Getting Started

Welcome to Pionia v3. Start with Introduction (install + meet DeskFlow), then open the DeskFlow tutorial in the sidebar when you are ready to code.

The example app (read this first)

Docs do not use random sample names. We build one fictional product end to end:

  • Northwind Studio — a made-up digital agency (not a real company)
  • DeskFlow — their internal task board API, which you implement in the tutorial
  • alex@northwind.studio — a sample developer in curl examples

Introduction explains the story; the DeskFlow tutorial walks you through building it in 15 steps.

First steps

OrderGuideTime
1Introduction — Pionia, DeskFlow, install, ping~15 min
2PHP basics — only if you are new to PHP~20 min
3DeskFlow tutorial Step 1 — scaffold deskflow-api~5 min
4Glossary — service, action, envelope~10 min

Pick your path

Introduction

Meet Pionia and DeskFlow; install with Composer.

DeskFlow tutorial

15 steps — same repo from empty folder to deploy.

Moonlight overview

Concepts if you prefer reading before coding.

Also in this section

Common mistakes

  • Jumping into Step 1 before Introduction — install and the DeskFlow story live there first.
  • Assuming Northwind Studio is real — it is fiction for consistent examples.

What’s next

Introduction

Start here.

DeskFlow tutorial

After install.