Read the Docs: Documentation Simplified
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.. meta::
   :description lang=en: Automate building, versioning, and hosting of your technical documentation continuously on Read the Docs.


`Read the Docs`_ simplifies software documentation
by automating building, versioning, and hosting of your docs for you.
Think of it as *Continuous Documentation*.

Never out of sync
    Whenever you push code to your favorite version control system,
    whether that is Git, Mercurial, Bazaar, or Subversion,
    Read the Docs will automatically build your docs
    so your code and documentation are always up-to-date.

Multiple versions
    Read the Docs can host and build multiple versions of your docs
    so having a 1.0 version of your docs and a 2.0 version
    of your docs is as easy as having a separate branch or tag in your version control system.

Free and open source
    Read the Docs is free and open source and hosts documentation
    for nearly 100,000 large and small open source projects
    in almost every human and computer language.

.. _Read the docs: http://readthedocs.org/


First steps
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Are you new to software documentation
or are you looking to use your existing docs with Read the Docs?
Learn about documentation authoring tools such as Sphinx and MkDocs
to help you create fantastic documentation for your project.

* **Getting started**:
  :doc:`With Sphinx <intro/getting-started-with-sphinx>` |
  :doc:`With MkDocs <intro/getting-started-with-mkdocs>`

* **Importing your existing documentation**:
  :doc:`Import guide <intro/import-guide>`


.. toctree::
   :maxdepth: 2
   :hidden:
   :caption: First steps

   intro/getting-started-with-sphinx
   intro/getting-started-with-mkdocs

   intro/import-guide


Getting started with Read the Docs
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Learn more about configuring your automated documentation builds
and some of the core features of Read the Docs.

* **Overview of core features**:
  :doc:`features`

* **Configure your documentation**:
  :doc:`Configuration reference <config-file/index>` |
  :doc:`webhooks` |
  :doc:`badges` |
  :doc:`Custom domains <custom_domains>`

* **Connecting with GitHub, BitBucket, or GitLab**:
  :doc:`Connecting your account <connected-accounts>`

* **Read the Docs build and versioning process**:
  :doc:`Build process <builds>` |
  :doc:`Handling multiple docs versions <versions>`

* **Troubleshooting**:
  :doc:`support` |
  :doc:`Frequently asked questions <faq>`

.. toctree::
   :maxdepth: 1
   :hidden:
   :caption: Getting started

   features

   config-file/index
   webhooks
   badges
   custom_domains

   connected-accounts

   builds
   versions

   support
   faq


Advanced features of Read the Docs
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Read the Docs offers many advanced features and options.
Learn more about these integrations and how you can get the most
out of your documentation and Read the Docs.

* **Advanced project configuration**:
  :doc:`subprojects` |
  :doc:`Single version docs <single_version>` |
  :doc:`Privacy levels <privacy>`

* **Multi-language documentation**:
  :doc:`Translations and localization <localization>`

* **Redirects**:
  :doc:`User defined redirects <user-defined-redirects>` |
  :doc:`Automatic redirects <automatic-redirects>`

* **Versions**
  :doc:`Automation rules <automation-rules>`

* **Topic specific guides**:
  :doc:`How-to guides <guides/index>`

* **Extending Read the Docs**:
  :doc:`REST API <api/index>`

.. toctree::
   :maxdepth: 2
   :hidden:
   :glob:
   :caption: Advanced features

   subprojects
   single_version
   privacy

   localization

   user-defined-redirects
   automatic-redirects

   automation-rules

   guides/index

   api/index


The Read the Docs project and organization
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Learn about Read the Docs, the project and the company,
and find out how you can get involved and contribute to the development and success
of Read the Docs and the larger software documentation ecosystem.

* **Getting involved with Read the Docs**:
  :doc:`Contributing <contribute>` |
  :doc:`roadmap` |
  :doc:`gsoc` |
  :doc:`Code of conduct <code-of-conduct>`

* **Policies & Process**:
  :doc:`security` |
  :doc:`Privacy policy <privacy-policy>` |
  :doc:`Terms of service <terms-of-service>` |
  :doc:`DMCA takedown policy <dmca/index>` |
  :doc:`Policy for abandoned projects <abandoned-projects>` |
  :doc:`Release notes & changelog <changelog>`

* **The people and philosophy behind Read the Docs**:
  :doc:`Team <team>` |
  :doc:`Open source philosophy <open-source-philosophy>` |
  :doc:`Our story <story>`

* **Financial and material support**:
  :doc:`advertising/index` |
  :doc:`Sponsors <sponsors>`

* **Read the Docs for Business**:
  :doc:`Support and additional features <commercial/index>`

* **Running your own version of Read the Docs**:
  :doc:`Private installations <custom_installs/index>`


.. toctree::
   :maxdepth: 1
   :hidden:
   :caption: About Read the Docs

   contribute
   roadmap
   gsoc
   code-of-conduct

   security
   privacy-policy
   terms-of-service
   dmca/index
   abandoned-projects
   changelog

   team
   open-source-philosophy
   story

   advertising/index
   sponsors

   commercial/index

   custom_installs/index