# Guides

Learn to use Busker, complete common tasks, and understand how it works.
For individual settings and API contracts, see [Configuration](ROOT:configuration.adoc), [Ring requests and responses](ROOT:ring-reference.adoc), and the [API reference](ROOT:api.adoc).

## Tutorials

* [Your first Busker server](ROOT:guides/first-server.adoc) — build a small application, send a request, and stop the server.

## How-to guides

* [Serve HTTPS and HTTP/3](ROOT:guides/https-http3.adoc) — add certificates and deploy a server with HTTPS and HTTP/3.

## Concepts

* [Runtime model](ROOT:guides/runtime-model.adoc) — understand workers, virtual threads, streaming, and reloads.
* [Ring compatibility](ROOT:guides/ring-compatibility.adoc) — understand how Ring applications fit Busker’s execution and streaming model.