remove examples directory

README.md

@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ You can obtain credentials for them by running the following command:
 
 ###  Example commands
 
-**For more advanced use cases, check out the [examples](./examples) directory.**
+**For more advanced use cases, check out the [Stacks Repository](https://github.com/cnoe-io/stacks).**
 
 You can specify the kubernetes version by using the `--kube-version` flag. Supported versions are available [here](https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/kind/releases).
 
@@ -157,19 +157,25 @@ This flag expects a directory (local or remote) containing ArgoCD application fi
 In case of a remote directory, it must be a directory in a git repository, 
 and the URL format must be a [kustomize remote URL format](https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/kustomize/blob/master/examples/remoteBuild.md).
 
-Examples of using custom packages are available in the [example](./examples) directory. 
-Let's take a look at [this example](examples/basic). This defines two custom package directories to deploy to the cluster.
+Examples of using custom packages are available in the [stacks repository](https://github.com/cnoe-io/stacks).
+Let's take a look at [this example](https://github.com/cnoe-io/stacks/tree/main/basic). This defines two custom package directories to deploy to the cluster.
 
-To deploy these packages, run the following commands from this repository's root.
+To deploy these packages, run the following command.
 
 ```
-./idpbuilder create --package-dir examples/basic/package1  --package-dir examples/basic/package2
+idpbuilder create -p https://github.com/cnoe-io/stacks//basic/package1 -p https://github.com/cnoe-io/stacks//basic/package2
+
 ```
 
-Alternatively, you can use the URL format:
+Alternatively, you can use the local directory format.
+
+```bash
+# clone the stacks repository
+git clone https://github.com/cnoe-io/stacks.git
+cd stacks
+# run idpbuilder against the local directory
+idpbuilder create --package-dir basic/package1  --package-dir basic/package2
 
-```
-./idpbuilder create  --package-dir https://github.com/cnoe-io/idpbuilder//examples/basic/package1 --package-dir https://github.com/cnoe-io/idpbuilder//examples/basic/package2
 ```
 
 Running this command should create three additional ArgoCD applications in your cluster.
@@ -182,9 +188,11 @@ guestbook2   Synced        Healthy
 my-app       Synced        Healthy
 ```
 
-Let's break this down. The [first package directory](examples/basic/package1) defines an application. This corresponds to the `my-app` application above. In this application, we want to deploy manifests from local machine in GitOps way.
+Let's break this down. The [first package directory](https://github.com/cnoe-io/stacks/tree/main/basic/package1) defines an application. 
+This corresponds to the `my-app` application above. In this application, we want to deploy manifests from local machine in GitOps way.
 
-The directory contains an [ArgoCD application file](examples/basic/package1/app.yaml). This is a normal ArgoCD application file except for one field.
+The directory contains an [ArgoCD application file](https://github.com/cnoe-io/stacks/blob/main/basic/package1/app.yaml). 
+This is a normal ArgoCD application file except for one field.
 
 ```yaml
 apiVersion: argoproj.io/v1alpha1
@@ -195,7 +203,8 @@ spec:
 ```
 
 The `cnoe://` prefix in the `repoURL` field indicates that we want to sync from a local directory.
-Values after `cnoe://` is treated as a relative path from this file. In this example, we are instructing idpbuilder to make ArgoCD sync from files in the [manifests directory](examples/basic/package1/manifests).
+Values after `cnoe://` is treated as a relative path from this file. In this example, 
+we are instructing idpbuilder to make ArgoCD sync from files in the [manifests directory](https://github.com/cnoe-io/stacks/tree/main/basic/package1/manifests).
 
 As a result the following actions were taken by idpbuilder: 
 1. Create a Gitea repository.
@@ -207,7 +216,7 @@ You can verify this by going to this address in your browser: https://gitea.cnoe
 ![img.png](docs/images/my-app-repo.png)
 
 
-This is the repository that corresponds to the [manifests](examples/basic/package1/manifests) folder.
+This is the repository that corresponds to the [manifests](https://github.com/cnoe-io/stacks/tree/main/basic/package1/manifests) folder.
 It contains a file called `alpine.yaml`, synced from the `manifests` directory above.
 
 You can also view the updated Application spec by going to this address: https://argocd.cnoe.localtest.me:8443/applications/argocd/my-app
@@ -225,7 +234,7 @@ If you'd like to contribute to the project or know the architecture and internal
 
 ## Running in Codespaces
 
-1. Create a Codespaces instance. ![img](examples/ref-implementation/images/codespaces-create.png)
+1. Create a Codespaces instance. ![img](https://github.com/cnoe-io/stacks/blob/main/ref-implementation/images/codespaces-create.png)
 2. Wait for it to be ready. It may take several minutes.
 3. Get the latest release of idpbuilder:
    ```bash