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Quickstart |
Start building awesome documentation in under 5 minutes |
Learn how to update your docs locally and and deploy them to the public.
During the onboarding process, we created a repository on your Github with your docs content. You can find this repository on our [dashboard](https://dashboard.mintlify.com). To clone the repository locally, follow these [instructions](https://docs.github.com/en/repositories/creating-and-managing-repositories/cloning-a-repository) in your terminal. Previewing helps you make sure your changes look as intended. We built a command line interface to render these changes locally. 1. Install the [Mintlify CLI](https://www.npmjs.com/package/mintlify) to preview the documentation changes locally with this command: ``` npm i -g mintlify ``` 2. Run the following command at the root of your documentation (where `mint.json` is): ``` mintlify dev ``` Our Github app automatically deploys your changes to your docs site, so you don't need to manage deployments yourself. You can find the link to install on your [dashboard](https://dashboard.mintlify.com). Once the bot has been successfully installed, there should be a check mark next to the commit hash of the repo. [Commit and push your changes to Git](https://docs.github.com/en/get-started/using-git/pushing-commits-to-a-remote-repository#about-git-push) for your changes to update in your docs site. If you push and don't see that the Github app successfully deployed your changes, you can also manually update your docs through our [dashboard](https://dashboard.mintlify.com).Add content directly in your files with MDX syntax and React components. You can use any of our components, or even build your own.
Add flair to your docs with personalized branding.<Card title="Add API Endpoints" icon="square-code" href="/api-playground/configuration"
Implement your OpenAPI spec and enable API user interaction.
<Card title="Integrate Analytics" icon="chart-mixed" href="/analytics/supported-integrations"
Draw insights from user interactions with your documentation.
<Card title="Host on a Custom Domain" icon="browser" href="/settings/custom-domain/subdomain"
Keep your docs on your own website's subdomain.