diff --git a/docs/docs/index.md b/docs/docs/index.md
index 91f12c935..bc17b4db1 100644
--- a/docs/docs/index.md
+++ b/docs/docs/index.md
@@ -1 +1 @@
-# Coming soon
+# What is streams-bootstrap?
diff --git a/docs/docs/user/concepts/common.md b/docs/docs/user/concepts/common.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4361c36f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/docs/user/concepts/common.md
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+# Common concepts
+
+## Application types
+
+- App
+- ConfiguredApp
+- ExecutableApp
+
+## Application lifecycle
+
+- Running an application
+- Cleaning an application
+
+## Configuration
+
+## Command line interface
diff --git a/docs/docs/user/concepts/producer.md b/docs/docs/user/concepts/producer.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..307bbcaf2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/docs/user/concepts/producer.md
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+# Producer apps
+
+Producer apps are applications that generate data and send it to a Kafka topic.
+They can be used to produce messages from various sources, such as databases, files, or real-time events.
+
+## Application lifecycle
+
+- Running an application
+- Cleaning an application
+
+## Configuration
+
+## Command line interface
+
+## Deployment
diff --git a/docs/docs/user/concepts/streams.md b/docs/docs/user/concepts/streams.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0924695cf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/docs/user/concepts/streams.md
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+# Streams apps
+
+Streams apps are applications that process data in real-time as it flows through Kafka topics.
+They can be used to filter, transform, aggregate, or enrich data streams.
+Streams apps can also produce new messages to other topics based on the processed data.
+
+## Application lifecycle
+
+- Running an application
+- Resetting an application
+- Cleaning an application
+
+## Configuration
+
+- Topics
+- Application id
+- Kafka properties
+- Lifecycle hooks
+    - Setup
+    - Clean up
+- Execution options
+    - On start
+        - Application server
+    - State listener
+    - Uncaught exception handler
+    - Closing options
+
+## Command line interface
+
+## Deployment
+
+## Kafka streams extensions
+
+- Simple topic access
+- Error handling
+- Serde auto configuration
diff --git a/docs/docs/user/deployment/kubernetes.md b/docs/docs/user/deployment/kubernetes.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..87c833da9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/docs/user/deployment/kubernetes.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+# Deployment to Kubernetes
+
+- Autoscaling
+- Monitoring
+- Persistence
diff --git a/docs/docs/user/deployment/local.md b/docs/docs/user/deployment/local.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..74626da4f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/docs/user/deployment/local.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+# Local deployment
diff --git a/docs/docs/user/examples/interactive-queries.md b/docs/docs/user/examples/interactive-queries.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a10120417
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/docs/user/examples/interactive-queries.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+# Interactive queries
diff --git a/docs/docs/user/examples/word-count.md b/docs/docs/user/examples/word-count.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..77509ef90
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/docs/user/examples/word-count.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+# Word count
diff --git a/docs/docs/user/extensions/large-messages.md b/docs/docs/user/extensions/large-messages.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..31ce42dec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/docs/user/extensions/large-messages.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+# Large messages
