# Making ZAC dark

**URL:** <https://openziti.discourse.group/t/making-zac-dark/561>\
**Category:** Ziti Administration Console\
**Created:** [June 7, 2022, 6:15am UTC](https://openziti.discourse.group/t/making-zac-dark/561 "2022-06-07T06:15:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![markamind](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/openziti.discourse.group/markamind/32/157_2.png) [@markamind](https://openziti.discourse.group/u/markamind)\
**Post date:** [June 8, 2022, 11:33pm UTC](https://openziti.discourse.group/t/making-zac-dark/561/20 "2022-06-08T23:33:09Z")

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> [@TheLumberjack](#):
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> Think back to your first interactions with OpenZiti. Keeping ZAC visible, until you, the learner, are ready to turn it dark is very useful for exploring the offering. Turning ZAC dark is one of the articles/learning guides I have planned, along with splitting the APIs for the controller

This is a really good point.. and I appreciate your position.

To make it simpler.. one option is to come up with a series of challenges for newbies.. that progressively get harder .. this could be integrated into the recipes section.

1. install the controller and ZAC
2. setup ziti ssh, scp, ping, cat examples, reflex example
3. setup a private DNS using a router
4. make ZAC dark
5. integrate a Ziti SDK
6. create a Ziti host
7. create a Ziti dialer
8. build a multi cloud fabric
9. implement HA configuration
10. implement network monitoring
11. monitor and troubleshoot network performance
12. implement posture checks
13. integrate external Certificate Authority

etc

I think this would help a lot of people that are new.. as it will help build a foundation in the basics

Just a thought.

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