Docus Starter

The Docus Starter is a Nuxt.js-based GitHub template that initializes a documentation website powered by Docus, a documentation framework. It provides a minimal project skeleton that runs a development server, generates a static dist/ folder, and previews the production build.

What is Docus Starter?

Docus Starter is a minimal template for Docus, a documentation framework built on Nuxt.js. It accepts a new project and outputs a statically generated documentation site ready for deployment. The template uses Yarn as its package manager and includes four commands: yarn install for dependencies, yarn dev for local development, yarn build for static generation, and yarn start for previewing the built site. Docus itself handles the rendering of Markdown content into a navigable documentation layout.

What makes Docus Starter stand out?

• Minimal Nuxt.js scaffold — The template contains only what is needed to boot a Docus site, with no pre-filled demo content or extra pages to delete.
• Static generation workflow — Running yarn build creates a dist/ directory intended for publishing to any static hosting service.
• Preview command — yarn start serves the generated static app locally so you can verify the production build before deployment.
• Docus integration — The project is already wired to Docus, so Markdown-based documentation and the framework's default layout work as soon as dependencies are installed.
• Yarn-based scripts — All tasks use Yarn, keeping the workflow consistent for JavaScript developers.

Who should use Docus Starter?

Documentation maintainers who want a fast, structured starting point for a Docus site. Developers who prefer Nuxt.js and want to evaluate Docus without building a project from scratch. Teams that need a static documentation site that can be deployed to any host from a single dist/ folder.

What can you do with Docus Starter?

• Open-source projects: publish project documentation by cloning the starter, adding Markdown files, and running yarn build to generate a static site.
• Product teams: create a clean documentation hub with Docus's built-in layout, then deploy the dist/ output to their preferred static hosting.
• Nuxt developers: use the starter as a reference for how Docus integrates with Nuxt.js, then extend it with custom components and themes.

How does Docus Starter work?

The template's workflow is driven by Yarn scripts. First run yarn install to fetch dependencies, then yarn dev launches a local development server. For production, yarn build generates the static dist/ directory, and yarn start previews that build locally.

FAQ

What does Docus Starter do?

Docus Starter provides a minimal Nuxt.js project configured for the Docus documentation framework. It gives you Yarn commands to install dependencies, run a dev server, generate a static dist/ folder, and preview the production build.

Is Docus Starter a static site generator?

Docus Starter itself is not a generator; it is a template that uses Docus and Nuxt.js. When you run yarn build, it generates a static dist/ directory that can be hosted on any static web server.

How do I deploy the built site?

Run yarn build to create the dist/ directory, then publish that directory to any static hosting service. The template does not include deployment-specific configuration, so you can use any host that serves static files.