diff --git a/docs/docs/user/getting-started/quick-start.md b/docs/docs/user/getting-started/quick-start.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..754bef8a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/docs/user/getting-started/quick-start.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+# Quick start
diff --git a/docs/docs/user/getting-started/setup.md b/docs/docs/user/getting-started/setup.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..feae8cb57
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/docs/user/getting-started/setup.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+# Setup
diff --git a/docs/docs/user/monitoring.md b/docs/docs/user/monitoring.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..31b5a7045
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/docs/user/monitoring.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+# Monitoring
diff --git a/docs/docs/user/testing.md b/docs/docs/user/testing.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f00b526a9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/docs/user/testing.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+# Testing
diff --git a/docs/mkdocs.yml b/docs/mkdocs.yml
index 1b2fed48d..f7b583021 100644
--- a/docs/mkdocs.yml
+++ b/docs/mkdocs.yml
@@ -21,5 +21,24 @@ plugins:
 markdown_extensions:
   - attr_list
 nav:
-  - Index: index.md
+  - User guide:
+      - What is streams-bootstrap: index.md
+      - Changelog: user/changelog.md
+      - Getting Started:
+          - Setup: user/getting-started/setup.md
+          - Quick start: user/getting-started/quick-start.md
+      - Concepts:
+          - Common concepts: user/concepts/common.md
+          - Streams concepts: user/concepts/streams.md
+          - Producer concepts: user/concepts/producer.md
+      - Testing: user/testing.md
+      - Monitoring: user/monitoring.md
+      - Extensions:
+          - Large messages: user/extensions/large-messages.md
+      - Deployment:
+          - Local deployment: user/deployment/local.md
+          - Kubernetes: user/deployment/kubernetes.md
+      - Examples:
+          - Word count: user/examples/word-count.md
+          - Interactive queries: user/examples/interactive-queries.md
   - Javadoc: javadoc/index.html
diff --git a/streams-bootstrap-cli/src/main/java/com/bakdata/kafka/KafkaApplication.java b/streams-bootstrap-cli/src/main/java/com/bakdata/kafka/KafkaApplication.java
index 66941b679..f260f63f9 100644
--- a/streams-bootstrap-cli/src/main/java/com/bakdata/kafka/KafkaApplication.java
+++ b/streams-bootstrap-cli/src/main/java/com/bakdata/kafka/KafkaApplication.java
@@ -50,8 +50,6 @@
  * This class provides the following configuration options:
  * <ul>
  *     <li>{@link #bootstrapServers}</li>
- *     <li>{@link #outputTopic}</li>
- *     <li>{@link #labeledOutputTopics}</li>
  *     <li>{@link #schemaRegistryUrl}</li>
  *     <li>{@link #kafkaConfig}</li>
  * </ul>
@@ -82,11 +80,6 @@ public abstract class KafkaApplication<R extends Runner, CR extends CleanUpRunne
     // ConcurrentLinkedDeque required because calling #stop() causes asynchronous #run() calls to finish and thus
     // concurrently iterating and removing from #runners
     private final ConcurrentLinkedDeque<Stoppable> activeApps = new ConcurrentLinkedDeque<>();
-    @CommandLine.Option(names = "--output-topic", description = "Output topic")
-    private String outputTopic;
-    @CommandLine.Option(names = "--labeled-output-topics", split = ",",
-            description = "Additional labeled output topics")
-    private Map<String, String> labeledOutputTopics = emptyMap();
     @CommandLine.Option(names = {"--bootstrap-servers", "--bootstrap-server"}, required = true,
             description = "Kafka bootstrap servers to connect to")
     private String bootstrapServers;
diff --git a/streams-bootstrap-cli/src/main/java/com/bakdata/kafka/producer/KafkaProducerApplication.java b/streams-bootstrap-cli/src/main/java/com/bakdata/kafka/producer/KafkaProducerApplication.java
index 925e8ee79..69ff74fbd 100644
--- a/streams-bootstrap-cli/src/main/java/com/bakdata/kafka/producer/KafkaProducerApplication.java
+++ b/streams-bootstrap-cli/src/main/java/com/bakdata/kafka/producer/KafkaProducerApplication.java
@@ -24,19 +24,27 @@
 
