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Welcome to ForgeDocs

Welcome to ForgeDocs

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ForgeDocs is an all-in-one Astro theme that gives you three things in one project:

  • Landing page — for marketing your product or service
  • Documentation — powered by Starlight, Astro’s official docs framework
  • Blog — with pagination, tags, and RSS feed

Instead of stitching three separate templates together, you get one codebase. One design system. One deployment.

This documentation will walk you through everything — from installing the project to deploying it on a live domain.

Who This Documentation Is For

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This guide is written for two types of people:

Non-technical buyers — If you bought ForgeDocs and want to edit content, add pages, or deploy your site without writing code, start with the Getting Started section.

Developers — If you want to customize the theme, add features, or understand the architecture, jump to the Developer Guide.

You don’t need to be a developer to use ForgeDocs. Most content changes happen in Markdown and JSON files — no coding required.

What You Get

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ForgeDocs includes:

  • Landing page with hero, features, pricing, and CTA sections — all driven from JSON
  • Starlight documentation with sidebar, table of contents, and full-text search
  • Blog system with pagination, tags, and detail pages
  • Static pages for About, FAQ, Terms, Privacy, and Contact
  • Light and dark mode with system preference detection
  • SEO setup with Open Graph, Twitter cards, canonical URLs, and sitemap
  • Optional Decap CMS for editing content from a browser admin panel

What You Need Before Starting

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To run ForgeDocs locally, you need:

  • Node.js 18 or newer — download here
  • A code editor — VS Code is recommended
  • A terminal — Terminal on macOS, PowerShell on Windows

To check if Node.js is installed, open your terminal and run:

Terminal window
node --version

If you see v18.0.0 or higher, you’re ready.

Two Packages: Code Only vs Code + CMS

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ForgeDocs comes in two versions:

Code Only ($79) — You get the full source code. Edit content directly in Markdown and JSON files using a text editor.

Code + Decap CMS ($129) — Everything in Code Only, plus Decap CMS pre-configured. Edit all content from a browser admin panel — no coding required.

If you’re not comfortable editing files, the Code + CMS package is the right choice. If you’re a developer, Code Only gives you full control.

Where to Go Next

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Pick your path:

New to ForgeDocs? → Installation

Ready to run the project? → Run Project

Want to set up Decap CMS? → Decap CMS Local Setup

Ready to deploy? → Deploy to Netlify

Want to customize the theme? → Project Structure

Getting Help

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If you get stuck:

Let’s get started.