docbrown/docs/readme.md
Andy Zhao 955bdcb2bc
Update docs with Forem instead of dev.to (#9316)
* Rename all GitHub links from thepracticaldev/dev.to to forem/forem

* Use new site name

* Rename to Forem

* Rename more dev.to to forem

* Remove unnecessary redirects

* Rename DEV to Forem

* Use Forem instead of DEV for branding

* Use Forem instead of DEV for licensing

* Use seedling instead of DEV logo
2020-07-15 13:29:11 -04:00

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items:
- technical-overview
- installation
- getting-started
- contributing
- backend
- frontend
- internal
- design
- tests
- faqs.md
- troubleshooting.md
- licensing.md
- self-hosting.md
- maintainers
---
# Welcome to Forem's developer documentation
On this site you'll find instructions to setup a [local instance of
Forem][installation], documentation on the [architecture of
Forem][architecture], [how to contribute][contributing], and many other useful
documents.
This documentation site is the product of a number of volunteer contributors
working alongside the Forem Core Team, special thanks to all those who have
contributed to the documentation.
# Running the documentation locally
Like Forem, this site is open source and the code is [hosted on GitHub][docs].
If you find any incorrect information, or a even a typo, we'd love to see a pull
request. Follow these steps to get the documentation site running locally.
Forem's documentation is built with [GitDocs NodeJS library][gitdocs].
The first step to running the documentations locally is to install the `GitDocs`
package globally.
With npm:
```shell
npm install gitdocs -g
```
Alternatively, you can use Yarn:
```shell
yarn global add gitdocs
```
Once installed, you should run `gitdocs serve` from the root of the `forem`
project or from the `/docs` directory.
```shell
gitdocs serve
```
This will start a server where you can browse the documentation:
<http://localhost:8000/>
If you add new pages or rename existing pages, you'll need to restart the server
for those changes to take effect.
# Contributing to the docs
If you're looking for more information on contributing, check out the
[Contributing guide][contributing].
[installation]: /installation/
[architecture]: /technical-overview/architecture/
[contributing]: /contributing/
[docs]: https://github.com/forem/forem/tree/master/docs/
[gitdocs]: https://www.npmjs.com/package/gitdocs/