Quick Start

One page summary of how to start a new Doks project.


Doks uses npm to install dependencies and run commands. Installing npm is pretty simple. Download and install Node.js (it includes npm) for your platform.

Start a new Doks project

Create a new site, change directories, install dependencies, and start development server.

Create a new site

git clone https://github.com/h-enk/doks.git my-doks-site

Change directories

cd my-doks-site

Install dependencies

npm install

Start development server

npm run start

Doks will start the Hugo development webserver accessible by default at http://localhost:1313. Saved changes will live reload in the browser.

Other commands

Doks comes with commands for common tasks. Commands →