A static documentation site template built on VitePress
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carbon-starter — VitePress Documentation Template
By brenoepics
A documentation site starter template based on VitePress and the Carbon Design System style, ready for building project documentation, knowledge bases, or technical guides.
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Pairs with the VitePress Carbon theme, with an interface style derived from the Carbon Design System
Created via a GitHub template repository; clone and install dependencies for local development
Provides three scripts: docs:dev, docs:build, and docs:preview
Released under the MIT license; can be modified and used in your own projects
Template Details
carbon-starter is a VitePress documentation site template that pairs with the VitePress Carbon theme, with an interface style derived from the Carbon Design System. The repository is positioned as a starter: create your own repository via GitHub's "Use this template", then clone it locally, install dependencies, and start the development server to get an editable documentation site.
The template provides three npm scripts: docs:dev starts the local development server (default http://localhost:5173), docs:build builds the production version, and docs:preview previews the build output. The README does not describe which specific components, navigation, or search capabilities the theme includes, nor does it specify conventions for organizing content; these should be based on the VitePress Carbon theme's own documentation.
The repository is released under the MIT license, allowing use, modification, commercial use, and distribution, but third-party assets such as demo images, fonts, and icons require separate license verification; external services such as domains and hosting may incur additional charges. The repository has few stars, the README is brief, and it does not mention version numbers, deployment methods for build artifacts, or maintenance cadence.
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Is it right for your project?
Use Cases
- Building a project documentation site for an open-source project
- Establishing an internal or external technical knowledge base
- Writing and publishing technical guides and tutorials
- Serving as a starting example for the VitePress Carbon theme
Suitable For
- Developers who need to quickly set up a VitePress documentation site
- Documentation authors who want to use the Carbon Design System visual style
- Teams that accept organizing content in Markdown and publishing as a static site
Getting started & customization
Use these recorded setup notes alongside the repository instructions for your chosen version.
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Click Use this template on GitHub to create your own repository
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After cloning the repository, run npm install or yarn install to install dependencies
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Run npm run docs:dev to start the development server, accessible by default at http://localhost:5173
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Use docs:build to build the production version and docs:preview to preview the build output
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Third-party assets such as demo images, fonts, and icons require separate license verification under their respective licenses
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Usage conditions & limitations
Free to use · keep license noticeThis entry covers the free version under the MIT license in the public repository; the free scope is the code of this version and does not mean external services or third-party assets are free.
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- Free use, modification, commercial use, and distribution of this version's code are permitted.
- When distributing copies or substantial portions of the code, retain the original author's copyright notice and the full MIT license notice.
- The code is provided as is; warranties and limitations of liability are governed by the original license and applicable law.
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- Demo images, fonts, icons, and other third-party assets require license verification under their respective licenses and cannot be judged solely by the code's MIT license.
- External services such as domains, hosting, databases, payments, or AI may incur additional charges.
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Template Information
- Source platforms
- GitHub
- Documentation and maintenance reference score
- More documented · 88 / 100
- Technologies
- VitePress
- Website type
- Documentation · Starter
How this score is calculated
Our heuristic uses license records (up to 30), a demo link (12), a preview (10), stars (15), recorded maintenance (15), description completeness (8), feature records (5) and classification data (5). It is not a code, security or performance test, or a Google score. A link does not establish tested functionality.
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- 2025-11-24
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- 2026-10-01
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2026-10-01T04:08:10.338Z
Source file / repository# VitePress Carbon Template Welcome to the [VitePress Carbon](https://github.com/brenoepics/vitepress-carbon) Template repository! This template provides a sleek and modern documentation website built with [VitePress](https://vitepress.dev/), styled with Carbon Design System. Whether you're documenting a project, creating a knowledge base, or writing technical guides, this template offers a clean and professional layout to showcase your content. ## Getting Started To get started with this template, follow these simple steps: 1. Click on the **"Use this template"** button to create a new repository based on this template. 2. Clone your newly created repository to your local machine: ```bash git clone https://github.com/your-username/your-repository.git ``` 3. Navigate into the cloned repository directory: ``` cd your-repository ``` 4. Install dependencies using npm or yarn: ``` npm install # or yarn install ``` 5. Start the development server: ``` npm run docs:dev # or yarn run docs:dev ``` 6. Open your browser and visit `http://localhost:5173` to view your documentation website. ## Available Scripts - **`docs:dev`**: Start VitePress development server. - **`docs:build`**: Build the documentation website for production. - **`docs:preview`**: Preview the built documentation website. ## Contributing If you find any issues, or you have suggestions for improvements, feel free to open an issue or submit a pull request. Contributions are welcome! ## License This template is open-source and available under the [MIT License](LICENSE). Feel free to customize and use it for your projects. --- Happy documenting! If you have any questions or need further assistance, don't hesitate to reach out.
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