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47 lines
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# How To: Documentation Step-by-Step
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We use [GitBook](https://www.gitbook.com/) to create our documentation. It primarily uses markdown, html, css, js, misc. plugins, and configuration to generate high quality, easy to read, and easy to maintain documentation.
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## Getting Started
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_Requirements:_
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Make sure you have the [`gitbook-cli`](https://www.npmjs.com/package/gitbook-cli) installed globally:
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> `npm install -g gitbook-cli`
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### Editing and Previewing Changes
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Currently, you can only edit and preview a single "book" at a time. We maintain one "book" per API major version. You can find each version's book at:
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_Past Versions:_
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- Template:
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- `<project-root>/docs/v<versionNumber>`
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- Examples:
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- `/docs/v1`
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- `/docs/v2`
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_Latest Version:_
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The latest version will always be located in `/docs/latest`
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_Live Preview:_
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In your terminal / command prompt:
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```bash
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cd /docs/latest
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gitbook install
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gitbook serve
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```
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Which should generate output like:
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> starting server...
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> serving book on http://localhost:4000
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Navigating to the the provided URL will show a preview of what the generated book should look like. Any edits you make to the book's markdown files should automatically update in your browser.
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### Publishing
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