Focus on writing good documentation

Just the Docs gives your documentation a jumpstart with a responsive Jekyll theme that is easily customizable and hosted on GitHub Pages.

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Getting started

Dependencies

Just the Docs is built for Jekyll, a static site generator. View the quick start guide for more information. Just the Docs requires no special plugins and can run on GitHub Pages’ standard Jekyll compiler. The Jekyll SEO Tag plugin is included by default (no need to run any special installation) to inject SEO and open graph metadata on docs pages. For information on how to configure SEO and open graph metadata visit the Jekyll SEO Tag usage guide.

Quick start: Use as a GitHub Pages remote theme

1. Add Just the Docs to your Jekyll site’s _config.yml as a remote theme

   remote_theme: pmarsceill/just-the-docs
   

   You must have GitHub Pages enabled on your repo, one or more Markdown files, and a _config.yml file. See an example repository

Local installation: Use the gem-based theme

1. Install the Ruby Gem

   $ gem install just-the-docs
   

   # .. or add it to your your Jekyll site’s Gemfile
   gem "just-the-docs"
   

2. Add Just the Docs to your Jekyll site’s _config.yml

   theme: "just-the-docs"
   

3. Optional: Initialize search data (creates search-data.json)

   $ bundle exec just-the-docs rake search:init
   

4. Run you local Jekyll server

   $ jekyll serve
   

   # .. or if you're using a Gemfile (bundler)
   $ bundle exec jekyll serve
   

5. Point your web browser to http://localhost:4000

If you’re hosting your site on GitHub Pages, set up GitHub Pages and Jekyll locally so that you can more easily work in your development environment.

Configure Just the Docs

• See configuration options

About the project

Just the Docs is © 2017-2023 by Patrick Marsceill.

License

Just the Docs is distributed by an MIT license.

Contributing

When contributing to this repository, please first discuss the change you wish to make via issue, email, or any other method with the owners of this repository before making a change. Read more about becoming a contributor in our GitHub repo.

Thank you to the contributors of Just the Docs!

Code of Conduct

Just the Docs is committed to fostering a welcoming community.

View our Code of Conduct on our GitHub repository.