decide which mode: to use	Choosing a Mode
Move a project from dip to wip	Migrating from dip
Reuse a compose.yml I already have	Reusing an Existing compose.yml

Performance

I want to…	Guide
Fix a boot that takes minutes and looks hung	Fixing a Slow Boot
Keep the container's copy of my source current while I edit	Continuous Sync
Stop re-sending the whole build context on every build	Shadow Build Context

Operations

I want to…	Guide
Restart containers automatically when they exit	Auto Restarting Containers
Fix "no matching manifest for linux/arm64"	Multi Arch Images
Run wip in CI or another non-interactive environment	Using wip in CI

Troubleshooting

Errors and diagnostics have their own section — start at Troubleshooting & FAQ.