home/Projects/kompose/ASSETS_GUIDE.md

🎨 Kompose Visual Assets Guide

Adding a Logo

To add a logo to the README:

1. Create or get a logo:

   • Design a logo (suggestions: musical conductor, orchestra, Docker whale with a baton)
   • Recommended size: 400px width
   • Format: PNG with transparency

2. Add to repository:

   mkdir -p .github/assets
   mv your-logo.png .github/assets/logo.png
   

3. Update README.md: Replace the ASCII art with:

   <p align="center">
     <img src=".github/assets/logo.png" alt="Kompose Logo" width="400">
   </p>
   

Adding Screenshots

Showcase your project with screenshots:

# Create assets directory
mkdir -p .github/assets

# Add screenshots
# - screenshot-1-list.png - ./kompose.sh --list output
# - screenshot-2-export.png - Database export in action
# - screenshot-3-traefik.png - Traefik dashboard

Update README with:

## 📸 Screenshots

### Stack Management
![Stack List](.github/assets/screenshot-1-list.png)

### Database Operations
![Database Export](.github/assets/screenshot-2-export.png)

### Traefik Dashboard
![Traefik Dashboard](.github/assets/screenshot-3-traefik.png)

Badge Customization

Update badges in README.md:

[![Build Status](https://img.shields.io/github/workflow/status/yourusername/kompose/CI)](https://github.com/yourusername/kompose/actions)
[![Version](https://img.shields.io/github/v/release/yourusername/kompose)](https://github.com/yourusername/kompose/releases)
[![Downloads](https://img.shields.io/github/downloads/yourusername/kompose/total)](https://github.com/yourusername/kompose/releases)
[![Stars](https://img.shields.io/github/stars/yourusername/kompose?style=social)](https://github.com/yourusername/kompose)

GIF Demos

Create animated GIFs showing Kompose in action:

1. Install asciinema:

   pip install asciinema
   

2. Record terminal session:

   asciinema rec demo.cast
   # Run your commands
   # Press Ctrl+D when done
   

3. Convert to GIF:

   # Use https://github.com/asciinema/agg
   agg demo.cast demo.gif
   

4. Add to README:

   ## 🎬 Demo
   
   ![Kompose Demo](.github/assets/demo.gif)
   

Social Preview

Create a social preview image (1200x630px) for GitHub:

1. Create image with:

   • Kompose logo
   • Tagline: "Your Docker Compose Symphony Conductor"
   • Visual: Musical notes + Docker containers

2. Upload to GitHub:

   • Repository Settings → Social preview → Upload image

Emoji Guide

Current emoji usage in README:

• 🎼 🎻 🎵 - Musical theme
• 🚀 ✨ - Success/Features
• 💾 🗄️ - Database operations
• 🪝 - Hooks system
• 🌐 - Network
• 🔧 ⚙️ - Configuration
• 🎯 - Advanced features
• 🔍 - Troubleshooting
• 🤝 - Contributing
• ☕ ❤️ - Community

Feel free to adjust for your preferred style!

Color Scheme Suggestion

Kompose brand colors (suggestion):

• Primary: #2496ED (Docker blue)
• Secondary: #FFB700 (Music gold)
• Accent: #41B883 (Success green)
• Dark: #2C3E50

Use in badges, diagrams, and visual assets.

Architecture Diagrams

Create detailed diagrams using:

• Mermaid (built into GitHub)
• Draw.io (diagrams.net)
• Excalidraw (hand-drawn style)

Example Mermaid diagram in README:

\`\`\`mermaid
graph TB
    A[Kompose CLI] --> B{Pattern Match}
    B --> C[Stack 1]
    B --> D[Stack 2]
    B --> E[Stack N]
    C --> F[Docker Compose]
    D --> F
    E --> F
\`\`\`

Repository Extras

Enhance your repo with:

• CONTRIBUTING.md - Contribution guidelines
• CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md - Community standards
• CHANGELOG.md - Version history
• .github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/ - Issue templates
• .github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md - PR template
• LICENSE - MIT License file

Happy decorating! 🎨