Quick Start (v2)

1. Initialize a new project

Terminal window
lito init -o ./my-docs -n "My Docs"

This creates a docs folder with docs-config.json and starter pages.

2. Add MDX content

Create introduction.mdx:

---
title: Welcome
description: My documentation homepage
---


# Welcome


<Alert type="info">
  This site is built with Lito v2!
</Alert>


<CardGroup>
  <Card title="Guide" icon="lucide:book" href="/guide">
    Read the full guide.
  </Card>
  <Card title="API" icon="lucide:code" href="/api">
    Explore the API reference.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

3. Start the dev server

Terminal window
lito dev -i ./my-docs

4. Build for production

Terminal window
lito build -i ./my-docs -o ./dist
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