Quick Start — 3 Minutes

1. Open docsbook.io and click "Create website"
2. Pick a source: a website URL to scan, a GitHub repo to link, or just describe your idea in text
3. For website or idea sources, Docsbook generates a full draft site in under a minute — no account needed yet. You get nine pages, from the landing page to an FAQ and a reference, each closing with a call to action, plus a pricing page when your source publishes prices
4. If you picked GitHub, you'll be taken straight to a live preview of your repo's docs

Note: For website/idea sources, your draft lives in your browser only until you publish. It opens as a real documentation site — header, sidebar tree, outline, breadcrumbs and prev/next — so you can browse every generated page and adjust branding, layout and SEO in the settings panel before deciding to sign in. Ask AI is also available on the draft — ask it up to 3 free messages to tweak content or ask questions about your site before you're asked to sign in to keep chatting.

Once you're happy with the draft, click Publish changes in the settings panel.

1. Choose a sign-in method — GitHub, Google, Apple, or email (one-time code)
2. Complete the sign-in flow for your chosen method
3. Your draft is automatically saved as a live Docsbook workspace — no re-work needed

Note: Docsbook uses GitHub to read repository files. If your site came from a GitHub repo and you sign in with Google, Apple, or email, you'll be prompted to authorize GitHub access.

Your documentation is already available at:

docsbook.io/{your-name}/{repo}

Example:

• GitHub: github.com/alice/my-project
• Docsbook: docsbook.io/alice/my-project

If you started from a website or an idea, Docsbook hosts the generated site for you under its own repository — the URL follows the same docsbook.io/{owner}/{repo} pattern.

Moving a hosted project to your own GitHub#

A hosted project does not have to stay hosted. In the AI chat, the GitHub button in the top-right corner moves it into a repository on your own account: Docsbook creates the repository, copies every page into it in one commit, and points the project at it. From then on your edits commit straight to your repo.

Two things to know before you move:

• The public URL changes. The site is served from your own path afterwards, and the previous hosted address stops working — there is no redirect from the old link. Update anywhere you have shared it.
• The move is one-way. There is no button to move a project back onto Docsbook hosting.