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What is docusaurus?

gaearon/docusaurus — explained in plain English

Analysis updated 2026-07-17 · repo last pushed 2020-01-07

★ 6Audience · developerComplexity · 2/5DormantSetup · easy

In one sentence

Docusaurus turns plain text documentation into a polished, ready-to-publish website, handling layout, navigation, and deployment for you.

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    What it does
      Builds docs sites
      Handles layout nav styling
      Automates deployment
    Tech stack
      JavaScript
      Static site generator
    Features
      Built-in homepage blog docs
      Localization via CrowdIn
      Customizable pages
    Use cases
      Open source project docs
      API references
      Multi-language docs
    Audience
      Open source maintainers
      Developers

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What do people build with it?

USE CASE 1

Publish API docs, tutorials, and guides for an open source project without building a website from scratch

USE CASE 2

Stand up a documentation site with a homepage, docs section, and blog in minutes

USE CASE 3

Translate project documentation into multiple languages using built-in CrowdIn support

USE CASE 4

Customize the site's look or add extra pages while Docusaurus handles the boilerplate

What is it built with?

JavaScript

How does it compare?

gaearon/docusaurusabderazak-py/retro-homepageaclark4life/home-depot-crawl
Stars666
Language—HTMLPython
Last pushed2020-01-07—2014-08-10
MaintenanceDormant—Dormant
Setup difficultyeasyeasymoderate
Complexity2/52/52/5
Audiencedeveloperops devopsdeveloper

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How do you get it running?

Difficulty · easy Time to first run · 30min

Copy-paste prompts

Prompt 1
Help me set up a new Docusaurus site for my open source project's documentation.
Prompt 2
Show me how to add localization with CrowdIn to my Docusaurus docs site.
Prompt 3
Explain how to customize the homepage and navigation in a Docusaurus project.
Prompt 4
Walk me through deploying my Docusaurus documentation site after I update the content.

Frequently asked questions

What is docusaurus?

Docusaurus turns plain text documentation into a polished, ready-to-publish website, handling layout, navigation, and deployment for you.

Is docusaurus actively maintained?

Dormant — no commits in 2+ years (last push 2020-01-07).

How hard is docusaurus to set up?

Setup difficulty is rated easy, with roughly 30min to a first successful run.

Who is docusaurus for?

Mainly developer.

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