Read the Docs: documentation simplified (original) (raw)
Read the Docs simplifies managing software documentation by building and hosting your docs automatically, using the Git workflow you already use for code. Treating documentation like code lets your team use tools they already know, and makes keeping your docs updated easier.
Up to date documentation
Whenever you push code to Git, Read the Docs will automatically build your docs so your code and documentation are always up-to-date. Get started with our tutorial.
Documentation for every version
Read the Docs can host multiple versions of your docs. Keep your 1.0 and 2.0 documentation online, pulled directly from Git. Start hosting all your versions.
Open source and user focused
Our company is bootstrapped and 100% user-focused, so our product gets better for our users instead of our investors. Read the Docs Community hosts documentation for over 100,000 large and small open source projects for free. Read the Docs for Business supports hundreds of organizations with product and internal documentation. Learn more about these differences on our pricing page.
First time here?
We have a few places for you to get started:
Follow the Read the Docs tutorial.
Start your journey with an example project to hit the ground running.
Project setup and configuration
Start with the basics of setting up your project:
Learn how to configure your project with a .readthedocs.yaml file.
How to create reproducible builds
Keep your builds working by making them reproducible.
Build process
Build your documentation with ease:
Understand how documentation builds happen.
Setup pull request builds and enjoy previews of each commit.
Hosting documentation
Learn more about our hosting features:
Give your readers multiple versions of your documentation.
Host multiple projects under a single domain.
Localization and Internationalization
Translate your documentation into multiple languages.
Learn about different URL versioning schemes.
Brand your documentation on your own domain.
Maintaining projects
All the tools you need as your project matures:
Redirect your old URLs to new ones.
Learn more about how users are interacting with your documentation.
Keep track of security events in your project.
Business features
Our Business hosting has everything your business needs:
Manage permissions across multiple teams.
Stay secure with Single Sign On.
Share your private docs easily with contractors or customers.
How-to guides
Step-by-step guides for common tasks:
How to configure pull request builds
Setup pull request builds and enjoy previews of each commit.
How to use cross-references with Sphinx
Learn how to use cross-references in a Sphinx project.
Browse all our how-to guides.
Reference
More detailed information about Read the Docs:
Integrate Read the Docs into your other workflows.
See what’s new in Read the Docs.
Learn more about Read the Docs and our company.