> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://vlyai-1c28d863.mintlify.site/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Video tutorials

> Watch vly in action. Short, focused video walkthroughs for the most common workflows.

If you learn faster by watching, start here. Each video is short (5–15 minutes) and ends with a deployed app you can fork.

## Getting started

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  <Card title="vly in 5 minutes" icon="play" href="https://youtube.com/@vly_ai">
    The fastest tour. Sign up → first prompt → deployed app.
  </Card>

  <Card title="The four modes" icon="play" href="https://youtube.com/@vly_ai">
    Agent, Plan, Code, and Visual edits — when to use each.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Prompting fundamentals" icon="play" href="https://youtube.com/@vly_ai">
    Three prompts, three apps — illustrating what works and what doesn't.
  </Card>

  <Card title="The five-layer method" icon="play" href="https://youtube.com/@vly_ai">
    The framework, walked through with a real prompt.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

## Recipes & builds

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  <Card title="Build a SaaS in 30 minutes" icon="play" href="https://youtube.com/@vly_ai">
    Multi-tenant SaaS — workspaces, billing, the works.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Build an AI chatbot" icon="play" href="https://youtube.com/@vly_ai">
    Streaming, history, tool calling.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Build a marketplace with Stripe" icon="play" href="https://youtube.com/@vly_ai">
    Stripe Connect from setup to payouts.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Build a real-time chat app" icon="play" href="https://youtube.com/@vly_ai">
    Channels, presence, attachments.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

## Deep dives

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  <Card title="Convex schema design" icon="play" href="https://youtube.com/@vly_ai">
    Tables, indexes, foreign keys, validators.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Custom domains end to end" icon="play" href="https://youtube.com/@vly_ai">
    DNS, SSL, apex domains, multi-environment.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Integrating with Stripe" icon="play" href="https://youtube.com/@vly_ai">
    Subscriptions, billing portal, webhooks.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Going to production" icon="play" href="https://youtube.com/@vly_ai">
    Pre-launch checklist for a real app.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

## Community channel

<Tip>
  The community-maintained playlist on YouTube has 50+ user-submitted tutorials. Subscribe to [@vly\_ai](https://youtube.com/@vly_ai) for new releases, or join our [Discord](https://discord.gg/vly) `#tutorials` channel to share your own.
</Tip>

<Note>
  Video URLs above are placeholders pointing at the channel; specific videos will be linked once published. See [Resources → roadmap](/resources/roadmap) for the publishing schedule.
</Note>

## Related

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  <Card title="Recipes" icon="utensils-crossed" href="/recipes/overview">
    Written walkthroughs for the same builds.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Discord" icon="message-circle" href="https://discord.gg/vly">
    Live community, weekly office hours.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Quickstart" icon="rocket" href="/getting-started/quickstart">
    Five-minute written tour.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>


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