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Self-Hosting Docusaurus: Documentation Website Builder

Docusaurus generates documentation websites from Markdown. Versioning, search, i18n — the React-powered docs framework from Meta.

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What Is Docusaurus?


Docusaurus is a static site generator optimized for documentation websites. Created by Meta, it powers docs for many popular open-source projects.


Features


  • Markdown and MDX support
  • Document versioning
  • Full-text search (Algolia or local)
  • Internationalization (i18n)
  • Blog support
  • Custom pages (React components)
  • Dark mode
  • Plugin system

    • Docusaurus vs MkDocs vs GitBook


  • Docusaurus: React-based, most customizable, versioning
  • MkDocs: Python, Material theme, simpler
  • GitBook: SaaS, best UI, expensive

    • Deployment


    Build static files, deploy anywhere. On TinyPod, serve behind Caddy.


    Resources: Static files — minimal hosting resources.


    Docusaurus is the best choice for project documentation that needs versioning and customization.