Edit: So my issue was that I missed the fact that Canvas introduces the concept of Pages, which are separate from the Basic Page content type. The answer is to install the module as normal, go into the Pages item in the sidebar, and then add a new page from there.

I will say that now that it's up and running I'm crazy impressed and excited to work with Canvas as it evolves. Original post below:

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I feel like a dummy, but I install Canvas through Composer and enable it, and... crickets? No warnings or errors, but no obvious way to use it with a content type.

Okay, guess I need to read the docs. Nothing on the project page about installation, which would make one assume there aren't any special steps, but let's dig into the README.md and see.

Okay, it talks about the project in the future tense, that's weird, since I thought it just had a stable release? Oh, the readme hasn't been updated in three months. Okay. It shunts you to the CONTRIBUTING.md for installation instructions? Okay.

Great, CONTRIBUTING.md has instructions specifically for 'Joining the development process'. I guess those are the installation instructions? They are DDEV specific, fine, but will I be able to install this on production? Maybe these aren't the installation instructions for general users? Follow the instructions, get to the step: ddev add-on get drupal-canvas/ddev-drupal-canvas-dev returns a 404 error. The manual link to the add-on leads to a github 404 as well. Huh.

Every video I found already starts with it installed. The dedicated Canvas documentation site doesn't even mention installation. I feel like I must be missing something so obvious, it's making me crazy.

Dumb client deleted a views and a taxonomy with terms and now wants it back. I have a backup in dev but can't just override the db as everything else is where it should be. Content sync module are mostly broken in d11. Looking at default content or the new content export in 11.3 want other ideas?. Need to this today .

Update: exported terms as CSV including UUID and id, existed vocabulary as a configuration item, imported vocabulary and then used feeds to create terms maintaining uuids and everything worked!... Took me about 2hrs.