> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.garden.io/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.garden.io/acorn-0.12/guides.md).

# Guides

- [Installing Garden](https://docs.garden.io/acorn-0.12/guides/installation.md)
- [Adopting Garden](https://docs.garden.io/acorn-0.12/guides/adopting-garden.md)
- [Code Synchronization (Dev Mode)](https://docs.garden.io/acorn-0.12/guides/code-synchronization-dev-mode.md)
- [Connecting a local service to a K8s cluster (Local Mode)](https://docs.garden.io/acorn-0.12/guides/running-service-in-local-mode.md)
- [Environments and namespaces](https://docs.garden.io/acorn-0.12/guides/namespaces.md)
- [Hot Reload](https://docs.garden.io/acorn-0.12/guides/hot-reload.md)
- [Migrating from Docker Compose to Garden](https://docs.garden.io/acorn-0.12/guides/migrating-from-docker-compose.md)
- [Using Garden in CI](https://docs.garden.io/acorn-0.12/guides/using-garden-in-ci.md)