Docustarter is a modern, clean, and flexible starter designed to help you build well-structured open-source documentation websites with ease.
It empowers developers, maintainers, and teams to launch high-quality documentation using Next.js, MDX, and Tailwind CSS, ensuring your content remains clear, accessible, and scalable as your project grows.
Whether you're maintaining an open-source library, a SaaS product, or internal tooling, Docustarter provides a solid foundation that allows you to focus on what truly matters: delivering clear and effective documentation for your users and contributors.
We believe that great documentation fuels open-source collaboration and adoption, and Docustarter is here to help you create a welcoming and organized knowledge hub for your community.
- 🌟 Features
- 🚀 Getting Started
- 📚 Documentation
- 🗂️ Project Layout
- 💬 Community
- 🤝 Contributing
- 🛡️ Security
- 📄 License
Docustarter is designed to help you build clean, scalable documentation sites with ease. It comes with a thoughtfully organized architecture, developer-friendly configurations, and modern tools to ensure your workflow remains efficient and your documentation stays consistent.
✨ Key features include:
- 🚀 Rapid Setup: Minimal configuration to get your documentation site up and running quickly.
- 📄 MDX Support: Write documentation using Markdown with React components for interactive docs.
- 🎨 Customizable Themes: Easily adapt styles to match your project’s branding.
- ⚡ Lightning-fast Performance: Optimized build and deploy workflows for quick load times.
- 🛠️ Developer Experience: Integrated linting, formatting, and testing to keep your project clean.
- 🔍 SEO-Ready: Built-in SEO configurations to help your docs rank better.
- 🌐 Deploy Anywhere: Seamless deployment to platforms like Vercel, Netlify, GitHub Pages, and more.
- 🤝 Open-source Focus: Encourages contributions and collaboration with clear project structure and guidelines.
Ready to explore? Jump to the Getting Started section to set up your documentation site within minutes.
Ready to build your documentation site with Docustarter? Our streamlined setup process allows you to launch quickly and customize effortlessly, whether you're maintaining a small project or a growing open-source ecosystem. We provide clear instructions for installation, local development, and deployment to ensure your documentation workflow is smooth from the first step.
👉 Jump in here: Getting Started Guide
Comprehensive, clear documentation is at the heart of every successful open-source project. With Docustarter, you can explore structured guides, API references, and step-by-step tutorials to help you install, configure, and extend your documentation site seamlessly. Whether you're setting up for the first time or customizing advanced features, our documentation will support you throughout your workflow.
👉 Start reading here: Docustarter Document to view full documentation.
A clear, organized structure helps contributors navigate and understand the project easily. Below is the high-level directory layout for Docustarter:
- 📁
/.github– GitHub workflows, issue templates, funding, and community health files. - 📁
/.gitlab– GitLab CI/CD pipelines and configuration files for seamless integration with GitLab environments. - 🤝
/contributing– Contribution guidelines, PR templates, and community standards to help you get involved. - 📄
/docs– Project documentation (.md/.mdx) used to generate the official documentation site. - 🧩
/examples– Ready-to-use example configurations and starter implementations for various use cases. - 📦
/packages– Source code for modular packages and libraries used across the project. - ⚙️
/scripts– Utility scripts for automating workflows, CI maintenance, and project tooling. - 📝
/templates– Boilerplate templates for quickly scaffolding new documentation or features. - 🧪
/tests– Unit and integration tests ensuring the reliability of the codebase. - 🌐
/website– The main documentation website powered by Docustarter, including UI, theming, and routing.
✨ Tip: This organized layout promotes clarity, scalability, and ease of contribution, aligning with best practices in professional open-source repositories.
Join our growing Docustarter community to share ideas, get support, and collaborate on building better documentation tools together!
Whether you’re looking for help, want to discuss new features, or simply connect with other users, we welcome you to participate and shape the future of Docustarter.
💡 Ways to engage:
- Ask questions and discuss ideas in our GitHub Discussions.
- Join our Discord or Telegram community for real-time discussions.
- Share your projects using Docustarter and inspire others in the community.
We’re excited to have you here and look forward to building a vibrant, helpful community with you!
We welcome and appreciate contributions to Docustarter! Whether you're fixing a bug, improving documentation, or adding a new feature, your input helps improve the project for everyone.
📖 Please read our CONTRIBUTING for guidelines on how to get started, understand our development workflow, and submit your first pull request confidently.
A heartfelt thank you to these incredible individuals for their time, effort, and contributions, helping Docustarter grow! ❤️
We’re excited to see your contributions and warmly welcome you to the growing Docustarter community!
We take security seriously and are committed to protecting our users and contributors. If you discover any security vulnerabilities within Docustarter, please report them responsibly by following the guidelines in our SECURITY.
Please do not create a public issue for security-related matters. Instead, reach out privately to allow us to investigate and resolve any issues promptly, ensuring the safety and integrity of the project for everyone.
Thank you for helping us keep Docustarter secure!
The Docustarter resource is open-source and available under the MIT License, granting you the freedom to use, modify, and distribute it for personal and commercial projects.