 package com.bakdata.kafka.producer;
 
+import static java.util.Collections.emptyMap;
+
 import com.bakdata.kafka.KafkaApplication;
+import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Optional;
 import lombok.Getter;
 import lombok.RequiredArgsConstructor;
 import lombok.Setter;
 import lombok.ToString;
 import lombok.extern.slf4j.Slf4j;
+import picocli.CommandLine;
 import picocli.CommandLine.Command;
 
 
 /**
  * <p>The base class for creating Kafka Producer applications.</p>
- * This class provides all configuration options provided by {@link KafkaApplication}.
+ * This class provides the following configuration options in addition to those provided by {@link KafkaApplication}:
+ * <ul>
+ *     <li>{@link #outputTopic}</li>
+ *     <li>{@link #labeledOutputTopics}</li>
+ * </ul>
  * To implement your Kafka Producer application inherit from this class and add your custom options.  Run it by
  * creating an instance of your class and calling {@link #startApplication(String[])} from your main.
  *
@@ -51,6 +59,11 @@
 public abstract class KafkaProducerApplication<T extends ProducerApp> extends
         KafkaApplication<ProducerRunner, ProducerCleanUpRunner, ProducerExecutionOptions, ExecutableProducerApp<T>,
                 ConfiguredProducerApp<T>, ProducerTopicConfig, T, ProducerAppConfiguration> {
+    @CommandLine.Option(names = "--output-topic", description = "Output topic")
+    private String outputTopic;
+    @CommandLine.Option(names = "--labeled-output-topics", split = ",",
+            description = "Additional labeled output topics")
+    private Map<String, String> labeledOutputTopics = emptyMap();
 
     /**
      * Delete all output topics associated with the Kafka Producer application.
@@ -69,8 +82,8 @@ public final Optional<ProducerExecutionOptions> createExecutionOptions() {
     @Override
     public final ProducerTopicConfig createTopicConfig() {
         return ProducerTopicConfig.builder()
-                .outputTopic(this.getOutputTopic())
-                .labeledOutputTopics(this.getLabeledOutputTopics())
+                .outputTopic(this.outputTopic)
+                .labeledOutputTopics(this.labeledOutputTopics)
                 .build();
     }
 
diff --git a/streams-bootstrap-cli/src/main/java/com/bakdata/kafka/streams/KafkaStreamsApplication.java b/streams-bootstrap-cli/src/main/java/com/bakdata/kafka/streams/KafkaStreamsApplication.java
index 3b028c343..847b682e5 100644
--- a/streams-bootstrap-cli/src/main/java/com/bakdata/kafka/streams/KafkaStreamsApplication.java
+++ b/streams-bootstrap-cli/src/main/java/com/bakdata/kafka/streams/KafkaStreamsApplication.java
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@
  * <p>The base class for creating Kafka Streams applications.</p>
  * This class provides the following configuration options in addition to those provided by {@link KafkaApplication}:
  * <ul>
+ *     <li>{@link #outputTopic}</li>
+ *     <li>{@link #labeledOutputTopics}</li>
  *     <li>{@link #inputTopics}</li>
  *     <li>{@link #inputPattern}</li>
  *     <li>{@link #errorTopic}</li>
@@ -84,6 +86,11 @@ public abstract class KafkaStreamsApplication<T extends StreamsApp> extends
     @CommandLine.Option(names = "--labeled-input-patterns", split = ",",
             description = "Additional labeled input patterns")
     private Map<String, Pattern> labeledInputPatterns = emptyMap();
+    @CommandLine.Option(names = "--output-topic", description = "Output topic")
+    private String outputTopic;
+    @CommandLine.Option(names = "--labeled-output-topics", split = ",",
+            description = "Additional labeled output topics")
+    private Map<String, String> labeledOutputTopics = emptyMap();
     @CommandLine.Option(names = "--volatile-group-instance-id", arity = "0..1",
             description = "Whether the group instance id is volatile, i.e., it will change on a Streams shutdown.")
     private boolean volatileGroupInstanceId;
@@ -135,8 +142,8 @@ public final StreamsTopicConfig createTopicConfig() {
                 .labeledInputTopics(this.labeledInputTopics)
                 .inputPattern(this.inputPattern)
                 .labeledInputPatterns(this.labeledInputPatterns)
-                .outputTopic(this.getOutputTopic())
-                .labeledOutputTopics(this.getLabeledOutputTopics())
+                .outputTopic(this.outputTopic)
+                .labeledOutputTopics(this.labeledOutputTopics)
                 .errorTopic(this.errorTopic)
                 .build();
     }