> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.lstack.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Projects

> Connect LStack to project workspaces, documentation, workers, and runtimes.

A project connects a dashboard workspace to a real folder on the host computer. LStack records the resolved host path and uses project-specific access rules when assigning work to workers.

## What a project contains

* A host workspace location
* A ticket board and execution history
* Project documentation and instruction files
* A set of workers the project may use
* Optional runtime configuration for running the project's software

## Project files

The dashboard can manage project documentation stored on disk. LStack uses `LSTACK.md` as the canonical project instruction source and can generate runner-specific instruction files for supported execution engines.

<Warning>
  Project folders are user-owned data. Default uninstall and update operations must not delete them.
</Warning>

## Worker access

Project worker access determines which workers may receive tickets from the project. Provider capacity, worker health, policy, and current assignments can further limit eligibility.

<Card title="Project runtimes" icon="container" href="/runtimes/overview">
  Configure how LStack builds, starts, checks, and stops the software represented by a project.
</Card>