Make a new setup-and-configuration best practices page

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ENG-1592 Make a new setup-and-configuration best practices page

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Plan

Observations

We need to add a new MDX page under docs/guides, wire it into the sidebar, and fill it with structured content using existing components and styling conventions.

Approach

Create a new file docs/guides/setup-configuration-best-practices.md, add front-matter, import SchemaViewer and YamlEditor, draft sections with headings and code blocks, then update sidebars.ts to include the new doc under “Configure CodeRabbit”

Reasoning

Based on clarified assumptions about file placement, front-matter requirements, component usage, sidebar configuration, schema location, CLI commands, remote config patterns, and styling conventions from our internal research.

Proposed File Changes

📄 docs/guides/setup-configuration-best-practices.md ^(NEW) 🔗

References

• 📄 docs/getting-started/configure-coderabbit.md
• 📄 static/schema/schema.v2.json

1. Add front-matter at top:

   ---
   title: Setup & Configuration Best Practices
   description: Recommended patterns and tips for installing CodeRabbit and authoring your .coderabbit.yaml configuration file
   sidebar_label: Setup & Config Best Practices
   ---

2. Import interactive components:

   import SchemaViewer from 'src/components/SchemaViewer';
   import YamlEditor from 'src/components/YamlEditor/YamlEditor';

3. Draft the following sections with headings and placeholder text:
   • Introduction
     • Purpose and target audience
   • Prerequisites & Environment
     • Supported platforms, CLI tools, permissions
   • Configuration File Placement & Precedence
     • Root file vs UI settings, precedence rules
   • YAML Schema & Validation
     • Embed <SchemaViewer/> to show schema definitions
     • Use fenced code blocks with sample YAML
   • Core Best Practices
     • Keep overrides minimal, group related settings
   • Shared Configuration Patterns
     • Document remote_config.url pattern with a YAML snippet
   • Security & Access Control
     • Note admonition: secrets, TLS/HTTPS
   • Testing & Validation Workflow
     • Reference CLI commands (@coderabbitai configuration, @coderabbitai review) in fenced bash blocks
   • Maintenance & Versioning
     • Version control, PR diff, rollback strategies
   • Troubleshooting
     • Common errors and resolutions
   • References & Examples
     • Link to getting-started/configure-coderabbit, awesome-coderabbit repo

📄 sidebars.ts ^(MODIFY) 🔗

Locate the “Configure CodeRabbit” category array inside docsSidebar. After 'getting-started/configure-coderabbit', insert 'guides/setup-configuration-best-practices' so the sequence reads:

items: [
  'getting-started/configure-coderabbit',
  'guides/setup-configuration-best-practices',
  'integrations/knowledge-base',
  // ... other items
]

Preserve relative path syntax without file extensions.

Import In IDE

Developer Humor

A new guide emerges from the docs abyss,
With YAML samples and schema bliss.
Sidebar updated, components in place,
Docs writers now sprint at a furious pace.
CodeRabbit’s setup never looked so ace! 🐇🎉

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Execution Information

Branch: main
Commit: e40306f

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