> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docsalot-docs.docsalot.dev/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.
---
title: "Quickstart Guide"
description: "Launch polished docs, publish quickly, and make them easier for AI agents to use."
---
After you complete this guide, you'll have a live documentation site, your first publish, and clear next steps for API docs, AI-native discovery, and layout customization.
## Deploy your documentation site
Go to [docsalot.dev/documentation](https://docsalot.dev/documentation) and click **New documentation** to get started.
After creating the docs, make a quick edit in the web editor and publish it. Your documentation site will go live at `your-project.docsalot.dev`.
To connect your own GitHub repository instead of using the web editor, follow these steps during onboarding:
1. Go to https://docsalot.dev/configuration
2. Select **GitHub** as your documentation source.
3. Select the repository you want to use for your documentation.
4. This creates a workflow file in your repository to sync changes between Docsalot and GitHub.
## View your deployed site
Your documentation site is now deployed at `https://.docsalot.dev`.
Find your exact URL on the **Overview** page of your [documentation](https://docsalot.dev/documentation).
Your site is ready to view immediately. Use this URL for testing and sharing with your team. Before sharing it broadly, you may want to add a [custom subdomain](/customizations/subdomain).
## Make your first change
Navigate to the [web editor](https://docsalot.dev/documentation) in your dashboard.
Open `index.mdx` and update the description in the frontmatter:
```mdx theme={null}
---
title: "Introduction"
description: "Your custom description here"
---
```
Click the **Publish** button in the top-right of the web editor toolbar.
Use the view-live button at the top of the editor, then refresh your documentation site to see the change live.
## Next steps
Learn how to create and edit documentation pages in your browser.
See when to use `default`, `wide`, `center`, `custom`, and `frame`.
Use your own docs URL before sharing your site with customers.
## Learn More
### Common Guides
Select from the following guides to learn more about how Docsalot can best suit your documentation.
Learn how to publish your documentation changes.
Customize your theme, branding, navigation, and top-level documentation settings.
Control whether a page uses the default docs shell, a wider canvas, or a custom layout mode.
Learn how to structure pages, format content, and reuse documentation patterns.
### Advanced Topics
Dive deeper into advanced guides to take your documentation to the next level.
Set up the CLI and Docsalot skill so Claude Code or Codex can work directly in your docs repo.
Use Docsalot components for layouts, callouts, cards, tabs, and code examples.
Add interactive API docs and playgrounds to your documentation.
Discover how users are interacting with your documentation.