Docsbook Blog
In this section#
Foundations#
- How to host documentation from GitHub — three ways to turn a repo into a live docs site, compared
- Why documentation matters — the business case for investing in docs
- Turn your README.md into a documentation site — 5-second setup from any GitHub repo
- Why README-only projects need a docs site — distribution and AI discoverability you lose without one
- Best documentation platforms for startups in 2026 — eight platforms ranked by stage
- Free documentation hosting comparison — six free options, honest tradeoffs
- Docs as code vs managed platform — when each pattern wins, with cost math
SEO & AI search (GEO/AEO)#
- Documentation SEO guide — practical SEO for technical content
- AI search and documentation — how ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Claude read your docs
- How to get docs cited by ChatGPT — practical citation checklist for AI search
- Perplexity citations for docs — Perplexity-specific guide to being cited
- llms.txt: the complete guide — the new robots.txt for AI agents
- JSON-LD for documentation — schema types that move the needle in 2026
- Multi-language documentation SEO — hreflang, separate URLs, AI translation
AI features#
- MCP server for documentation — Model Context Protocol explained for docs teams
- docs-skills for AI agents — modular capabilities Claude Code and Cursor use on your docs
- AI chat for documentation: build vs buy — RAG cost analysis vs managed
- AI documentation platforms compared (2026) — Docsbook, Mintlify, GitBook, ReadMe head-to-head
Comparisons & migration#
- Docusaurus vs Docsbook — setup, hosting, and total cost compared
- Docusaurus vs Docsbook in 2026 — refreshed comparison with 2026 pricing
- GitBook vs Docsbook — per-editor pricing, vendor lock-in, and migration path
- Mintlify vs Docsbook — features, pricing, and lock-in compared
- Migrating from GitBook to Docsbook — step-by-step migration guide
- Migrating from Docusaurus to Docsbook — MDX to markdown, CI/CD cleanup
- Why we don't use Notion for docs — first-person engineering lessons on why Notion stops working as a docs system
Practical guides#
- API documentation best practices in 2026 — OpenAPI, samples, errors, versioning
- Custom domain for docs how-to —
docs.yourcompany.comsetup with DNS and SSL - Documentation analytics: what to track in 2026 — failed searches, AI questions, negative feedback
Internal#
- FAQ Reply Notebook — internal: copy-paste answers for community comments (Reddit, X, HN, IndieHackers)