docs: add docs for automatic config filling of iam values (#1000)

* AB#2821 iam config filling docs

* AB#2821 rephrasing
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## Create a cluster
1. Create the configuration file for your selected cloud provider.
1. Create the configuration file and IAM resources for your selected cloud provider
<tabs groupId="csp">
<tabItem value="azure" label="Azure">
```bash
constellation config generate azure
```
</tabItem>
<tabItem value="gcp" label="GCP">
```bash
constellation config generate gcp
```
</tabItem>
<tabItem value="aws" label="AWS">
```bash
constellation config generate aws
```
</tabItem>
</tabs>
This creates the file `constellation-conf.yaml` in your current working directory.
2. Fill in your cloud provider specific information.
First you need to create an [IAM configuration](../workflows/config.md#creating-an-iam-configuration). The easiest way to do this is the following CLI command:
First, you need to create a [configuration file](../workflows/config.md) and an [IAM configuration](../workflows/config.md#creating-an-iam-configuration). The easiest way to do this is the following CLI command:
<tabs groupId="csp">
<tabItem value="azure" label="Azure">
```bash
constellation iam create azure --region=westus --resourceGroup=constellTest --servicePrincipal=spTest
constellation iam create azure --region=westus --resourceGroup=constellTest --servicePrincipal=spTest --generate-config
```
This command creates IAM configuration on the Azure region `westus` creating a new resource group `constellTest` and a new service principal `spTest`.
This command creates IAM configuration on the Azure region `westus` creating a new resource group `constellTest` and a new service principal `spTest`. It also creates the configuration file `constellation-conf.yaml` in your current directory with the IAM values filled in.
Note that CVMs are currently only supported in a few regions, check [Azure's products available by region](https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/global-infrastructure/services/?products=virtual-machines&regions=all). These are:
* `westus`
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<tabItem value="gcp" label="GCP">
```bash
constellation iam create gcp --projectID=yourproject-12345 --zone=europe-west2-a --serviceAccountID=constell-test
constellation iam create gcp --projectID=yourproject-12345 --zone=europe-west2-a --serviceAccountID=constell-test --generate-config
```
This command creates IAM configuration in the GCP project `yourproject-12345` on the GCP zone `europe-west2-a` creating a new service account `constell-test`.
This command creates IAM configuration in the GCP project `yourproject-12345` on the GCP zone `europe-west2-a` creating a new service account `constell-test`. It also creates the configuration file `constellation-conf.yaml` in your current directory with the IAM values filled in.
Note that only regions offering CVMs of the `N2D` series are supported. You can find a [list of all regions in Google's documentation](https://cloud.google.com/compute/docs/regions-zones#available), which you can filter by machine type `N2D`.
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<tabItem value="aws" label="AWS">
```bash
constellation iam create aws --zone=eu-central-1a --prefix=constellTest
constellation iam create aws --zone=eu-central-1a --prefix=constellTest --generate-config
```
This command creates IAM configuration for the AWS zone `eu-central-1a` using the prefix `constellTest` for all named resources being created.
This command creates IAM configuration for the AWS zone `eu-central-1a` using the prefix `constellTest` for all named resources being created. It also creates the configuration file `constellation-conf.yaml` in your current directory with the IAM values filled in.
Constellation OS images are currently replicated to the following regions:
* `eu-central-1`
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</tabItem>
</tabs>
Now, fill the output values of the command into the corresponding fields of the `constellation-conf.yaml` file.
:::tip
To learn how to delete your IAM configuration and to get more detailed information on the IAM process and the VM types supported by Constellation, see the [Configuration workflow](../workflows/config.md).
To learn about all options you have for managing IAM resources and Constellation configuration, see the [Configuration workflow](../workflows/config.md).
:::
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:::
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3. Create the cluster with one control-plane node and two worker nodes. `constellation create` uses options set in `constellation-conf.yaml`.
2. Create the cluster with one control-plane node and two worker nodes. `constellation create` uses options set in `constellation-conf.yaml`.
:::tip
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Your Constellation cluster was created successfully.
```
4. Initialize the cluster
3. Initialize the cluster
```bash
constellation init
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:::
5. Configure kubectl
4. Configure kubectl
```bash
export KUBECONFIG="$PWD/constellation-admin.conf"

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This creates the file `constellation-conf.yaml` in the current directory.
:::tip
You can also automatically generate a configuration file by adding the `--generate-config` flag to the `constellation iam create` command when [creating an IAM configuration](#creating-an-iam-configuration).
:::
## Choosing VM types
Constellation supports the following VM types:
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## Creating an IAM configuration
You can create an IAM configuration for your cluster automatically using the `constellation iam create` command.
If you haven't generated a configuration file yet, you can do so by adding the `--generate-config` flag to the command. This creates a configuration file and populates it with the created IAM values.
<tabs groupId="csp">
<tabItem value="azure" label="Azure">