Docsbook
Overview

Core Concepts

What is a Workspace?#

Workspace — your documentation linked to a single GitHub repository.

A workspace includes:

  • Your repository with markdown files
  • Documentation site (address and appearance)
  • Settings (domain, translation, styling)

How Does It Work?#

1. You create a Workspace from your GitHub repo
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2. Docsbook reads markdown files from GitHub
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3. Transforms them into a documentation site
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4. Site is available at: docsbook.io/{user}/{repo}
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5. You update files in GitHub
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6. Site updates automatically

Site Structure#

Left Panel — Navigation (Sidebar)#

The sidebar is built from your repository's file structure:

docs/
├── README.md          → "Home"
├── getting-started.md → "Getting Started"
├── api/
│   ├── auth.md        → "API / Auth"
│   └── endpoints.md   → "API / Endpoints"
└── faq.md             → "FAQ"

Displayed as:

📘 Home
📄 Getting Started
📁 API
  └─ Auth
  └─ Endpoints
📄 FAQ

Main Content#

The center area shows the content of the selected markdown file.

Features:

  • Formatted text
  • Syntax highlighting
  • Tables and lists
  • Links to other pages

Right Panel — Outline#

The right side automatically builds a table of contents from the current page's headings.

Outline:
  - Installation
    - Requirements
    - Steps
  - Usage
  - Troubleshooting

Click a heading → scrolls the page to it.

Float Widget — Control Widget#

When you are logged in and viewing your own documentation, a widget appears in the bottom-right corner.

Who sees the widget?#

  • ✅ You — see your widget
  • ❌ Other people — don't see it (only on your account)

What does it show?#

┌─────────────────────────┐
│ 👤 alice               │
│ ✨ PRO                 │
│ ⚙️ Settings            │
│ 🚪 Sign out            │
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What can you do with the widget?#

  1. See avatar — click for the menu
  2. See status — Free, PRO, or PRO+
  3. Open settings — to change domain, enable translation
  4. Sign out — log out

Public Access#

Your documentation is open to everyone. Even if the repository is private, the documentation is visible to all.

Benefits:

  • SEO optimization (indexed by Google)
  • Polished design instead of plain GitHub
  • Fast loading
  • Mobile-friendly
  • Full-text search

GitHub Synchronization#

How does synchronization work?#

Docsbook does not use webhooks. Instead:

  1. You update files in GitHub
  2. You visit the documentation site
  3. Docsbook checks GitHub for new content
  4. If there are changes — shows the new version

Result: Documentation is always up to date as soon as you look at it.

What is synchronized?#

  • ✅ New .md files
  • ✅ Text updates
  • ✅ File deletions
  • ✅ File renames
  • ✅ New folders

What is NOT synchronized?#

  • ❌ Code comments
  • ❌ Commit history
  • ❌ Branch information
  • ❌ Other formats (.txt, .rst, etc.)

Free, PRO, and PRO+#

Free ($0 forever)#

  • ✅ Unlimited public repositories
  • ✅ GitHub synchronization
  • ✅ Customizable design (brand, themes, fonts)
  • ✅ Mobile-friendly
  • ✅ Basic analytics (last 24h)
  • ❌ Custom domain
  • ❌ AI chat
  • ❌ AI translations
  • ❌ Full SEO

PRO ($150 one-time, lifetime)#

Everything in Free, plus:

  • ✅ Custom domain (docs.example.com) with free SSL
  • ✅ AI chat (200 requests/month)
  • ✅ AI translations (50/month, 15 languages)
  • ✅ Full SEO (sitemap, OpenGraph, JSON-LD)
  • ✅ Analytics for 7 / 14 / 30 days
  • ✅ Priority support

PRO+ ($59/month)#

Everything in PRO, plus:

  • ✅ White-label (hide "Powered by Docsbook")
  • ✅ Higher AI limits (2000 requests/month)
  • ✅ Higher translation limits (500/month)
  • ✅ Source of Truth (doc graph for AI agents)

How to Get Started?#

Ready? Create your first workspace in 3 minutes.

Have questions? See the FAQ.

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