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Restructure documentation into docs/ directory
Problem
The README.md is too long (~477 lines) and covers many different topics
making it hard to find specific information. Users need quick start
information, while contributors need detailed technical documentation.
Goals
- Keep README.md focused on what users need to get started
- Move detailed documentation to docs/ directory
- Improve discoverability with clear navigation
- Make it easier to maintain and extend documentation
- Support integration guides and migration documentation
Proposed README.md structure (~80 lines)
Keep only essential information for new users:
- Introduction: What vmnet-helper does (current content is good)
- Installation: How to install (current content)
- Quick Start: Simple example to get running quickly
- Documentation: Link to docs/ for detailed information
- Adopters: Projects using vmnet-helper
- License: Keep at the bottom
Proposed docs/ directory structure
Core documentation
docs/usage.md - How to use vmnet-helper
Move from README:
- Starting the interface by passing a file descriptor
- Starting the helper with a unix socket
- Connecting to the helper unix socket
- Using vmnet-client
- Stopping the interface
- Logging
docs/options.md - Command line options reference
Move from README:
- Operation modes (host, shared, bridged)
- Offloading options
- All CLI options with descriptions
docs/examples.md - Examples and tutorials
Move from README:
- Examples section
- SSH configuration
Integrations
docs/integrations/vfkit.md - Using vmnet-helper with vfkit
- Configuration examples
- Recommended options
- Troubleshooting
docs/integrations/krunkit.md - Using vmnet-helper with krunkit
- Configuration examples
- Offloading configuration
- Troubleshooting
docs/integrations/qemu.md - Using vmnet-helper with qemu
- Configuration examples
- Using -netdev dgram
- Troubleshooting
Migration guides
docs/migration/socket_vmnet.md - Migrating from socket_vmnet
- Key differences
- Configuration mapping
- Step-by-step migration
docs/migration/gvproxy.md - Migrating from gvproxy
- Key differences
- Configuration mapping
- Step-by-step migration
docs/migration/softnet.md - Migrating from softnet
- Key differences
- Configuration mapping
- Step-by-step migration
Performance and comparison
docs/performance.md - Performance testing and results
Move from README:
- Performance comparison results
- Comparing to socket_vmnet
- Comparing different VMs
- Offloading benchmarks
- Performance testing instructions
- Running benchmarks
- Creating plots
docs/alternatives.md - Comparison with similar tools
Move from README:
- socket_vmnet comparison
- softnet comparison
Configuration
docs/sudoers.md - Sudoers configuration
Move content from sudoers.d/README.md or link to it
Adopters
Projects using vmnet-helper:
- minikube: Used in the vfkit and krunkit drivers
Implementation steps
- Create docs/ directory structure
- Create docs/usage.md with usage content from README
- Create docs/options.md with options reference
- Create docs/examples.md with examples content
- Create docs/integrations/ with vfkit, krunkit, qemu guides
- Create docs/migration/ directory (
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